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The rising force of Mt. Fuji records

Posted Fri, Nov 20, 6 a.m.

In a standout year for Seattle music, Michael Jaworski's indie label is on a rock-punk-country roll. Many of Mt. Fuji's bands are playing locally this weekend.

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A small step for the generation that inhaled

Lawmakers are considering decriminalizing pot. Bills would make holding small amounts more like a speeding ticket.

Posted Fri, Nov 20, 2 p.m.

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Once again an insurgent mayor conquers city hall

Posted Fri, Nov 20, 6 a.m.

It's happened twice before Mike McGinn's victory. Both Mayors Charles Royer and Wes Uhlman learned from early mistakes, regrouped, and mastered the challenging job.

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Obama: that cornered feeling

Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.

A quick tour of his first year, his presidential style of management, and some of the tight corners he will have to escape.

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Saying Yes

Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.

The author plays the Doubting and Believing games as she ponders an oddball kind of volunteering.

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Sex, death and 'Bodies'

Posted Wed, Nov 18, 6 a.m.

An exhibit of corpses is back for a second tour of Seattle, where it has been a huge hit. What are we really experiencing when we wander the gallery of the dead?

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Following California off the cliff

Posted Wed, Nov 18, 6 a.m.

States that love the citizen initiative are most in danger of fiscal insolvency, a study says, and Oregon may be next to tank.

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Durufle at St. James, Bach at Benaroya

Posted Tue, Nov 17, 8:33 p.m.

Organ music at Benaroya, performed by St. James' organist Joseph Adam, and then an unusual celebrated Requiem mass by Maurice Durufle add up to a rich feast.

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Telling the truth about torture

Posted Tue, Nov 17, 6 a.m.

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, now an advocate for release of U.S. interrogation records, says he didn't change sides. The truth did.

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Flying the flannel flag

Posted Tue, Nov 17, 6 a.m.

Concert Review: With a new book on grunge and a memorable show at Neumos, Seattle's signature sound rocks on.

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The 787: Not the plane of the future

Posted Mon, Nov 16, 6 a.m.

Boeing's new Dreamliner reflects the tiny gains that can still be extracted from the old technology arc, and the conservatism of airliner design.

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A bad election for moderates

Posted Mon, Nov 16, 6 a.m.

Everywhere, the independent voters are gaining, but not here. An analysis of the problems some solution-seeking centrists faced, and how Susan Hutchison and Joe Mallahan failed on the candor tests.

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Humor: Leveraging the 'social isolation' space

Posted Sun, Nov 15, 6:15 p.m.

In a world where "friend" is a verb, what the Internet needed was a quick way to say "get lost!"

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Concert Review: The Pixies' Doolittle live

Posted Fri, Nov 13, noon

The alt-rock heroes kicked off a two-night gig at the Paramount celebrating the album's 20th anniversary. It was like the excellent movie version of a book you love.

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Updated: Crosscut's new approach

Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.

Crosscut has completed its migration to a new, nonprofit model. Here are recent developments and a case for this new media structure. And now's the time for you to become an annual member.

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Battle in Seattle, 10 years after

Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.

One change since 1999, we're talking about Teabaggers, not sea turtles.

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Most kids left behind

Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.

New evidence shows that the Bush administration's famous "No Child Left Behind" education law creates standards that aren't really standards, with unfair and exasperating outcomes for the nation's students.

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Mayor McGinn: Welcome to City Hall inertia!

Posted Thu, Nov 12, 6 a.m.

How much latitude does a new mayor have in changing course and leadership at Seattle City Hall? Here's a road map along with some particular suggestions for a couple too-large-to-govern departments.

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Revisiting Bellingham's Fairhaven Highlands development

Posted Thu, Nov 12, 6 a.m.

Troubled Horizon Bank, at the center of a massive hilltop housing plan, now says it may not survive long enough to build the project. Even so, the bank is pursuing permits and conservationists aren't sure what will happen next.

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Generation Y, the future is calling

Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.

Washington's unique 400-year time capsule is waiting for you to do your duty.

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Memories of a horrible November

Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.

As the nation commemorates Veterans Day and prepares for Thanksgiving, the anniversary of JFK's assassination also approaches, and with it a flood of personal, political, profound recollections.

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A guide to the City Hall transition

Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.

A longtime Seattle political consultant offers Mayor-elect McGinn his "13 Golden Rules for a Smooth Transition."

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Seattle Channel's programming grows amid potential cuts

Posted Tue, Nov 10, 6 a.m.

A new "Seattle Speaks" show begins tonight, broadcast live from Town Hall. But budget trouble could mean the elimination of at least two positions next year.

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The latest from news outlets and blogs around the Northwest and beyond, chosen by Crosscut editors.

Karl Rove: Does releasing embarrassing late on Friday really limit press coverage? It often does but the Obama folks may be overusing the device.

A slide show on Seattle's theater scene The leadership has changed a lot and Seattle still merits attention from The New York Times.

David Brooks: Tim Geithner proves his critics wrong The Treasury Secretary's pragmatism and prudence are paying off and he exemplifies a style of flexible response to shifting contexts in the Obama administration.

Ben Stein: Four sobering lessons from the recession Forecasters can't foresee. The amount of lying by financial institutions was breathtaking. And so on.

Washington State budget hole deepens; projected deficit hits $2.6 billion The prospect of raising taxes is now almost conventional wisdom.

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In the 1887 photo we're looking up Yesler Way just a day before the Great Fire.  On the far left is the Post Building, which was named after the Seattle P-I and lent its name to Post Avenue and Post Alley.  Up at the end of the block is the Yesler-Leary Building, which was not replaced after the fire -- instead the opportunity was taken to smooth the connection of 1st Avenue which had a hard jog at Yesler.  In the "Now" photo, the Smith Tower dominates instead of the triangle at James and Yesler.  It was the Occidental Hotel before the fire, Seattle Hotel after the fire, and is now the "sinking ship" garage, which just won't go under no matter how long we wait.  It's amazing when compared with an 1887 photo from just after the fire, at almost the same spot.

Yesler Way (1887 & 2009)

Fri, Nov 20, 6 a.m.

by Rob Ketcherside


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