Seattle Times Co. is reported close to a deal in Maine
Posted Thu, Oct 16, 4:19 p.m.
The company has been trying to sell the Blethen Maine Newspapers chain since March.
READ MORE COMMENT NOWMost Popular
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
- Updated: Crosscut's new approach
- The 787: Not the plane of the future
- A guide to the City Hall transition
- A bad election for moderates
- Mayor McGinn: Welcome to City Hall inertia!
- Concert Review: The Pixies' Doolittle live
- Revisiting Bellingham's Fairhaven Highlands development
- Battle in Seattle, 10 years after
- Following California off the cliff
- Sex, death and 'Bodies'
Most Commented
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
- A bad election for moderates
(28 comments) - Updated: Crosscut's new approach
(16 comments) - Memories of a horrible November
(14 comments) - Battle in Seattle, 10 years after
(14 comments) - Sex, death and 'Bodies'
(12 comments) - Following California off the cliff
(12 comments) - Mayor McGinn: Welcome to City Hall inertia!
(9 comments) - A guide to the City Hall transition
(9 comments) - Once again an insurgent mayor conquers city hall
(6 comments) - Most kids left behind
(6 comments)
Popular Blog Posts
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
- U.S. approves Salish Sea name
- KVI kisses Kirby goodbye
- I Forgive You, Paul Dorpat (and maybe Ivar’s, too)
- Crosscut By 2: Why slow runners are good for marathons
- Loyalty is a two-way street
- Free advice for the unemployed
- Island Girl: The gift that keeps on taking
- Island Girl: A tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor
- A few last living words from World War I
- Campaign contributions: who gives and what do they get?
October 16, 2008: Headlines
An 1891 play turned rock musical
Posted Fri, Oct 17, midnight
The touring version of Spring Awakening plays a short run at the Paramount, pulsing with the rock anthems of youth and biological time bombs.
READ MORE 1 COMMENTS
KCTS hires a new leader
Posted Thu, Oct 16, 12:59 p.m.
Maurice Bresnahan gets the hot seat, arriving next month from South Carolina. Seattle's public-TV station is finally out of debt, but it still seems more about survival than revival.
READ MORE 2 COMMENTS
The 'crazy pills' election
Posted Fri, Oct 17, midnight
How democracy expresses its irrationality, from McCain and Palin to Dinocrats to Obama's audacity of hope.
READ MORE 3 COMMENTS
Cinderella gets a new pair of shoes
Posted Thu, Oct 16, 2 a.m.
A Bothell-based non-profit plays fairy godmother to those who want to attend the ball but have nothing to wear.
READ MORE 1 COMMENTS
Sound Transit 2 failure would be a political train wreck
Posted Thu, Oct 16, midnight
There's a good chance the Proposition 1 ballot measure to expand light rail will fail, stalling for years comprehensive transportation planning in metro Puget Sound.
READ MORE 15 COMMENTS
