Posted Wed, Oct 19, 9:45 a.m.

Great piece, Bob. Really useful background on this issue and on the shape of state politics past and present. But...c'mon, Crosscut. Don't you folks do any copy editing? There are more than a few places that need touching up, and there appears to be a missing hyperlink in the middle ...

Posted Tue, Oct 11, 7:16 p.m.

For a slightly different take on our "entrepreneurial zest," see this 2008 Crosscut article by David Brewster. http://crosscut.com/2008/04/24/business/13690/What-made-the-Seattle-style-of-business-a-success/

Posted Wed, Jul 13, 7:56 p.m.

Indeed, coal is burned on a global scale and undoubtedly contributes to destructive climate effects such as acid rain and global warming. All nations should move away from it. Unfortunately, it remains abundant, relatively cheap, and the infrastructure to burn it exists and works relatively efficiently. Coal mining can be ...

Posted Wed, Jun 15, 11:29 p.m.

One gets the sense that Knute is stuck in "Century 21." Just out of curiosity, how many articles on Seattle Center and the Fair have you published over the last two years, Knute? The Fair was important, but it was 50 years ago. As a focus of Seattle's civic culture ...

Posted Tue, Apr 5, 9:41 p.m.

A really nice piece Sue, although when you’re dealing with railroad stations it’s always good to look into the historical files. I would suggest that three other regional station buildings are worth mention for their public spaces. The best waiting room/concourse in Seattle is in Union Station, across the street ...

Posted Wed, Nov 24, 12:02 p.m.

Note that it's the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). It is, to be sure, a modern museum of art. While I have enjoyed my visits to SAM, I too have found it hard to get over the loss of the waterfront streetcar. The institution and its leadership come off in ...

Posted Thu, Nov 18, 9:50 a.m.

FYI, Louisiana adopted its "top-two" primary system in 1975. I think the real problem underlying Bai's story is the fact that the NYT, like most other members of the mainstream media, can no longer afford a deep bench of copy editors and fact checkers.

Posted Thu, Mar 11, 2:23 p.m.

Agree with Seattle Observer. We lost the Waterfront Streetcar to the Olympic Sculpture Park. Will we lose the Fun Forest to this?

Posted Wed, Feb 3, 11:45 a.m.

It’s worth remembering that the Willamette Valley was settled before the Civil War by New Englanders who brought their civic culture with them. The Puget Sound region, on the other hand, was settled by entrepreneurs looking for opportunities to make a quick buck. Seattle started out as “New York Alki” ...

Posted Fri, Oct 2, 1:13 p.m.

Thanks, Feliks, for a great reminder of the days when Seattle had high-quality and creative commercial radio and TV. I arrived in town in 1983 driving a Ford Fiesta with an AM radio. I listened to KJET whenever I was behind the wheel and it became the preferred provider of ...