Posted Mon, Dec 8, 10:11 p.m.

Here's another question for the author. Is the Times Co. able to bankrupt its Maine operations without bankrupting the Seattle branch of the company. I don't see how the group wanting to buy the Maine newspapers will receive its financing in these economic times. If that deal fall through, I ...

Posted Mon, Dec 8, 6:30 a.m.

Kudos to Bill Richards for his excellent work covering this complicated story. Crosscut is clearly leading the pack on this important issue. Thanks.

Posted Tue, Sep 16, 7:54 a.m.

Oops: At the risk of getting the facts correct, the Mercy family does not own all of the theaters in the Yakima Valley. For example, they do not own the Sunnyside movie house, which has a number of screens.

Posted Thu, Aug 28, 9:26 a.m.

Still Surprised: Sorry to post twice, but.... What is it with Crosscut and the 14th legislative district race? The last time you "reported" on the contest and Democrat candidate Vickie Ybarra, you messed up several important facts. After they were corrected in the "Comments" section, the author admitted he did ...

Posted Thu, Aug 28, 9:08 a.m.

Edler Endorsed Johnson: To say Yakima Mayor Dave Edler has not endorsed a candidate in the race for the open 14th District legislative seat is just plain wrong. He is co-chair of Norm Johnson's campaign committee and has cut a radio ad supporting Norm. He is also featured in a ...

Posted Thu, Jul 31, 2:20 p.m.

Excellent Job: Crosscut and Bill Richards ought to be congratulated for the great job they are doing covering the on-going Seattle Times saga. By far they are providing the most interesting and most comprehensive reportage of any of the NW media. Kudos to you!

Posted Wed, Jun 18, 6:13 p.m.

Russert spectacle shows media at its worst: I think Tim Russert was an exceptionally good journalist. He was virtually the only TV news interviewer who could drill past the sound bites and really make politicians answer questions. He also did an excellent job parking his political biases (which were great) ...

Posted Mon, Jun 2, 11:08 a.m.

This story is full of error: Where to begin? First off, Vickie Ybarra would not be the "first Hispanic ... elected to the Legislature from Yakima County." The sitting state representative, Mary Skinner, is Hispanic. Maybe the fact that she is a Republican Hispanic means she's not Hispanic enough for ...

Posted Wed, May 21, 8:31 a.m.

Death Spiral: A very well-written and interesting story. The Times is going through a classic paradigm shift that will likely force ownership to shift away from the Blethen family. It's a classic business "death spiral" where the company has to cut expenses which causes the product to suffer which causes ...

Posted Thu, Feb 7, 8:50 a.m.

What a joke: What incredibly shallow reasoning. Jay Inslee is one of the lightest-weight Congressmen in DC. He is stereotypically a mile wide and an inch deep. What you call his ability to recognize current hot-button issues like Global Warming and the Internet, the rest of us recognize as pandering. ...