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Jordan Royer currently works for the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, which represents marine terminal operators and container vessels that serve the West Coast. He previously worked on public safety issues in the Paul Schell and Greg Nickels mayoral administrations. He was a candidate for Seattle City Council in 2009. You can reach him in care of editor@crosscut.com.
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READ MORE | 4 COMMENTSPolitics and religion aren't off-limits here
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWOne candidate exceeds expectations: Romney
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READ MORE | 9 COMMENTSTime for district elections for the city council?
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READ MORE | 32 COMMENTSNo road map for Republican Party to rebuild itself
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READ MORE | 16 COMMENTSPolice reform: let's hear from the troops
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READ MORE | 2 COMMENTSSeattle's gun violence: We will search for answers
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READ MORE | 15 COMMENTSWhy talking jobs is better than campaigning on values
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READ MORE | 12 COMMENTSNorthgate Mall: battleground for transit and planning issues
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READ MORE | 23 COMMENTSCan big ideas still trump big money in elections?
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READ MORE | 9 COMMENTSArena or Amazon: Does Seattle know what's important?
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READ MORE | 32 COMMENTSThe rough road to a safer 3rd Avenue
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READ MORE | 15 COMMENTSBest of 2011: Can neighborhoods matter again in McGinn's Seattle?
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READ MORE | 4 COMMENTSDOJ probe raises deeper issues, starting with D.C.'s drug war
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READ MORE | 10 COMMENTSHalfway through his term, can McGinn still make the grade?
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READ MORE | 9 COMMENTSWill levy fatigue doom another run at Seattle car-tab fees?
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READ MORE | 20 COMMENTSFor one night, common sense rules on transportation
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READ MORE | 20 COMMENTSThe city council races that weren't
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READ MORE | 10 COMMENTSEyman's I-1125 blocks voters' will on light rail
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READ MORE | 17 COMMENTSMcGinn is handling Occupy Seattle dilemma well
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWMcGinn's budget proposal makes some smart calls
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READ MORE | 1 COMMENTSSeattle's car-tabs measure: no sale
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READ MORE | 17 COMMENTSSeattle City Council challengers: What's the theme?
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWIndustrial jobs: how a federal program nips at Seattle's economy
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READ MORE | 7 COMMENTSAsking the larger questions about our country
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READ MORE | 14 COMMENTSMenage a tunnel: today's partner may be tomorrow's enemy
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWSeattle's proposed sick-leave plan is problematic
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWGovernor brags about gains on viaduct
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWMcGinn's parking rate cut: Spread the pragmatism around
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWSeattle's tunnel vote and the West Coast malaise
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READ MORE | 43 COMMENTSSeattle police need stronger leadership from McGinn, Diaz
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READ MORE | 1 COMMENTSSeattle police, families deserve support
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWPioneer Square parking: Did city just put neighborhood at a disadvantage?
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READ MORE | 10 COMMENTSNeighborhoods: Can they matter again in McGinn's Seattle?
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READ MORE | 11 COMMENTSHow Gregoire can shake up education, restore voter trust
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READ MORE | 9 COMMENTSIn search of rational, productive talk about education
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READ MORE | 22 COMMENTSFor a happier new year, Seattle and the state need to think big
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READ MORE | 8 COMMENTSBest of Crosscut 2010: What sort of leadership can restore public trust?
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READ MORE | 42 COMMENTSThe Mayor of the Soapbox: Why McGinn is fighting with council on legislative agenda
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWListen to the voters' angry message: Government must change
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWGregoire says two tunnel bids meet or beat expectations
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWPioneer Square: Are better days already coming?
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READ MORE | 10 COMMENTSNow, why again is King County running its own foot ferries?
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READ MORE | 9 COMMENTSA president in the neighbor's backyard
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READ MORE | 7 COMMENTSCrosscut: a place for civil exploration of issues
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWLegal fight over I-90 light rail: What century is this?
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READ MORE | 27 COMMENTSMOHAI: Is mayor looking ahead?
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWThe mayor, the MOHAI, and the moolah
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READ MORE | 13 COMMENTSSeattle parks levy leads to unwise spending
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READ MORE | 15 COMMENTSSmart budgeting needed in a city with jobs problem
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READ MORE | 9 COMMENTSA la carte government: Seattle looks to serve up more taxes
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READ MORE | 6 COMMENTSHow a quiet culture war is dividing Seattle
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWA first look at McGinn's new nightlife push
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READ MORE | 10 COMMENTSSeattle sign law shouts 'stop' at city opportunities
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READ MORE | 3 COMMENTSSorry about that, South Park!
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READ MORE | 9 COMMENTSTwo arguments against the Arizona approach
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWSeattle casts a lonely dissent on regional transportation planning
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READ MORE | 17 COMMENTSNew panhandling laws aren't needed in Seattle
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READ MORE | 10 COMMENTSCity Council: Does process still outrank product?
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWWhat will parks smoking ban actually accomplish?
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWWhy White Center and Seattle need each other
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