Posted Sun, Dec 11, 8:40 a.m.

It's not like anyone would have wanted "www.huskygirls.xxx" anyway.

Posted Mon, Oct 31, 11:02 p.m.

I've been a patron of the "Groce Out" since college. They key to shopping there is to avoid anything you wouldn't normally buy in a standard grocery store. That's how you avoid the crap. What remains will still be cheap as all hell. The funniest things I ever found were ...

Posted Mon, Oct 10, 8:40 a.m.

From a former resident of a neighboring hood and friend of a Pike-Pine resident, let me tell you Pike-Pine's problem in one word: hipsters. They are its blessing and its curse.

Posted Tue, Oct 4, 10:39 a.m.

So proud that this project is finally finished and launched! Don't listen to the comment trolls like BlueLight, guys. This is what Crosscut is meant for.

Posted Tue, Sep 13, 10:44 a.m.

I flipped a driver off when I was riding my bike once. I hope, if he is reading this, he forgives me.

Posted Sun, Sep 4, 12:15 p.m.

What's the point of going to a baseball game if you aren't going to watch? Why wouldn't you just go out to dinner at one of a million great restaurants in town that don't charge you $42 to sit down and be disappointed for two hours? Last time I went ...

Posted Wed, Aug 17, 7:48 a.m.

Mossback: how was blowing up city light going to help the city beat Godzilla? You can't leave us hanging like this!

Posted Mon, Jul 18, 10:28 a.m.

Sent it in. No need to send me theatre tickets or anything. Good luck!

Posted Mon, Feb 14, 10:56 a.m.

"Increasing the cost of electricity and fuel will hurt productivity, reduce overall employment, and cut the amount of disposable income that people have" So would having more storms, droughts, and rising sea levels, all which we know will result from global warming and the use of dirty fuel. Which would ...

Posted Tue, Feb 1, 7:47 a.m.

The counties are set in stone... sort of. I mean that literally and not metaphorically. The names of the couties are carved into the stone ceiling of one of the state legislative chambers, I can't remember which off the top of my head. We would have to mess with that ...

Posted Fri, Jan 14, 1:29 p.m.

This board could be a boon to lagging state revenues. Imagine how much we could make by selling the naming rights to all those landmarks currently making us zero dollars. Muckleshoot Casino Sea Mt. Rainier Beer Lake Windows 7

Posted Fri, Jan 14, 12:35 p.m.

I was 4 or 5 years old when the Cold War ended, so perhaps I don't know what I am talking about, but I do not fear North Korea. Remember a month or two ago, when they shot a few shells into South Korea and said that if SK continued ...

Posted Tue, Dec 28, 10:24 a.m.

The point of passing this thing was to improve our carbon footprint. Simply deciding that hydro counts as renewable improves nothing. Everything stays the same. It would seem from the numbers in this report that wind is the far better resource in cloudy Washington than solar. That should be where ...

Posted Thu, Dec 23, 9:35 a.m.

Yes, we Americans are guilty of many crimes on our own, but that doesn't mean bringing Israel's crimes to light is somehow hypocritical or not worthy of discussion. After all, we Americans are not a homogenous lot. The Seattle Middle East Awareness Campaign weren't the ones who committed war crimes. ...

Posted Wed, Dec 15, 5:27 p.m.

I can think of ten people who deserve this more than Zuckerberg. 1. Julian Assange 2. Glenn Beck (for ill, of course) 3. Jon Stewart 4. Los Mineros du Chile 5. Bill Gates (for starting that billionaires fund) 6. Bradley Manning (the actual leaker of the wikileaks docs) 7. Liu ...

Posted Thu, Dec 9, 6:19 a.m.

I was just thinking about this issue a few days ago. I thought about it at quite some length. Personally, I'm much more concerned about Seattle getting an NHL team, but bringing an NBA team back is probably the first step of the process of getting a proper arena built ...

Posted Thu, Dec 2, 11:56 a.m.

Hey, this is Jon Sayer, Crosscut's Webmaster. There's been talk regarding how we here at Crosscut should deal with trolls. I personally think our trolls aren't too bad, but there's always room for improvement. Some of the things we've discussed involved a vote system where readers can "upvote" or "downvote" ...

Posted Wed, Nov 24, 2:40 p.m.

I'm actually quite insulted that the author of this piece calls the opponents of the nude scanners 'childish.' Its an insult to the survivors of sexual assault who are re-traumatized by these machines and by the pat downs. Its an insult to the frequent fliers who will end up with ...

Posted Wed, Nov 3, 11:54 a.m.

Seattle Observer, you wrote: "Doesn't yesterday's vote make it clear that the people are sick and tired of unprincipled politicians who do just what you suggest they should do?" If people were sick of that, why would they vote for the Republicans? I think this election shows Mr. Valdez is ...

Posted Wed, Nov 3, 10:51 a.m.

seattlelifer: he'll be back to challenge Maria Cantwell in 2012

Posted Mon, Nov 1, 12:01 p.m.

I'm of the opinion that my generation is very liberal because we are one of the most well-educated (some would say over-educated) generations in history. Look at the stats: the better educated you are, the more liberal your ideals. That doesn't just go away. We're also one of the most ...

Posted Thu, Oct 28, 12:20 p.m.

I just watched that interview this morning. I actually found Obama persuasive. I mean, jeez, what does WP want Obama to do? Open up a briefcase with the head of Osama bin Laden in it and plop it on the desk?

Posted Wed, Oct 27, 10:23 a.m.

If the author of this piece were to watch the Daily Show on a regular basis they would know that this isn't a laughing matter. I can tell Jon Stewart isn't joking about this.

Posted Wed, Oct 27, 7:19 a.m.

Here's my idea for a foot ferry: get one of those ride-the-duck boats and drive it all along Alki beach, then dunk in the water near the current ferry dock, then drive up to 3rd and drive up to Westlake.

Posted Thu, Oct 21, 3:39 p.m.

Paul: why would they need to mark it as a noun when nose is already a noun? Why isn't the word just 'qebeqsed' without the extra 's'?

Posted Tue, Oct 19, 11:58 a.m.

I remember when I was hiking up there in the summer there were posted warnings about this goat, or at least *A* hostile goat. It would seem this has been a problem for a while.

Posted Wed, Oct 13, 12:56 p.m.

Crosscut's new address is: 105 S Main St Suite 330 Seattle, WA 98104

Posted Tue, Oct 5, 7:39 a.m.

I took the test you linked to over the weekend. I got 14 out of 15. I'm also agnostic. Growing up, I was well educated in relgious matters. I went to sunday school, I watched I always wanted to believe in something, but I didn't connect with the brand of ...

Posted Fri, Oct 1, 12:37 p.m.

When haven't Democrats felt alienated from the politicians that lead their own party?

Posted Thu, Sep 23, 12:13 p.m.

When I took the Amtrak across the Ontario/New York Border, they stopped the train right beside a road border crossing and we were boarded by customs, who performed all the regular checks with us sitting in our seats. Perhaps a similar thing could be done in BC and they won't ...

Posted Thu, Sep 16, 10:39 a.m.

I think Murray is being spared because the GOP picked a candidate that Washington voters already know. The feeling is that he is just another politician that's trying to use his name to get into office, and this works against him. This is because the "Republican Tide" is really an ...

Posted Wed, Sep 15, 11:55 a.m.

Yeah, but liberals (even some conservatives) look back on Jimmy Carter and swoon. He got the Israelis and Egypt to shake hands and make peace. He put solar panels on the roof of the White House and tried to push us towards green energy. And so on. If Obama loses ...

Posted Mon, Sep 13, 11:16 a.m.

bigyaz - Gen X and Y: these are the people revolutionizing the world every six months. Wikipedia, Wikileaks, YouTube, Facebook. We're changing the world in a different way than the Boomers did. And while the Boomers may have allowed gays the right to be open about who they are, it ...

Posted Fri, Sep 10, 9:59 a.m.

Looks like PG&E owes some people new houses. And cars. And pets. And probably a few family members, too.

Posted Thu, Sep 9, 11:35 a.m.

Looks like the remains of a low angle meteor collision to me. Clearly its what's left of big foot's re-entry capsule.

Posted Thu, Sep 9, 10:28 a.m.

I wonder if they'll ever run the old Waterfront Streetcar trains again, if not down the waterfront then perhaps on the First Hill of SLU lines. Maybe for holidays and special events.

Posted Fri, Sep 3, 11:05 a.m.

No one seemed to mind when Gary Larson drew Mohammad into the Far Side http://i.imgur.com/T8SKD.jpg

Posted Thu, Sep 2, 10:54 a.m.

"In 109 cumulative sports seasons for all of its professional men’s teams, the magazine reported, Seattle has won only one championship, and that was 31 years ago by a team that’s no longer in town." I can't tell if they mean the last 109 years or the combined seasons of ...

Posted Thu, Sep 2, 2 a.m.

I'm Jon Sayer, site admin. The comments on this page were originally published in an earlier version of this story which ran as a blog post here: http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19743/A-breakthrough-in-education-reform-in-Seattle/ To be fair to those earlier commenters, I moved the comments over into this thread soon after we changed this content to ...

Posted Thu, Aug 19, 9:42 a.m.

Thank you for writing this, Knute. My thoughts exactly. Every time I pay attention to the latest BS scandal, it seems that Obama is the only grown up in the room surrounded by screaming children. According to Daily Beast, Obama has accomplished more of the progressive agenda in 18 months ...

Posted Wed, Aug 18, 9:44 a.m.

Dang. You'd think that obama would do his thing somewhere nothing ever happens, like KeyArena

Posted Mon, Aug 16, 12:52 p.m.

The space needle is one of those rare structures that is privileged to be on every cheesy montage of landmarks ever made, right up there with the Golden Gate Bridge and the Eiffel Tower. I feel privileged when I walk down Capitol Hill to work to be able to see ...

Posted Wed, Aug 4, 9:01 a.m.

Back when I was in college I was the Online Editor of the school paper. My roommate sent in a letter to the editor and it was published. This was a fairly benign letter on religious freedom. No one in their right minds could disagree with it. If I remember ...

Posted Fri, Jul 30, 7:36 a.m.

Here's the article jmrolls was talking about: http://crosscut.com/2009/12/27/seattle-city-hall/18780/Best-of-2009:-How-Jan-Drago-dragooned-a-Viaduct-solution/

Posted Mon, Jul 19, 7:50 a.m.

I am of two minds regarding a city income tax. First, I don't think Seattle has the sticking power other cities with an income tax have (think NYC). Its too easy to just cross Lake Washington and live or work somewhere else. If Bellevue, Redmond and Tacoma didn't exist, then ...

Posted Wed, Jul 14, 10:17 a.m.

I think its pizza, eyesopen

Posted Mon, Jul 12, 12:48 p.m.

I've been following this story for a while. I have to admit I'm one of those 60,000 "fans" on facebook. Don't worry, I don't idolize him or think he's a hero, but I have to admit I love his story. Lets see if I can explain myself... He's not Robin ...

Posted Fri, Jul 9, 9:32 a.m.

Thanks, Knute! Love the better pic of the fountain in the second link. That has to be one of the most absurd things I've seen all week. Thing is, they *are* living in a fairy land. Their propaganda and isolation has warped the average N Korean's view of the outside ...

Posted Fri, Jul 9, 8:37 a.m.

I wish you had taken more pictures of the North Korea exhibition! I have an addiction for all things DPRK, and the dancing cherub statue wasn't WTF enough.

Posted Fri, Jul 2, 9:33 a.m.

This world cup has been my first long-term exposure to soccer and I have to say that I couldn't agree more with point #4. The idea that the ref should be the infallible king of the pitch is absurd. They're human beings like anyone else. Other sports realize this and ...

Posted Mon, Jun 21, 8:23 a.m.

"Federal Transportation Administration hailed WTA as the bus service with the highest ridership increase in the United States — up 32 percent in 2007-2008. " Former WWU student here speaking. That massive increase can be attributed to one thing. In 2007, the WWU student body approved a mandatory bus pass ...

Posted Mon, Jun 14, 10:02 a.m.

I think the Chihuly Museum will be like EMP: people will go to it at first, but then the novelty will wear off and it will be all tourists. We'll be talking about how little money it is making in 10 years.

Posted Fri, Jun 11, 9:54 a.m.

"(I)t symbolizes a god that failed: technology." I think it symbolizes a specific technology god that failed: fossil fuels. They are supposed to be cheaper than renewables, but look at the cost.

Posted Fri, Jun 11, 9:51 a.m.

Don't Canadians still have to pay GST on things they bring back into Canada? I have relatives up there and I believe that they have to claim what they bring in and then have to pay taxes on it.

Posted Thu, May 27, 9:47 a.m.

A private company pushing an initiative specifically to benefit its own profits? Sounds fishy.

Posted Thu, Apr 1, 8:03 a.m.

You had me right up to VIP lanes for Microsoft employees.

Posted Tue, Mar 16, 8:22 a.m.

The numbered streets around Seattle aren't just practical. When I first moved here, I was lost most of the time until I found a numbered street to guide me. HowardBaldwin's suggestion that GPS devices have rendered street numbers obsolete may be true for people who have them, but not all ...

Posted Thu, Feb 25, 1:02 p.m.

I'm a little disappointed that this story isn't about Steve Ballmer *really* getting poked in the eye by Mayor McGinn, rather than metaphorically poked poked in the eye. It would have been funnier.

Posted Tue, Feb 16, 12:27 p.m.

It's an easy cut. He can't cut something like military spending because tons of people would complain and there's lots of money behind it. He has to cut something, and this is something that only a small niche of people would be upset over.