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Posted Thu, Mar 22, 4:48 p.m.
I eagerly await the followup to this article, titled "AND GET OFF MY LAWN!"
MOREPosted Tue, Dec 27, 4:40 p.m.
I agree that lack of schools is probably a big reason there aren't more children in downtown -- certainly as we're thinking of moving, we ruled out downtown for that reason. However, the comparison to Park Slope makes no sense to me. The local parallel to Brooklyn isn't downtown (that ...
MOREPosted Thu, Sep 15, 11:23 a.m.
Jeez, when I accused Crosscut of starting a religious war to up their comments and pageviews, I didn't think they'd take me literally. I'm honestly curious: what was the editorial process that led to this article and the bicycle one? Did you feel these were under-covered topics or under-represented viewpoints ...
MOREPosted Tue, Sep 13, 12:39 p.m.
Must be a slow week at Crosscut. How do we get more comments and pageviews? start a religious war! I love Kugiya's food writing but I don't really see the point of this post, or of all the comments that follow. Possible topics for next week: why do democrats smell ...
MOREPosted Thu, Jun 9, 12:55 p.m.
This article would be a little more interesting with some context. The article seems intended to imply that Seattle is unusual or out of balance or something, but there's no comparison to other urban areas. Are we like Portland? SF? Similarly-sized cities in other parts of the country? Not being ...
MOREPosted Thu, Jun 18, 3:18 p.m.
Is it really true that on balance money flows out of eastern washington in taxes and into western washington in public spending?
MOREPosted Tue, Jun 16, 12:52 p.m.
PS: your link to your original article is wrong.
MOREPosted Tue, Jun 16, 12:49 p.m.
This is silly. I say about half those things all the time and no one cares. People who are complaining about oppressive political correctness might need to get out and meet new people before writing off an entire city. Besides, your stereotype of Seattle is so well-established, I know more ...
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