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Coder by day, cricket bowler by night

Wed, May 15, 5 a.m.

By Greg Shaw

Greater Seattle's Indian population has grown to more than 60,000. India claims 22 national languages, but cricket is spoken by all.

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The Daily Troll: Sequestration vs. tribe fishing. Bus crash fatalities. Happy pay days for Tacoma.

Tue, May 7, 4:19 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Ethiopian Orthodox community celebrates Easter.

What's really 'mai' (new): An authentic Thai restaurant in Seattle

Mon, Apr 22, 5 a.m.

By Hugo Kugiya

A Phinney Ridge restaurant serves the kind of food you'd find in Thailand. With too few immigrants to provide the clientele, the most obvious target market may be hipsters. And anyone willing to live a little.

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State Senate Republican victory could be costly with women, Hispanic Washingtonians

Fri, Apr 19, 5 a.m.

By John Stang

News analysis: Maintaining discipline within the Majority Coalition Caucus was a choice that will strike some as driven by an exclusionary agenda that the party is supposedly trying to escape.

Feeling the wrath of Putin in Russia from the Northwest

Sat, Mar 30, 10 a.m.

By Lara Iglitzin

The Northwest has a long history of promoting freedom in Russia. The latest anti-democracy moves raise questions about how to respond without causing more trouble.

The Daily Troll: Inslee budgets. Health trouble on the Duwamish. Boeing hearts FAA.

Thu, Mar 28, 3:49 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Pollution cuts life spans for some in the Duwamish Valley. Is the mayor's race about to get scrambled?

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Schools, cities worry about bill pushing for wider representation

Wed, Mar 27, 5 a.m.

By John Stang

A proposal in the state Legislature would let minority groups to seek changes in voting districts.

The Eastside express lane to the American Dream

Wed, Mar 20, 5 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

In a Crosscut collaboration with Seattle magazine, Eric Scigliano explores why so many immigrants find the road to the American Dream runs through Bellevue and Redmond.

Bellevue Mosque: The only mosque in town

Wed, Mar 20, 5 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Bellevue's mosque is packed to the gills with worshippers from around the world. Thank goodness for parking lot ecumenicalism. A Crosscut collaboration with Seattle magazine.

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Bill targets racism in setting up voting districts

Fri, Feb 22, 5 a.m.

By John Stang

A proposal to create remedies to head off gerrymandering provokes worries from cities and school districts.

6 ways to help immigrants and the entire state

Mon, Jan 14, 5 a.m.

By Pramila Jayapal

Commentary: Washington state would be much better off if it did more to integrate immigrants into the education system, business and society. Here is an action plan for the new governor and Legislature.

Is Mount Rainier too white?

Wed, Jan 2, 12:01 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Preserving our natural heritage will require engaging a larger share of the population in outdoor activities. The National Parks won't survive on support from white people with white hair.

Best of 2012: Southeast Seattle's long, hot winter of violence

Sun, Dec 30, 6 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Beset by a surge in robberies and homicides, police, politicians, and undaunted Rainier Valley residents walk the walkabout together, and talk a new talk of cooperation and community renewal.

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Best of 2012: How Seattle decides to let its young die in the streets

Sun, Dec 30, 6 a.m.

By Neale Frothingham

Except when confronted with a tragedy like the Cafe Racer and Town Hall murders, most of the city tends to ignore the crime and the unmet need for more police officers that South Seattle endures constantly.

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