Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.
When an economic engine like Boeing snubs your state on your watch, there's not much for a governor like Chris Gregoire to do. Just take the hit and try to move on.
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.
Preservationists worry that the character of Bellingham's historic neighborhood rides on the FDIC's willingness to enforce its own order restricting a controversial development.
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Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.
Navigating the unemployment system is no easy task ... for people seeking jobs, hiring, or even those advising the applicants. Anybody need a professional hoop-jumper?
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Posted Thu, Oct 15, 6 a.m.
Brookings' Bruce Katz argues in a UW talk that this "metro" can help lead the U.S. toward a new, more prosperous economy.
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Posted Sun, Oct 4, 7:10 p.m.
The University of Washington's Nuclear Reactor Building has won a place on the National Historic Register, a key step in saving this wonderfully designed structure from demolition.
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Posted Fri, Oct 2, 6 a.m.
The patron saint of livable, walkable cities is being invoked on both sides of the debate over Seattle's Viaduct solution. Would Jacobs be a tunnel supporter, or a surface option fan?
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Posted Wed, Sep 30, 6 a.m.
'Flood control is an oxymoron,' one expert says. Maybe, instead of spending so much money trying to control our rivers, we should buy out property owners and let the water run free.
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Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.
Why making progress on health care, foreign affairs and the financial system is harder than it looks.
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Posted Thu, Sep 17, 6 a.m.
Sandra Day O'Connor, visiting Seattle, argues for scrapping the state's judicial elections, making judges appointed. Ain't gonna happen.
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Posted Tue, Sep 15, 3:34 p.m.
Salmon advocates had expected a move toward study of breaching dams as a remedy for declining runs on the Snake and Columbia. Instead, they got a "split-the-baby" decision that may please neither side of this hot political issue.
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Posted Thu, Aug 27, 10:56 p.m.
Port of Bellingham attorneys have discovered a federal restriction, dating back to Jimmy Carter times, banning the location of new federal buildings on wetlands and flood plains. Guess what Newport sits on?
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Posted Fri, Aug 21, 6 a.m.
Port Commissioners are briefed on how Bellingham and Newport compare, as prospective new homes for the research ships. That was a tie, but the Oregon city won the match by putting money on the table. Bellingham decides not to challenge the ruling.
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Posted Wed, Aug 5, 2:26 p.m.
Soon we will know why NOAA picked Newport, which one would have thought ranked dead last in the criteria. Then may come a long-shot effort at reversing the strange decision.
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Posted Wed, Aug 5, 6 a.m.
Taken by surprise, some members of the Washington D.C. delegation are preparing to challenge the decision moving NOAA from Seattle to Newport, Oregon. It's a particularly tough blow for Bellingham, whose ambitious waterfront revival was counting on the NOAA fleet.
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Posted Tue, Aug 4, 6:02 p.m.
Its stunning raid of Seattle-based NOAA ships culminates a story going back 40 years, and rewards some smart economic planning
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Posted Fri, Jul 24, 6 a.m.
Gary Locke seems to be hands-on in helping to solve the diplomatic problem of U.S. expo participation in Shanghai.
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Posted Thu, Jul 16, 6 a.m.
Forty years ago, we all experienced something we've tried to duplicate ever since: an inspiring global moment that was both scientific and spiritual. But even then, some of us were of two minds about the moon landing.
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Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.
Maritime advocates are looking to have Congress declare most of Washington's coastline, including Puget Sound, a National Heritage Area. It could be a boon for tourism, preservation, and the marine industry itself.
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Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.
It's time to put some teeth into one of education's over-used buzzwords. What's needed are proper testing and real consequences for failure.
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Posted Tue, Jun 9, 6 a.m.
Why I'm not converting to digital TV. So long, Jean Enersen!
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Posted Fri, Oct 23, 10:10 a.m.
That is, if Washington and the U.S. follow suit. The name would enhance but not supplant existing names for inland waters on either side of the border.
MOREPosted Thu, Sep 24, 6 a.m.
Her questioning of corporate "personhood" is a positive sign on a fundamental fight.
MOREPosted Sat, Sep 12, 11:11 a.m.
Or rather, on it, as the U.S. mint prepares to issue a new series of quarters.
MOREPosted Fri, Sep 4, 6 a.m.
Seattle's dynamic duo talk about their new DC roles.
MOREPosted Mon, Aug 31, 2:27 p.m.
Economists have an answer for why Americans are skittish about change, and it could help Obama's sales pitch.
MOREPosted Thu, Aug 20, 3 p.m.
In an unusual act of international cooperation, the proposal to name the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest is being handled by both countries at once.
MOREPosted Sat, Aug 22, 11:06 a.m.
An economist is skeptical about the goals and benefits of Obama's rail vision.
MOREPosted Thu, Aug 6, 4:30 p.m.
Recent Northwest examples of the government failing to follow its own rules on protecting heritage.
MOREPosted Mon, May 4, 11:14 a.m.
Recent Obama administration decisions bode well on the Columbia, and Gary Locke, who knows plenty about salmon, is a key new actor
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