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 Mon, Nov 16, 6 a.m.
Everywhere, the independent voters are gaining, but not here. An analysis of the problems some solution-seeking centrists faced, and how Susan Hutchison and Joe Mallahan failed on the candor tests.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.
Vote-by-mail may be more convenient, but it comes at the expense of the symbolism and grand drama of election nights.
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Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.
Those stepping stones are King County executive and Attorney General. New election rules make the King County post within reach for Susan Hutchison, running as an independent.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
The idea gets lip service each election, but this year could be different, especially for King County. A veteran advocate lays out some guidelines and examples.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
Ten encouraging developments, plus four little worries. It only seemed like an inconsequential election season, but the omens were quite good for life after Nickels.
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Posted Thu, Oct 29, 6 a.m.
Those vaunted 10-year plans to solve the problem are halfway in, or more, and yet homelessness persists. Even so, we're making progress and on the right track.
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Posted Thu, Oct 22, 6 a.m.
In a year of change, the choices are getting easier as Election Day approaches.
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Posted Tue, Oct 6, 6 a.m.
A tax-averse lawmaker comes to a surprising conclusion: time to find new revenue for King County. Will Olympia listen?
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Posted Thu, Oct 1, 6 a.m.
King County Executive Kurt Triplett, not worrying about getting elected, is "giving the work back" by telling hard truths. Ouch! We needed that.
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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 Thu, Sep 24, 6 a.m.
Funding squeezes in Oregon put much of the history of Jacksonville behind closed doors. It could happen in King County next.
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Posted Thu, Sep 24, 6 a.m.
Instead of following arbitrary political allocations, let's shift to a philosophy of putting bus service where it's already working and where we want density to go.
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Posted Fri, Sep 18, 6 a.m.
Seattle has a great international brand, but locally, the Emerald City image is tarnished. New leadership could give us a fresh start.
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Posted Tue, Sep 8, 6 a.m.
The county is in financial crisis, and there's a rare no-incumbent contest for Executive. A candidate who missed the cut lays out the issues for a serious debate about re-engineering county government and Metro.
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Posted Thu, Aug 27, 6 a.m.
New figures show that people are not moving to the regional growth centers anywhere near the rate that our 40-year growth plan predicts. It's time to craft some new approaches.
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Posted Wed, Aug 26, 6 a.m.
In politics this Fall: wide-open battles for high stakes. For the public: a swine flu scare and possibly extensive flooding in the Green River Valley. For the politicians: defining moments.
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Posted Wed, Aug 12, 6 a.m.
It's understandable that Joe Mallahan, a son of Everett (the Athens of Puget Sound), will be shy about lording it over his Seattle fellow-candidates. And that Dow Constantine would drip Everett-envy.
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Posted Tue, Aug 4, 6 a.m.
Our public budgets have been overstretched and too tilted toward powerful special interests. That calls for change at the top (that means you, Mayor Nickels), and for more legislators who avoid the go-along style.
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Posted Wed, Jul 29, noon
First problem: most who claim to be outsiders aren't. Second problem: outsiders who win probably can't get much done. So let's hear it for insiders!
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Posted Thu, Jul 23, 6 a.m.
Legislative tinkering is making annexation of the North Highline/White Center area slightly more attractive, but the City Council is not buying Mayor Nickels' numbers. If Seattle helps thy neighbor might it also beggar thy neighborhoods?
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 10:22 a.m.
In the mayor's race, the slow process of counting mail-in ballots has left the candidates frozen.
MOREPosted Wed, Nov 4, 10:17 p.m.
Maddeningly, Wednesday's mayoral results mean exactly nothing.
MOREPosted Thu, Oct 8, 9:44 p.m.
We're still in the denial stage over local hard times, dining on our acres of clams.
MOREPosted Wed, Oct 7, 2:30 p.m.
King County is still ignoring heritage groups, but Seattle has come through with economic stimulus money for three heritage organizations.
MOREPosted Mon, Jul 13, 10:07 p.m.
How could a Republican novice be doing so well in overwhelmingly Democratic King County? Read on.
MOREPosted Tue, May 5, 3:35 p.m.
There are four male Democrats in a clump and a far-better-known Republican woman in the race for King County Executive. But Hutchison's support may not hold up once her conservative politics become an issue.
MOREPosted Mon, Feb 9, 12:30 p.m.
The historic legacy of the original New Deal is endangered while we debate the the benefits of a new New Deal.
MOREPosted Wed, Feb 4, 6 a.m.
The Democrats might trip over themselves in the scramble for a political plum, available after all these years. And keep your eye on the candidate who promises real change.
MOREPosted Fri, Jan 30, noon
Not only are jobs getting scarcer, but costs are still rising. What is it about recessions that the government doesn't understand?
MOREPosted Sat, Dec 13, 5:10 p.m. 2008
Transportation may be his ticket out of King County Executive post
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