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 Fri, Oct 2, 6 a.m.
Newfoundland went centuries believing it could never exhaust its abundance of cod. Until it did. A reflection from the waters of Vashon Island and Mistaken Point.
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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 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, 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 Mon, Jun 15, 6 a.m.
PETA objects to the Pike Place fish tossers, but they'd do better if they focused on a real menace: fish sticks.
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Posted Wed, Jun 3, 6 a.m.
A Puget Sound beachcomber and U.W. oceanographer has expanded our understanding of the oceans by studying driftwood and rubber duckies. Here's an unbeatable "beach read" for the summer.
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Posted Wed, May 20, 6 a.m.
Washington State will officially consider altering the map by naming the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest the Salish Sea.
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Posted Fri, Mar 27, 6 a.m.
A new name for the Northwest waters could be a setback for those charged with cleaning up Puget Sound. On the other hand, maybe a fresh start is what's needed.
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Posted Thu, Mar 5, 6 a.m.
For 45 years, preservationists have tried to save Seattle's historic Pacific schooner, but this week, their efforts finally failed. And one man deserves to be singled out for giving up the ship.
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Posted Fri, Feb 13, 6 a.m.
A former Washington ferry inspector says there are real benefits to buying locally when it comes to state ferries. That said, the system could be improved.
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Posted Fri, Jan 23, 6 a.m.
Forget cleaning up Puget Sound: we have bigger waters to take care of. A new name for the Pacific Northwest's inland sea challenges us to rethink the region and its identity.
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Posted Mon, Jan 12, 6 a.m.
The Bay Area makes use of our former foot ferries, and then some, all paid for by tolls.
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Posted Thu, Dec 18, 6 a.m.
Seattle's not the only city tied in knots over its waterfront planning. Intramural squabbles beset Bellingham's waterfront vision, too. It could be a new seaside community. Or not.
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Posted Tue, Dec 2, 6 a.m.
Here's an analysis of the recent Supreme Court decision to continue allowing the Navy to use sonar in the presence of marine mammals. It's not as simple an issue as you might think.
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Posted Wed, Nov 26, 7 a.m.
Washington's death row inmates and corporate fat cats are employing strategies that could come in handy for seagoing brigands.
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Posted Wed, Oct 15, 2 a.m.
Our deputy editor braves the "treacherous" Montlake Cut and wonders why everyone isn't commuting to work by boat.
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Posted Fri, Aug 22, 4 a.m.
Next in the Alaska scandals roundup: An errant senator's son and Troopergate. Part 2 of 2
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Posted Mon, Jul 21, midnight
A columnist writing in The New York Times boycotts wild Alaskan salmon, a 180-degree turn from an earlier position in favor of the fishery. Is his reversal motivated by the need to publicize a new book?
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Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.
Author Lorraine McConaghy discusses her book chronicling a seamy Seattle in the 1850s.
MOREPosted 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 Wed, Sep 16, 6 a.m.
What one vessel caught in Alaska this summer, and other tales of how eco-unfriendly cruise ships are.
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The debate about a 13-year-old sailor girl who wants to go around the world solo.
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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.
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Here's a way to commemorate the historic Wawona that won't cost a dime.
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The beloved schooner Wawona is about to dock in the port of oblivion.
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With Arctic melting, territorial claims are bringing it closer to Alaska.
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Seattle-style boat racing heads to the Persian Gulf, but there's an Arab sport that could prove popular here too.
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