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 Tue, Jan 31, 2 a.m.
What do foreclosure notices and publishing community newspapers have to do with each other? Quite a bit, particularly for a publisher of three Washington papers.
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Posted Fri, Jan 27, 2 a.m.
Marcellus Turner, Seattle's new City Librarian, talks about why Seattleites love their libraries and how he plans to keep things that way. Even in the midst of budget cuts.
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Posted Fri, Jan 20, 12:30 a.m.
A newspaper that serves a population freaked out by rain shouldn't be surprised if Seattle's steep hills and unusual climatic conditions -- including wet, icing-prone snowfalls -- combine to make for genuine difficulties.
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Posted Sat, Dec 31, 2 a.m.
With PlayOn and PlayLater installed on your computer, you can watch and record scads of TV shows and movies, then watch them on your smartphone or tablet anywhere. And yes, it's legal.
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Posted Tue, Dec 27, 2 a.m.
When you consider the recent GOP debates, IT seems like a dream. Two serious Republican candidates squared off over a vital issue of liberty and security. The whole world was listening, and Oregon determined the outcome of the national party race.
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Posted Wed, Dec 21, 12:05 p.m.
With the tax year ending, please consider a tax-deductible donation to the cause of quality local journalism. We have a daily prize, to nudge you into helping this fine civic cause.
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Posted Sat, Dec 17, 2 a.m.
Google finally gets its Google TV software right - making the prematurely terminated Logitech Revue one of technology's liveliest corpses.
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Posted Wed, Dec 14, 2 a.m.
An emergency treatment facility for people in psychiatric or drug crises on the streets was to save taxpayers the high cost of hospitals and jails. Some skeptical residents reached a Good Neighbor Agreement with DESC. Others filed an opposing lawsuit.
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Posted Thu, Dec 1, 2 a.m.
A Crosscut reporter who covered the Berkeley drama of Dec. 2, 1964, that made Mario Savio a leader of a similar movement wonders about the prospects for today's activist movement.
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Posted Wed, Nov 16, 12:55 p.m.
Mayor McGinn and the UW promote more broadband coverage; Microsoft holds its annual stockholders confab; and thePlatform explains what the heck it does.
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Posted Wed, Nov 16, 2 a.m.
Owner Lee Lauckhart has kept First and Pike News afloat through the folding of major newspapers across the country. But news isn't all he sells. The stand has served as a gathering place for the market's biggest characters, giving birth to a community of zany locals with Lauckhart at its core.
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Posted Tue, Nov 15, 2 a.m.
NPR and its affiliates fire freelancers and dump a music show because of Occupy Wall Street connections. But it treated star host Scott Simon very differently when he took a controversial stand out here.
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Posted Mon, Nov 14, 3 p.m.
A retired teacher, Kammerer brought curiosity, skepticism, and human warmth to all of his subjects.
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Posted Fri, Oct 21, 6 p.m.
The mother of Trooper Ronda Reynolds faces another delay in the long effort to get her daughter's death treated as a murder.
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Posted Thu, Oct 20, 4 p.m.
The local football teams may be on a bit of a roll. But you couldn't tell it from the betting lines this week.
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Posted Wed, Oct 19, 12:31 p.m.
King 5's hackathon last weekend was the first event organized by a major broadcasting company to code innovative new programs to deliver and gather news. But will the winners of this weekend's ideas conference just fizzle out like other hackathon projects?
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Posted Tue, Oct 18, 8:27 p.m.
The basic situation for the candidates remained static after this poorly managed debate on CNN. But it was revealing of some personality traits.
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Posted Tue, Oct 18, noon
The public and media obsession speaks to a problem in our narcissistic culture. We could wrestle with our issues about violence in a healthier way through serious art.
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Posted Mon, Oct 17, 9:45 p.m.
Final drawing results for prizes, toting up the good news, and a little further explanation of what it is Crosscut is trying to do.
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Posted Tue, Oct 11, 2 a.m.
Crosscut launches a new initiative, in the context of struggling local media companies, including two the author once worked for.
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The improbable edition: Ed Murray won on gay marriage, but does he have any idea what he will be up against on a capital gains tax? Oregon lawmakers try to make it a crime to gather a flash mob. And a Republican has an idea on how to extend light rail to Federal Way.
MOREPosted Mon, Feb 6, 10:45 a.m.
To deal with the draconian cuts by legislators, the University of Washington is admitting more high-tuition students from China. And those same legislators are so scared of raising business taxes that they can't even eliminate tax breaks that no one uses.
MOREPosted Fri, Feb 3, 11:02 a.m.
A national group mobilizes to help get a referendum against gay marriage on the ballot. Another group talks up a Starbucks boycott on the issue. And legislators want to cut further into the Public Records Act. Members of Congress tussle over light rail on bridge across Columbia to Portland.
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No more excuses about marriage for some folks. Bellevue wants what Seattle has lost. Green jobs: not going according to the plan.
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Residents in Oregon's 1st Congressional District made their choice known in a special election. Olympia is about to see a special moment in gay rights' history.
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State newspaper publishers effectively rallied against a bill in the state Legislature that would have favored a new publisher with roots in the foreclosure industry.
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What happens when the Legislature and governor keep cutting higher ed? Surprise (or not): Other states notice and start looking to raid the faculty.
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Michael Young and other university presidents are angry about Obama's criticism of rising tuition bills. County election offices are worried about a brainstorm in Olympia. WSDOT moves in to move homeless from under viaduct.
MOREPosted Tue, Jan 31, 2 a.m.
'Local Brew' delivers real laughs and captures real Seattle moments. Best of all, it revives the shambolic, do-it-yourself spirit that made Seattle fun.
MOREPosted Fri, Jan 27, 11:06 a.m.
How you going to vote? McKenna and Inslee are on record. In Oregon, a photo is being used in dubious fashion to try to discredit a candidate. Phil Knight talks up Joe Paterno's memory.
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