Sex, death and 'Bodies'
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.
One change since 1999, we're talking about Teabaggers, not sea turtles.
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Generation Y, the future is calling
Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.
Washington's unique 400-year time capsule is waiting for you to do your duty.
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Mr. Lincoln in City Hall
Posted Mon, Nov 9, 6 a.m.
Seattle's new mayor will have to learn some "team of rivals" lessons.
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Resurrecting Seattle's book festival
Posted Sat, Nov 7, 8 a.m.
It's been a tough year for books and words, but one bright spot was the effort to bring back a Seattle book festival. Some saw the event as a great first effort, others as a fiasco.
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A case of bike rage
Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.
The dispute over an event at West Seattle's Lincoln Park unleashes a "cycle" of anger. Once again, parks make good battlefields.
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Reality, Eugene-style
Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.
Even a Seattle liberal can get that "not in Kansas anymore" feeling about a visit to Eugene, Ore.
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Mallahan or McGinn? That is the question.
Posted Wed, Oct 28, 6 a.m.
I have no answer yet about how to vote in the Seattle mayor's race. Like a lot of people, I'm still working it out.
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McGinn's tunnel cave
Posted Wed, Oct 21, 6 a.m.
One reason not to vote early in Seattle: From here to election day is an eternity, especially with two mayoral candidates like Joe Mallahan and Mike McGinn.
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Is the tunnel a boondoggle?
Posted Tue, Oct 20, 6 a.m.
A new study shows Seattle-area tunnel projects are very likely to break the budget. But the nature of most mega-projects also suggests the Viaduct surface option wouldn't be exempt from cost problems either.
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New chapter for Elliott Bay?
Posted Sun, Oct 18, noon
Seattle's iconic Pioneer Square bookstore might move. It could also close. Tough times bring tough choices for the bookseller, and the neighborhood it has helped to revive.
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This camp is your camp
Posted Thu, Oct 15, 6 a.m.
Using a state pilot project, the Cascade Land Conservancy has made it possible to preserve historic Hidden Valley Camp for future generations. It's more than a win for holding back sprawl, it also saves an incubator of the Northwest's conservation ethic.
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Welcome to 'Destroy History Month'
Posted Mon, Oct 12, 6 a.m.
September's demolition of state landmarks leaves Washington preservationists reeling.
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Posted Thu, Oct 8, 6 a.m.
Mossback's low-cost, low-impact solutions to chronic civic problems.
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Score one for Seattle's historic nuke site
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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What would Jane Jacobs do about the Viaduct?
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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Where do Seattleites come from?
Posted Wed, Sep 30, 6 a.m.
Not from local hospitals, that's for sure. The city also is undergoing a remarkable surge of foreign-born and refugees.
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Get Thee to the None Zone
Posted Mon, Sep 28, 6 a.m.
A new study shows how many people are following the Northwest's lead of turning into religious skeptics and non-joiners.
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Confessions of a D-student
Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.
The Seattle School District is considering lowering its graduation requirements and giving diplomas to "D" students. I know first-hand that some good can come from a lousy grade.
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A big week for the cottage cult
Posted Mon, Sep 21, 6 a.m.
Backyard cottage housing is a benefit, not a threat, to single family neighborhoods, and in keeping with the values that shaped Seattle. Let's have more.
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Knute "Skip" Berger is Mossback. In addition to writing and blogging for Crosscut, he is editor-at-large of Seattle magazine, political columnist for Washington Law & Politics, and a regular guest of Weekday with Steve Scher on NPR affiliate KUOW-FM (94.9). A Seattle native, Berger has long been a writer and editor for local magazines and newspapers. Most recently, he was editor-in-chief of Village Voice Media's Seattle Weekly from 2002 to 2006, where he wrote the award-winning Mossback column. Berger has also worked for the Hope Heart Institute, Washington State Centennial Commission, and served as a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster reserve corps. He lives in Seattle.
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U.S. approves Salish Sea name
Posted Thu, Nov 12, 1:42 p.m.
But not everyone was enthusiastic about the new name, like some folks in Pierce County.
MOREElection wasn't about 'change'
Posted Sat, Nov 7, 3 p.m.
In Washington, voters showed less anger than a renewed sense of realism.
MOREThe pro-gay, anti-Eyman vote
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 1:18 p.m.
Or is it the anti-gay, anti-Eyman vote? Interesting election maps on the two statewide measures.
MORESettling the 'which Vancouver?' question
Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 p.m.
Washington state's Vancouver is considering a slight but significant name change
MORECan a neo-Nazi be an environmentalist?
Posted Mon, Nov 2, 2:51 p.m.
A shooting in BC answers the question
MOREDuel of the scary Viaduct videos
Posted Mon, Oct 26, 4:07 p.m.
Pro- and anti-tunnel advocates each showcase their disaster scenarios.
MOREB.C. approves "Salish Sea" proposal
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.
MOREMcGinn's tunnel cave
Posted Tue, Oct 20, 11:17 a.m.
One reason not to vote early in Seattle: From here to election day is an eternity, especially with two mayoral candidates like Joe Mallahan and Mike McGinn.
MOREBarkeep: Another 'moderate' round, please!
Posted Sun, Oct 18, 3:09 p.m.
Health experts say that "moderate" drinking is practically no drinking at all, but that's not what they show on Mad Men. Nor would it sustain the Northwest economy.
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