Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Posted Wed, Jan 7, 6 a.m.
The new year will be challenging for historic preservation in Seattle, but there are great opportunities and new initiatives ahead, too. Here's a breakdown of six front-burner issues for 2009. First of 2 parts
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Posted Tue, Jan 6, 6 a.m.
Why the odds are long for an economic and social turnaround
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Posted Tue, Jan 6, 6 a.m.
With some politicians calling for slashing funds for performance audits, consider all the money Auditor Brian Sonntag has been saving, and the dogs he's been watching.
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Posted Sun, Jan 4, 1:20 p.m.
Yes, we can. Will we?
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Posted Sat, Jan 3, 6 a.m.
Set aside the nostalgia for a moment, and consider the good aspects of the new Seattle. Really.
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Posted Fri, Jan 2, 2:21 p.m.
After a year of shattered illusions, are we just growing a new crop?
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Posted Fri, Jan 2, 6 a.m.
The Northwest's progressive tradition is "shovel-ready" for some national programs.
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Posted Wed, Dec 31, 9 a.m.
Is this the year the Republicans went down for the count?
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Posted Tue, Dec 30, 4 p.m.
The biggest change must come from ourselves, shifting from a culture of greed to one of community. The national shift seems more likely than a local one.
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Posted Tue, Dec 30, 11 a.m.
A perfect storm of opportunity, caused by our disorientation and our search for a new vision.
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Posted Tue, Dec 30, 6 a.m.
An opportunity to transform regional politics
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Posted Mon, Dec 29, 11 a.m.
Waking up to the new reality of curbing spending
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Posted Sun, Dec 28, noon
A year of growing up and getting serious
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Posted Sun, Dec 28, 6 a.m.
New leadership, new hopes. And how about some smart decisions on some key issues?
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Posted Fri, Dec 26, 6 a.m.
Conservatives in the region pay too much heed to national conservative themes and not enough to the deep values of the Northwest. These values do not necessitate liberal politics.
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Posted Wed, Dec 24, 12:01 p.m.
A Seattle transplant sums up the region's snowstorm-response failings.
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Posted Wed, Dec 24, 6 a.m.
An international movement to change the ethic of growing cities seems right for the Northwest. But we'd have to check the boom-town impulses embedded both in our growth economy and our frontier DNA.
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Posted Tue, Dec 23, 6 a.m.
Back East, folks somehow think it's enough to carry a reusable bag to a farmer's market. That prompts a screed against saving the earth with symbols.
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Posted Mon, Dec 22, 6 a.m.
While the rest of us tighten our belts, the Mayor and City Council pass around pay increases and raise fees. Hello?
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Posted Sun, Dec 21, 3 p.m.
The competition over catastrophizing couldn't come at a better time, and our author is one of the contestants.
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Posted Sun, Jan 4, 12:43 p.m.
The Richardson case does not look good for this longtime public servant.
MOREPosted Thu, Jan 1, 4:50 p.m.
2009 starts with a bang in terms of Nazi stories, which were a strong theme in 2008 too. In addition, we gained insights into the similar reading habits of Bush and Hitler.
MOREPosted Tue, Dec 30, 6 a.m. 2008
The gas tax would be phased out and drivers monitored by GPS and subjected to a mileage tax instead.
MOREPosted Tue, Dec 30, 6 a.m. 2008
In economic hard times many states are re-looking at privatization and "pawning the family silver" to raise cash.
MOREPosted Mon, Dec 29, noon 2008
A Washington Post story indicates that after a major multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar effort, there's little or no progress in saving Chesapeake Bay.
MOREPosted Sat, Jan 3, 3 p.m.
Is Portland the "beardiest" city in America? Should Prince William shave his new whiskers? And what will the impact of a baby-faced Obama be on facial hair fashion?
MOREPosted Fri, Dec 26, noon 2008
Greg Nickels got Northgate development unstuck by blowing up the entrenched sides. But is that the best way to make friends? Or to clear icy streets?
MOREPosted Thu, Dec 18, 11 a.m. 2008
The state has only had three cabinet posts in its history, a distinct underperformance. But consider one forgotten success story involving former mayor Dorm Braman
MOREPosted Thu, Dec 18, 6 a.m. 2008
A large group of environmental organizations send Obama suggestions for his first 200 days or undoing Bush policies and getting serious about modern forest protection.
MOREPosted Thu, Dec 18, noon 2008
The office has attracted scoundrels who shamelessly favored private resource interests. Also, it's become a chance for presidents to make a political statement.
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