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.
Some reviewers puzzle over how a priest can be a playwright, and one who has a way with profanity. But Bill Cain is both a Jesuit priest and a playwright whose latest work is nearing the end of a run at Seattle Rep.
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Posted Thu, Jan 26, 2 a.m.
A city-funded pilot program in Ballard will provide parking spaces, some amenities, and info on housing resources to families whose only home rides on four wheels.
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Posted Wed, Jan 25, 2 a.m.
Ministers say that they are working together to bring about a strong city response to findings from the U.S. Department of Justice on the use of force by the Seattle Police Department. One group is meeting with DOJ representatives today.
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Posted Mon, Jan 23, 2 a.m.
Some unexpected outcomes in a stormy week in Seattle and South Carolina.
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Posted Thu, Jan 12, 2 a.m.
Whether shaped by religious faith or not, our world views are relevant to how we make public choices as well as personal ones.
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Posted Thu, Dec 29, 2 a.m.
With instances of painkiller dependency dotting Washington like a case of the chicken pox, when will health care insurers bend to demand for alternative pain treatment options?
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Posted Wed, Dec 28, 1:59 a.m.
After the public bailed out the banks, the banks turned around and kept foreclosing, handing out bonuses, and hoarding their cash. The Bible tells a story about people who get all kinds of help and will not share.
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Posted Thu, Dec 22, 2 a.m.
Like a hallowed place, the holiday season may prompt us to expect the sacred. But looking can be the greatest impediment to finding what we need.
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Posted Sun, Dec 18, 11:30 p.m.
The children "need to feel like they still belong to this community," says Celebrate Kids! founder Vance Bartley, once a lifer behind bars under the state’s three-strikes law.
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Posted Thu, Dec 15, 2 a.m.
For many, suffering from heartache or hard times, the holidays aren't the festive, heartwarming time our windows full of green and red suggest. But in the nativity story there is precedent for facing a blue Christmas with grace.
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Posted Thu, Dec 8, 2 a.m.
There's an attitude that pursuing our own satisfaction is central to how we live. But, despite what many think, that's no way to flourish as a human being.
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Posted Tue, Dec 6, 2 a.m.
Washington's ecumenical community has wrestled with its role in the Occupy movement. Is there a place for religion in the leaderless masses?
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Posted Thu, Dec 1, 2 a.m.
The Christian season of Advent is often overlooked; we could do well to learn from its patient, measured spirit.
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Posted Wed, Nov 23, noon
How to win the war between gratitude and purchasing power this Thanksgiving.
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Posted Thu, Nov 17, 2 a.m.
After the disillusionment, what do we do? That's what matters.
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Posted Wed, Oct 26, 2 a.m.
The eccentric West through the eyes of Seattle's British expat author is a landscape of strange customs, forlorn towns, and back roads. His mantra: "To be alone is to be safe."
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Posted Thu, Oct 20, 2 a.m.
Americans tend to want candidates who are religious. But then we worry if we think they are going to be serious about it.
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Posted Sun, Oct 16, 9:27 a.m.
Preparing for affiliation with Catholic-based Providence, Swedish Health announced support for a new Planned Parenthood clinic where abortions can be performed. But the move leaves open other questions about the influence of Catholic teaching on end-of-life issues and other ethical debates.
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Posted Thu, Oct 13, 2 a.m.
After the public bailed out the banks, the banks turned around and kept foreclosing, handing out bonuses, and hoarding their cash. The Bible tells a story about people who get all kinds of help and will not share.
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Posted Wed, Oct 12, 2 a.m.
Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and Compassion and Choices are worried that Catholic policies will end up prohibiting some reproductive and end-of-life services for patients when secular Swedish Health Services affiliates with religious Providence.
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The Church Council of Greater Seattle and the Faith Action Network cut longstanding ties with the Bank of America. Better to bank with local institutions and help local communities, they say.
MOREPosted Mon, Dec 19, 2 a.m. 2011
The home improvement chain flails around after falling for a Muslim-bashing boycott. Meanwhile, look who's shopping in its Rainier Valley store.
MOREPosted Wed, Oct 5, 11 a.m. 2011
In the news: Everett's last working mill finds a fairy godmother; an unknown Congressional candidate flexes his popular muscle; Howard Schultz faces criticism for not walking the walk; the AP is still questioning Amanda Knox's antics; and Seattle's Catholic pet-owners turn out for iguana blessings.
MOREPosted Fri, May 27, 2 a.m. 2011
Some local churches are working together in a project that unites their communities around health, food, and education.
MOREPosted Wed, Mar 9, 1 p.m. 2011
The ritual might be strange, but the message is simple and universal: Life is short, so live it well, and wisely.
MOREPosted Tue, Mar 1, 11:55 a.m. 2011
Pulitzer winner Tracy Kidder will give his Seattle Arts & Lectures audience an inside look at his writing process for such classic nonfiction works as "Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer," "Among Schoolchildren," and most recently "Strength in What Remains."
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The Northwest has always had its share of racist groups, and the latest Southern Poverty Law Center report identifies 13 in Washington state alone.
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This year, one of the region's largest annual book festivals at Seattle U. features a lineup of more than 40 writers well worth reading and meeting.
MOREPosted Wed, Jan 12, 10 a.m. 2011
Yelm's JZ Knight is ready for her interview.
MOREPosted Tue, Oct 12, 10:45 a.m. 2010
A front-page article made something out of almost nothing.
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