12 good things that happened the past year
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Rounding up the usual sentiments on K-12 education
Education reformers on a panel at Seattle U generally agreed about K-12 problems and solutions. But can consensus and common sense change a school system?
READ MORE | 9 COMMENTSCrosscut Tout: Spirituality Book Festival draws Tariq Ramadan, Anne Lamott
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.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWSteven Holl's Seattle library that got away
We narrowly missed getting a major work by this hugely influential architect. A new library by him in New York gives a glimpse of the lyrical architecture that might have been here.
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DREAM Act would let undocumented students give back
After graduating from Seattle U., 'Hernando' wants to pursue a career in public service. The DREAM Act, which would make this possible, is coming up for a congressional vote.
READ MORE | 15 COMMENTSCrosscut Tout (Aug. 23): SU hosts 'Women’s Empowerment' films
Four films look at the lives of women and at the forces shaping the lives of their daughters.
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Justice for sale
Sandra Day O'Connor, visiting Seattle, argues for scrapping the state's judicial elections, making judges appointed. Ain't gonna happen.
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Secular Seattle is full of theology schools
Opening this week at Seattle Pacific University is the fourth graduate school of theology in town. Another surprising aspect is the evangelical tilt of this diverse set of schools.
READ MORE | 6 COMMENTSCan we turn the football game off, now?
Not having gone to UW or WSU, our writer thought she could make it through fall just fine. So what was she doing at a sports bar last Saturday?
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In sending positive signals back to the NBA, the City of Seattle might be jumping the gun on its hopes for a share of the local hotel tax, which could also be needed for an expanded Convention Center.
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