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Posted Wed, Nov 18, 6 a.m.
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Flying the flannel flag
Posted Tue, Nov 17, 6 a.m.
Concert Review: With a new book on grunge and a memorable show at Neumos, Seattle's signature sound rocks on.
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, noon
The alt-rock heroes kicked off a two-night gig at the Paramount celebrating the album's 20th anniversary. It was like the excellent movie version of a book you love.
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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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Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.
A longtime Seattle political consultant offers Mayor-elect McGinn his "13 Golden Rules for a Smooth Transition."
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Seattle Channel's programming grows amid potential cuts
Posted Tue, Nov 10, 6 a.m.
A new "Seattle Speaks" show begins tonight, broadcast live from Town Hall. But budget trouble could mean the elimination of at least two positions next year.
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Posted Mon, Nov 9, 6 a.m.
Seattle's new mayor will have to learn some "team of rivals" lessons.
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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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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 5 p.m.
Two of the band's seminal concerts are captured in new releases this week. It's enough to make a critic regret, again, a long-ago mistake.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
A former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
As the Seattle Marathon approaches, a local runner fights age and ailments to get to his 17th long-distance race.
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 6 a.m.
As enrollment begins to creep back up, with a bubble moving toward high school, district officials may think about reopening old Lincoln High. And this is the time to make good on promises to improve South End schools.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 10 a.m.
Two Crosscut writers, having declared their political druthers, report from last night's events.
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Posted Fri, Nov 20, 6 a.m.
Crosscut By 2: As this year's Seattle Marathon training winds down, our columnist looks back on his 16 marathons and 10 years of serious running.
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Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.
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Posted Tue, Nov 17, 4 p.m.
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, noon
My training regimen dictates that this week is the most intense before the big race.
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Posted Tue, Nov 10, 6 a.m.
If I can complete this training run, maybe I can finish this month's Seattle Marathon.
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Posted Tue, Nov 10, 9:12 a.m.
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Posted Sat, Nov 7, 3 p.m.
In Washington, voters showed less anger than a renewed sense of realism.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
With a new fundraising campaign kicking off tonight, the history museum hopes to be in its new Lake Union digs in 2012.
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 10:22 a.m.
In the mayor's race, the slow process of counting mail-in ballots has left the candidates frozen.
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