Habtamu Abdi, civilian liaison between the Seattle Police Department and the East African community at the Ethiopian Community Center in Rainier Valley. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
Seattle's South-Asian Film Festival has exploded in the past year, bringing both local and international directors into the mix. What's in store for festival-goers this weekend?
Another Memorial Day brings another poignant roster of bios and photos paying tribute to those killed in Iraq. Here's honoring a few of them, both for who they really were — and who they weren't.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, right, at a rally to raise the state's minimum wage. He recently signed legislation that will increase the wage to $10.10 per hour by 2018.