Politics
Light rail at last: What took us forever?
13 reasons for Seattle's slug's pace for making tough decisions.
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Politics
Greg, we hardly knew ye
The Mayor had a hard time presenting an authentic self to the public, for reasons both psychological and demographic. In the end he was a prime minister, never a king.
Tech
Another change at the top for ACT Theatre
Seattle's A Contemporary Theatre has just replaced its managing director, the veteran Seattle arts administrator Kevin Hughes, with his second-in-command, Carlo Scandiuzzi, whose title will be executive director. George Nunes is promoted to general manager.
Culture
Go eastward, young Americans
There's a reverse flow of population in the West, drifting from expensive coastal cities to interior boomtowns. It's definitely changing the politics of the Rockies, while also stirring resentments at "Aspenization."
Culture
Seattle, you ignorant SLUT
Oregonian columnist Steve Duin has fun feeling superior to Seattle [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/base/news/12182451433000.xml&coll=7], calling the Big Bad City to the North "a mass transit basket case." But he does find something to praise, even if he drips with con