Politics
Taking online aim at Sen. Murray
A traditional Republican with new-media skills, Chris Widener launches his first online salvos at the incumbent.
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Politics
Explainer: Seattle Center's best-laid plans going awry
The Center has been a chronic budget problem, and efforts to build one's way out of it have not worked. Here's why, and here's how this adds up to an opportunity to regroup, not commercialize the place.
Why you should become a Crosscut member
The case for public media, such as Crosscut, in a time when newspapers dwindle and commercial models drive websites away from "journalism in the public interest."
Politics
Updated: Olympia about to renege again on funding King County arts groups
4Culture has been patiently playing the legislative game, hoping to nail-down its visitor-tax funding. For the sixth straight year, it's being stood up at the altar.
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Publisher's Report: Please help our spring Membership push
Crosscut's spring membership drive has begun, and I hope you'll join the team. Plus, some news about new Crosscut staffers and features.