David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
The School Board feels its way with its more independent-minded members, hoping to present a more solid picture to candidates for the hot seat. The argument over board protocol seems arcane, but much is riding on it.
He's been dealt a bad hand, and he's keeping his cards close to his vest. But the new president may have the smarts and the steadiness to rebuild the finances of this critical institution.
A master redistricter protests that the commission increased the number of swing Congressional and legislative districts.
Ending the year on a positive note, passing out one last prize, and onward to new plans for 2012.
As expected, the commission creates a new Congressional District in Democratic stronghold Olympia, fashions a majority-minority district for Adam Smith, gladdens two Republican hearts, and creates a nonsensical, jump-ball district where Jay Inslee is vacating his seat. GOP is the winner.
