Seattle & King County
Iran hikers: attention at last
It took a long time, but the Seattle relative of one of the hikers finally released from Iranian prison is elated.
Joe Copeland
Joe Copeland is the former senior editor for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi
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Politics
Biking, schools, and sunshine rapture: news for the end times?
Media roundup: A look at the week's news.
Politics
Dorothy Parvaz is freed by Iran
The former Seattle writer arrived in Doha from Iran. Now she will join family and, perhaps, escape attention.
Politics
City Council's Burgess brings police experts to talk new approaches in Seattle
Criminologists say changes in police practices can make real differences in neighborhoods. Changes? In a police department's culture?
Equity
UW gets a president on a discount; lawmakers think about tax breaks
Media Roundup: Osama bin Laden aside, finances dominate the public agenda.