Politics
Is King County muddling through or making real reforms?
Bob Ferguson is serving on a King County Council that he thinks is moving toward substantial changes. But he's also looking ahead to the race for state attorney general.
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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National grant goes to Seattle Foundation and Crosscut undertaking
The Seattle Foundation says support from the nationally regarded Knight Foundation will help with providing greater information in the community.
Politics
Kent Kammerer, neighborhood activist and writer, dies at 78
A retired teacher, Kammerer brought curiosity, skepticism, and human warmth to all of his subjects.
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.
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Seattle, Eastside rattle their pitchforks over highway 520
There's a long history behind the complaint that Seattle is always ready to delay anybody else's safety project but wants help right now for its own worries. A new mayor puts himself in the eye of a building storm of bad feelings.