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
Nuclear NW: Power generation remains an issue
Some writers have addressed history. But as they well know, in the Northwest, nuclear issues are never really just about history.
Seattle & King County
Chef Jason Wilson of Crush needs to update his awards list
The chef of Seattle's Crush restaurant came home with the Best Chef Northwest award from the James Beard Foundation. Thus ends the annual competition in which Portland was bragging about finally having more nominees than Seattle.
Politics
Listen up, Mayor. Here's a new formula for a modern police chief.
A UCLA professor lays out the case for having less crime and far fewer prisoners. The advice comes just in time for Mayor McGinn's search for a new police chief. Awkwardly, the new approach is being promoted by chief political rival Tim Burgess.
Tech
Pioneer Square to 'Real Change': Move along
Welcome to the neighborhood? Not quite. The only welcoming party is one the paper threw for itself.