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Budget uncertainties ahead for Washington state
The Legislature got its work done but in its eagerness to be done with cutting, it left large questions for the future.
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Poison ivy, unholy holly, and lax weed laws
Washington backs off from declaring invasive holly a weed and banning forest-smothering ivy, but Oregon takes a tougher approach.
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How budget cuts could dull Washington's international edge
Federal budget cuts could threaten one of Washington's longstanding tools for maintaining its strength as a global competitor.
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Crosscut Tout: 2 serious students of transit will speak
A chance for fresh insights and less predictability in our car-bike-bus-train fights.
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Sunday in Amsterdam? Let's go to that cool new Starbucks
A Starbucks concept store proves to be packed on a Sunday. And there's a homey atmosphere for a Seattle company: A neighboring restaurant is called "Rain."