We sometimes think that Seattle alone has "the Seattle malaise," meaning long-drawn-out disputes over development that often end in stalemate or ugly compromises. We are not alone. Consider this story [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/19/DDDHV2JOE.DTL&feed=rss.entertainment]
You can blame many factors for the high cost of housing in Seattle, from growth management to infrastructure expansion. But we often overlook another reason: personal taste.
Leah Zoppi's argument in favor of Sen. Hillary Clinton's candidacy drew fire and fans among Crosscut readers. Here, Zoppi offers a rebuttal.
In response to Margaret O'Mara's article about Silicon Valley and Seattle [/business-technology/11646/], let's agree that everybody understands that we must build upon our advantages and preserve our distinctiveness, as she proposes. Including John Markoff of The New York Times, who spends a lot of
Presidents Day evokes a chafe-inducing question: The Northwest has produced a president or two, yes? The reflexive answer – that we're too authentic to churn out presidents and, by the way, California ex-pats hail from Nixon country – is too 20th century. It's time we adopt a president as One of Ou
