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Who will speak for Seattle's northern frontier?
Seattle’s fifth council district is a Jackson Pollack portrait of Seattle. Encompassing almost everything north of 85th Street, District
David Kroman
David Kroman is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where he covered city politics. In addition to Crosscut, his work has appeared in The Seattle Times, CityLab, High Country News, Seattle Magazine and e
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Seattle uses guesswork to rebuild police force
When Kathleen O’Toole took the reins of the Seattle Police Department, jumping from one end of I-90 in Boston
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Police, religious leaders on alert amid possible hate crimes
The fears of Muslims in America have been on the rise since gunmen opened fire on Paris last November. That
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Is Seattle's gun tax really a tax? Answer could determine law's future
This story will be updated later today if a ruling is issued. When is a tax a tax? That was
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Street level politics come to Seattle, led by Debora Juarez
Rule number one: Don’t call District 5 "Seattle’s Canada", at least not to new Councilmember Debora