sports
World Cup is underway (for Cricket)
The World Cup of Cricket is underway in New Zealand and Australia -- and Afghanistan is the Cinderella team. They
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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Meet Crosscut's Courage Award Winner in Public Service
Eastside Catholic High student protesters took a firm but respectful stand for conscience.
politics
Oh, what a night: Seattle parks measure looks like a winner. Tim Sheldon may survive primary. Pam Roach staring at big challenge ahead.
The issues at stake: Control of the state Senate, future of Seattle parks, and the makeup of our congressional delegation.
Environment
The electric bike could use a political boost
Seattle-based Sightline Daily web site is writing all week about the electric bike and how it could be a part of solutions to energy, climate and transportation challenges if public policy encourages mainstream usage of the evolving technology.
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