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Breakthrough for special-needs kindergarten program
The Seattle school system has tentatively agreed to continue its support for an innovative kindergarten program that mixes children with
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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Inslee, Republicans take off gloves. Politely.
Having danced – and squabbled -- together for six months before reaching a budget deal, Gov. Jay Inslee and lawmakers from
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5 things lawmakers shouldn't ignore
Gov. Jay Inslee will get the 2016 session of the Legislature into high gear with his State of the State
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Why a blue state elects a purple government
Seattle residents, even the newest ones, know it in their hearts: Washington is a blue state. A lot of those
Best of 2015: Atomic bomb survivors on a quest for peace
This week Crosscut is running some of our best stories of the year, as selected both by our writers and