Culture
Meet the Anthony Fauci of 1918 Washington
Dr. T.D. Tuttle was Washington's Health Commissioner during the 1918 flu. He wasn't always popular — even when he was right.
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Culture
COVID-19 has closed the Space Needle, but the landmark is still a beacon for Seattle
The iconic symbol of the future now stands in solidarity with our isolation.
Culture
Shady landlords and bootleggers ruled Seattle's last pandemic
During the 1918 flu, bad actors ripped off renters, exploited dead sailors and drank illegal whiskey.
Inside Cascade PBS
Crosscut is entering its teen years in a very different Seattle
Mossback recaps Crosscut's history and puts an eye toward where stories of the Great Nearby will take us next.
Opinion
Premature optimism in a pandemic can be deadly
Seattle leaders relaxed containment rules during the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918, fueling a second wave of infections.