Opinion
Rainier, Filson, Cosmic Crisp: An anatomy of the Northwest's branding resurgence
A regional revival of local products is brewing a taste for a new generation’s nostalgia.
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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Opinion
GOP leader J.T. Wilcox on farm life, rural values and WA politics
The politician's sensibilities flow from Wilcox Family Farms, a 110-year-old institution situated in the shadow of Mount Rainier.
news
Ted Bundy is still a cultural phenomenon. The real story is much scarier
VIDEO: On this episode of Mossback's Northwest [https://crosscut.com/mossbacks-northwest], host Knute Berger looks back at March 12, 1974, when a young student left her Evergreen State College apartment and never returned.
Culture
Kent's newest historic landmarks proposal is out of this world
Could it be one giant leap for Boeing’s Apollo legacy?
Culture
How Washington gave the world flying saucers and 'men in black'
On this episode of Mossback's Northwest [https://crosscut.com/mossbacks-northwest], a look at what happened on June 24, 1947, when a pilot flew near Mount Rainier.