Politics Income, language, education: Puget Sound region is a rich mix The historic Richard A. Ballinger house is near Lake Washington in Southeast Seattle, where incomes of affluent neighborhoods contrast with those in some of the nearby areas. by Dick Morrill / November 24, 2011
Portland or Seattle: who has the better Occupy photo? The rivalry takes a new turn: whose pepper spray stings the most cruelly? by Joe Copeland / November 18, 2011
Environment Seattle's new motto: In banning plastic bags, look to Bellingham The first grocery plastic bag, in the late 1970s by Joe Copeland / November 17, 2011
Politics Kent Kammerer, neighborhood activist and writer, dies at 78 Kent Kammerer by Joe Copeland / November 14, 2011
Politics School troubles threaten to beat board president School Board leader Steve Sundquist trailed a challenger narrowly in the first results. by Joe Copeland / November 8, 2011
Politics Midday Scan: Monday's top stories around the region This is an 1801 sketch of a mastodon by Rembrandt Peale, edited for Wikimedia Commons by Tim Ross. by Joe Copeland / October 31, 2011
Politics 'Understanding Occupy Seattle': The Podcast A 2011 crowd for Occupy Seattle at Westlake by Joe Copeland / October 28, 2011
Politics A doomsday scenario in 2012 An Occupy Seattle protester holds up her sign. by Dick Morrill / October 17, 2011
At Crosscut, a new emphasis on our communities coping with hard times Joe Copeland, Crosscut's new managing editor. by Joe Copeland / October 10, 2011
Politics An expert eyes the first drafts of state redistricting plan Washington's current nine Congressional districts by Dick Morrill / October 3, 2011
