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Seattle is addicted to bad narratives about homelessness
At the root of the crisis is not substance abuse, but a broken economy.
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What Crosscut missed in its early coverage of Washington's attorney general race
First impressions are important to voters. Reporting on Lorena González's announcement could have painted a fuller picture of her qualifications.
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People with disabilities need to get around. Seattle needs to make it easier
City Hall has an opportunity to make the city more livable for all of us — and to fight climate change along the way.
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How Washington state turned blue: Three decades of data explain our partisan shift
In the latest Crosscut/Elway Poll, Democrats far outnumber Republicans. It wasn’t always like this.
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In Seattle's housing crisis, can backyard cottages help families reconnect?
Recent zoning changes make it easier to build these dwellings. They could mix up the modern middle-class American life.