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Greg, we hardly knew ye
The Mayor had a hard time presenting an authentic self to the public, for reasons both psychological and demographic. In the end he was a prime minister, never a king.
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Light rail at last: What took us forever?
13 reasons for Seattle's slug's pace for making tough decisions.
Politics
Crosscut's 2008 election predictions, UPDATED
We asked our pundits to weigh in with their predictions for the general election, considering what can be discerned from the primary vote earlier this week in Washington state. Composing the Crosscut Index for this survey were Knute Berger, David Brewster, Jim Compton, Clark Fredricksen, Pete Jackso
Politics
Is Sound Transit really one of 'the world's biggest boondoggles'?
A new magazine called Miller-McCune has compiled a list of "The World's Biggest Boondoggles," [http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/601] and right up there in fourth place is Seattle's Sound Transit Link Light Rail (phase 1, not the proposal we'll vote on next November). Here's the dishonorable ment
Seattle & King County
Next chapters in the Great Transit Debate
Turns out there's no parking near the light rail stations, save one in Tukwila. Welcome to the reality of trade-offs.