Mentoring: how it made a real difference for a Seattle gang member
A trailblazing national program born in the Northwest is gaining recognition for its mentoring seriously at-risk kids.
Judy Lightfoot
Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isola
Latest work
Finding ways to bring our veterans back home
Half a year after Gen. Peter Chiarelli told a packed audience at the UW that Seattle must take specific steps to help veterans cope with the lingering trauma of military service, how are we doing?
Politics
The Families and Education Levy: worthwhile progress?
The levy is on the ballot, up for a seven-year renewal by voters. Two Seattle middle school principals spoke to Crosscut about the levy's impact on their students.
Crosscut Tout: 'Inequality in the Age of Mass Incarceration' at Town Hall, Oct 13
Harvard professor Bruce Western (Punishment and Inequality in America) and a panel of local speakers discuss the impact of the "prison boom" that has placed 2 million Americans behind bars and 5 million more under correctional supervision.
Crosscut Tout: The artful wildness of 'Woodnote'
Musical sounds that come naturally, like a wild bird's song, give form to Seattle poet and bookstore owner Christine Deavel's first book. She has several local readings starting Oct. 1.