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2008: Year of Hope, Year of Fear. Essay 11
After a year of shattered illusions, are we just growing a new crop?
Scott St. Clair
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We need new ferries. So why don't we get them?
The state makes it almost certain that ferry bids will come in way over budget, in a misguided attempt to keep the jobs in state. Here are the latest sad figures.
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The case for Sarah Palin
The Alaska governor is dead center in the mainstream of middle class American life, argues a conservative Crosscut contributor.