In Washington, clergy are not mandated reporters. After a similar bill died last year, new language would offer exemptions for sacramental confessions.
No matter how much you grieve for pre-Amazon Seattle, that company has proved that urban centers are not just banks for corporate square footage. They’re places to call home.
Crosscut reached out to literary junkies at Elliott Bay Book Co., Richard Hugo House, and Powell's Books to compile a list of the best local books of 2011 for all the readers on your holiday shopping...