But after spending the past 15 years reporting in Eastern Washington, I feel the Cascade Curtain is, at best, a cursory description of the two sides of the state. At times, it’s deeply inaccurate.
For one, people don’t always fit the characteristics of the side they live on. While electoral maps show blue and red counties, the reality is there are patches of blue throughout Eastern Washington. And, of course, there are Republicans who call communities around Puget Sound home.
As Crosscut’s new Eastern Washington reporter, I don’t want residents to settle for cursory, and sometimes stereotypical, descriptions of different parts of the state. I want my stories to make
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