The rift between the two sides of the Cascade mountains is well known. Now there's a new bone of contention: food.
Apparently the "100-mile diet" is catching on in Seattle, where some people aim to cut pollution by sourcing their food locally instead of shipping it from far away.
An editorial in the Tri-City Herald pokes fun at the whole idea. It misses the point, of course. But it's still better than the infamous 2000 vote by the Seattle city council in favor of removing the Snake River dams. No wonder it's so hard to build consensus for development and infrastructure in the state.