Reader Response
June, 2005
The Seattle SplitLike Jonathan Raban, I currently reside near Seattle ("Town vs. Country," March). I also was born and raised here. I have wondered why people who live in the city tend to vote Democrat and those in the country tend to vote Republican. But I am also curious about why "concrete dwellers" support "environmental" causes when they don't live in the environment they claim to protect. They shout that we should be tolerant of others, yet they stereotype peo...