This tragedy has affected so many lives and families. While we hope for an eventual outcome that everyone will accept as fair and just, we should not confuse this unfortunate and painful incident with the long and robust Sister City relationship between Seattle and Perugia. That friendship and mutual respect continues, as does the life of our ancient sister city.
Read again our own take on the real Perugia: http://crosscut.com/2007/11/14/history/9073/ and our op-ed in Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010724542_guest07james.html
See also our letter to Perugia Mayor Wladimiro Boccali and the exchange of letters between Boccali and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn:







