Seattle Times Technology Columnist Brier Dudley reflects on how Seattle became a technology hub and why tech startups are able to succeed there.
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Q&A: Microsoft’s Brad Smith on saving the press and democracy
Microsoft's president explains why he and the company are advocating to sustain the free press and for an Australian proposal that would force Facebook and Google to pay for news displayed on their ...
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Northwest storm leaves at least 200,000 without power
At least 200,000 people remained without power in the Portland, Oregon, area Sunday after a winter storm blanketed the Pacific Northwest ... outages there, The Seattle Times reported.
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Looking for a little garden inspiration? Good ideas come in small spaces.
She just launched a how-to newsletter on Pacific NW gardening. Visit her website at amy-pennington.com. Mike Siegel is a Seattle Times staff photographer; [email protected]etimes.com.
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Lofton carries Louisiana Tech over UAB 70-58
(AP) — Kenneth Lofton, Jr. had a season-high 21 points plus 12 rebounds as Louisiana Tech got past UAB ... Michael Ertel added 10 points. The Seattle Times does not append comment threads ...
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Civics instruction: Newspapers matter
7 was my 70th birthday, and what better gift than Brier Dudley’s insightful ... She read three papers per day. How many times at dinner did I hear mom say, “We must have an informed citizenry ...
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Education: Reopening schools
Even before COVID-19, too many districts were unable to provide equitable access to school resources, technology or mental-health services. Let the outcome of this ordeal be reinvigorated public ...
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Education: Equity
The 72 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle have provided consistent instruction throughout the pandemic, thanks to support from generous donors and grants, and the incredible efforts of ...
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Attack on Pakistani post kills 4 soldiers, 4 militants in NW
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A group of militants attacked a security post in a former Taliban stronghold in northwest Pakistan ... the porous frontier. The Seattle Times does not append comment ...
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3 die in vehicle crash northwest of Portland
PORTLAND — Three people died in a vehicle crash Wednesday northwest of Portland ... police said. The Seattle Times does not append comment threads to stories from wire services such as the ...
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Northwest African American Museum and Seattle Opera team up for drive-in concert film celebrating Black voices
“A Night at the Opera: Celebrating Black Voices” is a coproduction of the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) and Seattle Opera that features African American vocalists performing ...
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The people, and the process, behind the locally produced podcast ‘The Bittersweet Life’
The tech-wise Northwest, of course ... a growing audience and production by a pair of Seattle-reared women: Katy Sewall, longtime KUOW producer/host, and Tiffany Parks, her childhood friend ...
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A Wright Brothers moment on Mars will expand our cosmic perspective
Seattle-area businesses ... ideal candidates for Washington’s tech and aerospace industries. Now is an especially important time to take a cosmic perspective. The search for life in the solar ...