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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Seattle City Council: ‘Self-inflicted wounds’
Re: “QFC to close two Seattle stores, blames city’s new $4 hazard pay law” [Feb. 16, Business]: Seattle City Council needs to stop making politically correct decisions that become self ...
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Now as free as a bird, a retired Seattle Times reporter branches into nature photography
Critique: “First, let me say it feels mighty strange to write any sort of critique for the legendary, retired Seattle Times reporter ... photo from around the Northwest. Submit online at ...
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Members of Cartoonists Northwest find ways to ‘tell any story’ and give support to each other
But Seattle-based Cartoonists Northwest ... other times, a member of the group. They might talk about anything from trends in digital art to techniques for depicting perspective.
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Transportation: ‘Independent oversight’
With Sound Transit announcing an $11.5 billion shortfall, Seattle’s streetcar $88 million over budget and bike lanes at $13 million per mile, it is clear that the management of public money is ...
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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]
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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: 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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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 ...