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Gordon Sondland – The Transactional Witness And His Northwest Power Moves
How does a businessman whose image at home has been relatively benign, if at times controversial, find himself in this sort of hot water, with the heat being turned up by both parties?
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An Anatomy of Boeing’s Problems. And Seattle’s.
As for the impact on Seattle if Boeing is really crippled, I wonder how well local planners are taking that into account.
The Sounders Lift Our Spirits. Let Me Count the Ways.
For millions of short or average height—like me—this is such a refreshing change from the super-bulked athletes of professional football or the towering giants of basketball.
Uber is Escalating the Scooter Battle Into a War Over Big Data
"Grab the popcorn. This is a major power struggle over the future of city streets, and it’s just getting started.”
The Kennedy Center’s New Campus And Its Seattle Connections
One wonders, as former Seattle Symphony exec Deborah Rutter reinvents the cultural center to reach wider audiences with striking architecture, whether that might have happened (or still could happen) at Seattle Center.
As California Burns, Will Climate Refugees Head This Way?
The rest of the West has always been peopled by former Californians, and that includes the Northwest. I wonder how much our demographers are calculating for this new migration.
Gordon Sondland – The Transactional Witness And His Northwest Power Moves
How does a businessman whose image at home has been relatively benign, if at times controversial, find himself in this sort of hot water, with the heat being turned up by both parties?
Intiman: Theatre Of The Future? (an update on the “theatre that wouldn’t die”)
The existential question is what exactly Intiman is at this point. The speed at which money has been raised so far suggests there's still a constituency willing to find out, but the Big What is still an open question.
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Uber is Escalating the Scooter Battle Into a War Over Big Data
"Grab the popcorn. This is a major power struggle over the future of city streets, and it’s just getting started.”
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13 Things You Can Do About Climate Change
There are a variety of actions you can take to get on a path to a lower personal carbon footprint and work toward ensuring a lower carbon future.
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2020 DEM DEBATES
Dem Debate: Warren Debunked; Looking At Amy And Pete
Warren's failure to answer the medicare cost issue hurts her. Her wealth tax is likewise improbable and likely unconstitutional. Time to look at Amy and Pete.
Dem Debate: It’s Simple – Follow The 2018 Template!
Nancy Pelosi was smart. Focus on the issues where most Americans are already with he Democrats and keep it simple. So why don't some of the candidates get this?
Dem Debates: The Leftward-Ho March Is Slowing
And Joe? God bless him. He must be related to George W. Bush. The English language is not, apparently, his native tongue.
Dem Debates: Intensifying the Civil War in the Democratic Party
The liberals gave as good as they got, blasting “corporate” Democrats who only want to make incremental change.
Dem Debates: The Perils of Feverish Factionalism
I fear that any of the Big Three are creating personas of self that will serve up red meat for the ravenous pit bulls to be mega-funded in the campaign to make Donald Trump not the issue.
Dem Debates: Warren Keeps Winning the Media Nod. But Why?
I still heard Warren being declared a debate "winner" by the talking heads, because she is queen of the Twitter-and-Pronouns educated white progressive wing of the party, and national journalists at papers like the Times and the Post are all card-carrying members of this cohort.
