Category Archives: Seattle Times

Seattle again through the eyes of different search engines


More and more, they primarily cater to tourists Continue reading

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Seattle influence in, of all places, Antarctica


More than a dozen features are named for local persons Continue reading

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It turns out Murder Inc. isn’t expanding in Seattle


City’s killing rate for 2012 is poised to be lower than average Continue reading

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Seattle lawyers maybe not so liberal as local population


King County Bar Association system of evaluating judges is under attack Continue reading

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Does a 1941 description of Seattle still ring true?


‘Farthest Reach,’ by Nancy Wilson Ross, provided an unflattering view Continue reading

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Seattle’s love-hate relationship with its downtown waterfront


Tourists seem more interested in it than the locals. Continue reading

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Calling all behavioral economists: Stay in Seattle


Setting of tolls for waterfront tunnel project promises lots of material Continue reading

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Is Seattle still overreacting about string of killings?


It’s important to put things in perspective Continue reading

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Different search engines see a different Seattle


Inclusions and omissions are interesting Continue reading

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Obama ‘endorses’ a mortgage broker in Seattle with a past


Paramount Equity runs a long presidential sound bite in its refinancing spots on the radio Continue reading

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The Rime of the Seattle Mariners


I hear little talk about the city’s baseball team Continue reading

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Fifty shades of Seattle


New “mommy porn” trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, is set along Puget Sound Continue reading

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Blogging the blogs of Seattle


Here are my periodic picks for the best Continue reading

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What’s all this talk about crime in Seattle?


Rise in violent offenses looks more like a statistical blip Continue reading

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‘Oklahoma!’ casting is PC reaction to Seattle’s racist past


Controversy misses the real issue Continue reading

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