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Category Archives: Seattle
NY Times headline cites Seattle ‘bubbles of corruption’
But it only refers to a novel Continue reading
Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle image, Seattle media
Tagged E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Garth Stein, Helen Gulanos, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, J.A. Jance, J.P. Beaumont, Jamie Ford, Jim Lynch, Metronatural, Miss Seattle, New York Times, Roger Morgan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Truth Like the Sun
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Stressful Seattle: HOW CAN THAT BE??!!
Metro area ranks No. 9 in list of “most stressful” areas. Continue reading
Big Seattle charity uses accounting magic to look better
United Way of King County counts money in an unusual way Continue reading
In Seattle, how do you solve a problem like Jean-Sun?
Miss Seattle’s disparagement of local weather and people draws international attention Continue reading
In Seattle, an anti-government protest over bridge tolls?
A 40% traffic drop might be caused by Tea Party-like sentiments Continue reading
What’s all this talk about crime in Seattle?
Rise in violent offenses looks more like a statistical blip Continue reading
The richest people in Seattle–a very long time ago
None of their descendants rank among the wealthiest today Continue reading
Posted in Seattle, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media
Tagged 047, Arthur Denny, Bailey Gatzert, Bill Gates, creative destruction, Cyrus Walker, David Denny, Forbes 400, Hearst, Henry Yesler, Jacob Furth, Jeff Bezos, Joseph Schumpeter, Leigh Hunt, Mary M. Miller, New-York Tribune, Paul Allen, richest people in Seattle, Seattle billionaires, Seattle millionaires, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle YMCA, Thomas Burke, Thomas S. Lippy, Tribune 4, Watson Squire, William C. Hill, William Renton, World Almanac
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A ranking where Seattle just became No. 1
Bad news: It’s the list of big-city sales tax rates Continue reading
Posted in Seattle, Seattle economy, Seattle politics
Tagged Alabama, Amazon.com, America's highest sales taxes, America's worst sales taxes, Arizona, Birmingham, Chicago, Chris Gregoire, Forbes, Los Angeles, regressive state tax, Seattle sales tax, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Tuba City, Washington State sales tax, Washington State tax structure
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Are certain Seattle charities in line for a visit from the IRS?
Food for the Hungry audit focuses attention on valuation of deworming medicine elsewhere Continue reading
In Seattle, car washes in the rain
Commercial facilities seem to do a good business, too Continue reading
Posted in Costco, Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle image, Seattle Times, Seattle weather
Tagged Antioch University, Belltown, City University, City University of Seattle, Costco, Elephant Car Wash, pink elephant car wash sign, Seattle car wash, Seattle car washes, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Snow buries Seattle’s image, too
Ridicule, not sympathy, seems more the order of the day Continue reading
Shoveling snow in Seattle: “You must be new here”
Few seem to clear their sidewalks Continue reading
Bracing for Seattle ‘snow’: Armageddon with a smile
The city–or its media–is in a near-panic over what looks like next to no accumulation Continue reading
Posted in Seattle, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle weather
Tagged Armageddon, Armageddon with a smile, Houston, KHOU-TV, Neil Frank, Seattle, Seattle snow, Seattle weather
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