Tech
For a happier new year, Seattle and the state need to think big
It's about time for the state to take advantage of its relationship with China, by investing now in schools, transportation, and trade.
Jordan Royer
Jordan Royer left city government in 2007 to accept the position of vice president for external affairs in the Seattle office of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, where he currently works rep
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Politics
How Gregoire can shake up education, restore voter trust
The governor and the legislature should take an overhaul of the education bureaucracy straight to the people. And let the people have a chance to eliminate the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Culture
Belltown: Is this as good as it gets?
Belltown's history over the past 25 years suggested vitality, density, and the kind of success needed for the state's growth management plans to succeed. Now, it may be at a tipping point, in the wrong direction.
Tech
How a quiet culture war is dividing Seattle
City Hall loves nightlife, bicyclists, and the "creative class." But we are also a working port, a manufacturing center, and a place where green jobs might grow. Why not make it all work?
Tech
Smart budgeting needed in a city with jobs problem
The city of Seattle has been losing jobs while neighboring King County gains. And the city is resisting the kind of tighter budget practices that would help it live within its growing (yes, growing) general fund revenues.