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Obama: that cornered feeling

Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.

A quick tour of his first year, his presidential style of management, and some of the tight corners he will have to escape.

Following California off the cliff

Posted Wed, Nov 18, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

States that love the citizen initiative are most in danger of fiscal insolvency, a study says, and Oregon may be next to tank.

Revisiting Bellingham's Fairhaven Highlands development

Posted Thu, Nov 12, 6 a.m.

By Bob Simmons

Troubled Horizon Bank, at the center of a massive hilltop housing plan, now says it may not survive long enough to build the project. Even so, the bank is pursuing permits and conservationists aren't sure what will happen next.

Memo to Mayor McGinn: Seattle needs to craft a 'greenprint'

Posted Mon, Nov 9, 6 a.m.

By Doug Henton

Other cities are getting their acts together, moving from grassroots upward, to create a regional green economy plan that builds on local strengths.

Like a natural disaster, without the upside

Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

When an economic engine like Boeing snubs your state on your watch, there's not much for a governor like Chris Gregoire to do. Just take the hit and try to move on.

Humor: The noble public service of Goldman Sachs

Posted Sun, Nov 1, noon

By Steve Clifford

Far from humbled by recent financial stumbles, Ron Rapacious offers a new line of derivatives: betting on future legal settlements.

Gregoire signals new willingness to talk taxes

Posted Tue, Oct 27, 6 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

As the state's projected deficit grows, the governor's new chief of staff says he "would be surprised" if the shortfall can be closed without new revenue.

In Olympia, recession is looking like an opportunity missed

Posted Thu, Oct 22, 6 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

Desperate times call for bold measures, but structural and political obstacles make any meaningful change unlikely, our columnist says.

It's like a full-time gig

Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.

By Michele Matassa Flores

Navigating the unemployment system is no easy task ... for people seeking jobs, hiring, or even those advising the applicants. Anybody need a professional hoop-jumper?

Seattle, toward a 'MetroNation'

Posted Thu, Oct 15, 6 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

Brookings' Bruce Katz argues in a UW talk that this "metro" can help lead the U.S. toward a new, more prosperous economy.

Welcome to 'Destroy History Month'

Posted Mon, Oct 12, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

September's demolition of state landmarks leaves Washington preservationists reeling.

Learning from Detroit, the City of Ruin

Posted Thu, Oct 8, 6 a.m.

By Chuck Wolfe

A city that defines urban decline was once like Seattle, built on a dominant transportation industry. Can it become a laboratory for urban reinvention?

Turbulence watch on the state's economy

Posted Tue, Sep 29, 6 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

Forbes gives the state high marks for its business climate, but you wouldn't know that at a summit of business leaders, suffering from the Boeing jitters.

'Just Do It' can be taxing in D.C.

Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Why making progress on health care, foreign affairs and the financial system is harder than it looks.

Business-as-usual is back in the saddle

Posted Tue, Sep 15, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

September is a time to remember 9-11 and the financial free-fall of 2008. The sad truth is that the Masters of the Universe haven't heeded the call for common sacrifice.

The fate of Obama's presidency

Posted Fri, Sep 4, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

It hinges on the economy, which is slowly recovering, and Afghanistan, which is fatefully resembling Vietnam.

Why do people like Medicare and fear health care reform?

Posted Tue, Aug 18, 6 a.m.

By Harris Meyer

A reporter talks to protesters at a Yakima rally and discovers profound disconnects between beliefs and behavior

Humor: Failure we can believe in

Posted Sun, Jul 5, 10:15 a.m.

By Steve Clifford

An exclusive interview with President Obama, in which he unveils his new strategy: 'Build on Failure'

Making the best of a bust

Posted Fri, Jul 3, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Even in hard times, there are signs that livable Seattle can still make progress despite, or even because of, the challenges of the economy

And for Seattle's next 'world's fair,'...

Posted Fri, Jun 5, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Puget Sound boosters are proposing to launch an annual Global Health Celebration in 2012 to re-brand Seattle for the new century.

Other media

David Brooks: Tim Geithner proves his critics wrong The Treasury Secretary's pragmatism and prudence are paying off and he exemplifies a style of flexible response to shifting contexts in the Obama administration.

NEW YORK TIMES

Ben Stein: Four sobering lessons from the recession Forecasters can't foresee. The amount of lying by financial institutions was breathtaking. And so on.

FORTUNE

Washington State budget hole deepens; projected deficit hits $2.6 billion The prospect of raising taxes is now almost conventional wisdom.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Maureen Dowd: The fallacy of virtuous bankers "We have recovering banks while we have 10-plus percent unemployment and 17.5 percent underemployment," the columnist says. "The gross thing about the Wall Street of the last decade is how much its success was not shared with society."

NEW YORK TIMES

Robert Samuelson: A noted economic prophet rings the alarm bell Nouriel Roubini warns that a "monster bubble" in asset values is growing once again, aided by central banks, that will burst with horrific consequences for the economy. He's been right before.

WASHINGTON POST

Blog posts

Free advice for the unemployed

Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.

by Michele Matassa Flores

Not everything the state assistance center provides is worth the (free) price, but there are some valuable tips. And those who use it, the state claims, are more likely to find work.