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Breaking Mallahan out of the 'business guy' box

Posted Wed, Oct 14, 6 a.m.

Our writer, talking with the Seattle mayoral candidate, comes away impressed by his small-C catholicity and Northwest values.

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Coping with Boeing's 'Flight to the South'

Posted Mon, Aug 24, 6 a.m.

Boeing is playing hardball with its unions and local politicians. Before we end up caving to this new shakedown effort, shouldn't Speaker Chopp and other leaders be crafting a response?

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Everett: God's gift to Seattle politics

Posted Wed, Aug 12, 6 a.m.

It's understandable that Joe Mallahan, a son of Everett (the Athens of Puget Sound), will be shy about lording it over his Seattle fellow-candidates. And that Dow Constantine would drip Everett-envy.

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Cong. Rick Larsen confronts anger at a town hall meeting on healthcare

Posted Mon, Aug 10, 6 a.m.

The hostility is out there, but so are the supporters for reform. Larsen appeals to 'Northwestern civility' in one crowded session in Skagit County.

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Drawing the line on Everett landmarks

Posted Fri, Jul 24, 6 a.m.

Everett has a remarkable string of historic buildings and landmarks, as well as a record of losing many of them. The battle with the Port of Everett over the Collins Building has become a dramatic last stand for preservationists.

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Celebrating the Northwest's floating world

Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.

Maritime advocates are looking to have Congress declare most of Washington's coastline, including Puget Sound, a National Heritage Area. It could be a boon for tourism, preservation, and the marine industry itself.

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What was Shawna Forde thinking?

Posted Tue, Jun 16, 6 a.m.

Shawna Forde, a lost soul in Everett and the world of anti-immigrant terrorism, is now accused of murder. It adds another dark chapter to Everett's history and to the stories of mayhem caused by 'true believers.'

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The Rise of Pugetopolis

Posted Fri, Feb 13, 6 a.m.

Our population has quadrupled since 1950. Where are all those people going?

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How to pay for the roads still traveled

Posted Tue, Oct 21, 8:58 p.m.

Notwithstanding increasing mass transit ridership and more prudent use of cars, automobiles will dominate U.S. transportation for decades to come. So how do we pay for roads? Variable tolling is one answer, and in the age of GPS the logical next step should also be explored: a fee on miles traveled everywhere by individual vehicles.

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Dominic Gates: Relations with Boeing will be greatly changed after S.C. decision Political leaders and the union say they will regard the company in a very different light in future negotiations.

Boeing's new mantra: 'No loyalty to place' CEO Jim McNerney learned about this at previous jobs at 3M and GE, but signs of this change were not clear to local Boeing supporters. Now they know.

Cost cutting leads to hefty jump in profits at Washington Post Co. Advertising, including Web advertising, continues to fall, but cost cutting at properties, including the Everett Herald, are putting the company back in the black.

Everett or South Carolina? Boeing close to decision on 787 assembly plant Company president Jim McNerney says he expects to announce the location of the second Dreamliner assembly plant within the next two weeks.

Snohomish County secession leader faces bankruptcy in Montana In the 1990s, John Stokes wanted to create "Freedom County" from parts of Snohomish County. That idea went nowhere and it's been downhill ever since.

Blog posts

Media watch: 787 flies to Charleston

Posted Thu, Oct 29, 11:02 a.m.

As yesterday's big Boeing news was breaking, KING TV and KIRO-FM were all over the story.

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Survivor's guilt at Boeing

Posted Wed, Oct 28, 3:38 p.m.

News at the company isn't good, and that's for those "lucky" enough to still be there

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A personal memory of Ted Kennedy

Posted Wed, Aug 26, 6:59 a.m.

"I felt his happy clasp on my shoulder"

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The Boeing strike is getting more ominous

Posted Thu, Oct 23, 9:52 a.m. 2008

This showdown over outsourcing may turn into big questions about Boeing's staying in Washington state and how well the company is being managed.

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