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ALL MEMBERS »Well, sort of. For those of you who plan to do a little boating on the Pacific Ocean this weekend, you might want to know about this hurricane-force wind warning for Sunday night and Monday. A mere gale warning is in effect as of this writing.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWIn announcing the big salary increase for University of Washington President Mark Emmert, making him the top-paid president of public universities, UW Regents pointed out that Emmert could make a lot more as a CEO of a private company. Doubtless true, but a fascinating story in Businessweek points to a bigger threat to retaining Emmert and keeping the UW's research edge. The story's title explains it well: "The Dangerous Wealth of the Ivy League."
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He's the latest of a long line of characters who have run for office. Turk lost up in Snohomish County. But some of the Northwest's clown princes have actually gotten elected. And some of them have served the people very well. No joke.
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