Stories for Feb. 12, 2008

Northwest mega-donors were a little stingy last year

Slate.com is out with its annual list of the top 60 American philanthropists, and there's a surprise for the mega-wealthy Northwest. Only one person from the region makes the list, Phil Knight, the Nike CEO, who comes in 16th of the top 60 for his $100 million gift to the University of Oregon. That's it. No Bill Gates this year, though he's often led the list. Nor does any Washington institution figure as recipient of a large gift.

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The Googie primary

Ahead of the Feb. 20 Seattle Landmarks Board caucus that will determine the fate of the Ballard Manning's/Denny's Googie-style diner, KCTS-TV (9) is running a poll on whether or not the structure should be saved. It's not scientific, of course, just one of those Internet free-for-alls, but if you want to have your say, vote here. You only have this week to vote, and the results have been flipping back and forth between the "save its" and the "tear it downs."

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