Rocky Mountain News has a lot of parallels with the Seattle situation, being part of a joint operating agreement. Another paper on the market doesn't make it easier for the Seattle Times Co. to sell its Maine papers.
The frequent alarm that Boeing is heading out of town is false. More worrisome, argues a veteran Boeing-watcher, is the way the company is becoming, like GE, too focused on the short-term.
With Obama's new New Deal gaining momentum, let's remain skeptical of big projects that are touted as economic saviors. States like ours may be desperate, but a boondoggle is still a boondoggle.