Stories for June 13, 2012

Alaska's Pebble Mine will spell trouble for Northwest salmon

Wed, Jun 13, midnight

By Daniel Schindler and Norm Van Vactor

According to an EPA report, the proposal to mine for gold and copper near Alaska's Bristol Bay will be bad news for salmon populations -- and Seattle's fishing economy.

Legislature can't just bail out state's universities

Wed, Jun 13, midnight

By Ted Van Dyk

Part of the answer to providing higher education has to come from within the UW and other state colleges. Better management is required.

For Seattle's business community, it's getting harder to be a player in the region

Wed, Jun 13, midnight

By Bill Stafford

As the regional chamber of commerce gets ready to name a new president, a look at the changing political and business environment illustrates some of the challenges ahead.