Memo to city pols: times are tough
Posted Mon, Dec 22, 6 a.m.
While the rest of us tighten our belts, the Mayor and City Council pass around pay increases and raise fees. Hello?
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ACORN's bad seeds
Posted Sat, Oct 25, midnight
The Republicans didn't need to manufacture a voting scandal to hang on the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Besides sloppy voter registration — not actual vote fraud — the organization has plenty of real problems worth scrutiny.
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Seattle Times Co. is reported close to a deal in Maine
Posted Thu, Oct 16, 4:19 p.m.
The company has been trying to sell the Blethen Maine Newspapers chain since March.
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A Labor Day story: the cost of a finger lost
Posted Sun, Aug 31, 8 p.m.
A South Sound resident recalls a story passed down from the time when workers were radical and for good reason: It was damned dangerous toiling in the woods and the mills.
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In touch with the average American
Posted Sun, Aug 31, 8 p.m.
That seems to be a virtue everyone can agree on this campaign season. So let's define what that means.
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The Filson of my dreams
Posted Fri, Aug 29, 7 a.m.
A Seattle clothier makes a jacket so tough and so dear, it's hard to part with, even for a new one.
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The Maine burden of the Seattle Times Co. might be soon lifted
Posted Thu, Jul 31, 10 a.m.
A group that includes a former senator is negotiating to buy Blethen Maine Newspapers. But back home, the Seattle Times faces another fiscal challenge — the Teamsters and a possible labor action.
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Health insurance coverage vs. science
Posted Tue, Jul 1, 5 a.m.
A device to help those with autism and other conditions communicate has been excluded — and then included, and then excluded again — from health insurance coverage in Washington. At issue is the process by which insurers decide what's covered and why, which doesn't always reflect scientific consensus.
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Employee performance evaluations through the ages
Posted Sun, Jun 22, 11 p.m.
These case studies might be instructive for employers of today. Examined here are the supervisor evaluations of employees Benedict Arnold, Judas Iscariot, and George Armstrong Custer.
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For the French, Seattle's cachet is bio
Posted Mon, May 5, 10 p.m.
Seattle's French Underground: There are thousands of emigrants in metro Seattle. They generally like our green and organic values, but the social norms here are an acquired taste. Part 2
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Thousands trade four wheels for two during Bike to Work Month
Posted Thu, May 1, 5 p.m.
Rising gas prices, crowded buses, concern for the environment, and the desire to squeeze in a workout are motivating more people to commute by bike. Here's what you need to know if you're thinking about joining them.
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What made the Seattle style of business a success
Posted Thu, Apr 24, 2 p.m.
As civic icons like Safeco drift away from their Puget Sound roots, here's a look at the components of a Seattle way of doing business that built up such brands. The key was motivated employees. The poison was rapid growth.
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Growing up without newspapers
Posted Thu, Apr 10, 2 p.m.
Sixth of a series: The youngest member of the Crosscut editorial team weighs in.
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The Boeing tanker slapdown
Posted Mon, Mar 3, midnight
The state's congressional delegation and others are shocked that we're shipping defense jobs overseas to Airbus. But isn't that the free trade they're always touting?
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We are not 'the next Silicon Valley'
Posted Mon, Feb 18, midnight
Nor should we be. An expert on the original high-tech nexus explains why all these technology clusters are unique and not able to be imitated. Instead, Seattle should build on its local strengths while remaining a key part of the global network of technology industries.
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A pivotal year for the Times and its unions
Posted Wed, Jan 23, 1 a.m.
Having never fully recovered from a strike seven years ago, the state's biggest newspaper is entering a period of critical labor negotiations. The company plans to outsource Teamsters jobs, and the Newspaper Guild contract is up for renewal.
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A jury sides with BusinessWeek in a lawsuit brought by a former Microsoft director
Posted Tue, Dec 18, 10 a.m.
Plaintiff Peter Tilton said a reporter broke her word in naming him in an article about difficult coworkers. But the jury said no promise existed.
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Hot-desking gets hot in Portland and Seattle
Posted Fri, Nov 30, 5 a.m.
Alt-workspace by the hour, day, week, or until your client is suitably impressed.
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Seattle's checkered history of radicalism
Posted Sat, Nov 17, midnight
As we near the eighth anniversary of the WTO protests, a look at the city's reputation as a capital of protest. In reality, save for a couple of exceptions Seattle has been a sleepy capital of capitalism.
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A staff departure ruffles Seattle's popular and public KUOW-FM
Posted Tue, Aug 28, 10 a.m.
Longtimer Ken Vincent quit the NPR station and talked about it, and that touched off other complaints that KUOW is moving down the path of blandness.
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The latest at The Seattle Times
Posted Wed, Nov 12, 8:43 a.m. 2008
We've compiled a list of some 20 newsroom employees who have volunteered to be laid off, which could mean 15-25 more would be involuntarily let go after that. Updated
MOREBallard natives for Rossi, and other signs of the times
Posted Tue, Nov 4, 11:40 a.m. 2008
Change taking place in one Seattle neighborhood, as seen on election day.
MOREThe axe falls at The Seattle Times
Posted Mon, Nov 3, 3:26 p.m. 2008
Up to 150 jobs will be eliminated through voluntary or involuntary layoff.
MOREA Seattle Times union ratifies a contract that includes 6 percent raises
Posted Thu, Oct 23, 9:47 p.m. 2008
At the same time everyone is anticipating a layoff.
MOREThe 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.
MORETentative contract settlement at The Seattle Times
Posted Fri, Oct 17, 1:54 p.m. 2008
It includes, gasp, pay raises.
MOREA newspaper truckers strike is apparently averted
Posted Wed, Sep 24, 1:27 p.m. 2008
Looks like The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer won't face a Teamsters strike after all. Teamsters Local 174, which represents 74 drivers who haul the newspapers to Puget Sound distribution centers, had threatened to walk out in October over a contract dispute that includes Seattle Times Co. plans to outsource the drivers' jobs to outside contractor Penske Logistics.
MOREAnother deadline is set by the Teamsters for a Seattle Times strike
Posted Mon, Sep 22, 10:06 p.m. 2008
Some Teamsters truckers, who have been feuding with the Seattle Times Co. since last November over plans to outsource heavy trucking to independent contractor Penske, voted Sunday, Sept. 21, to authorize a walkout if their contract dispute is not resolved by Sunday, Sept. 28.
MOREWashington and Idaho score very high as business-friendly states
Posted Sun, Sep 7, 9:31 a.m. 2008
In the governor's race, Gov. Chris Gregoire understandably often cites the state's recent rating by Forbes magazine, which names Washington as the third best state for business. The magazine's annual ranking put Virginia first and Utah second; Idaho retains its high rank, this year as 7th. Oregon finished 16th, Colorado is 6th, Minnesota is 11th, Montana is 24th, California is 40th, and Alaska is 48th.
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