Indigenous Affairs Washington State University earns $15M a year on stolen land A Grist report reveals that over the past 150 years, WSU has collected at least $1B in profit from land taken from 21 Indigenous nations. by Venice Buhain / February 7, 2024
News Over half of WA school bond measures get majority vote, but fail Only seven of 21 school bonds statewide got supermajority votes, but 91% of school operations levies, which require only a simple majority, passed. by Venice Buhain / February 20, 2024
Tech Black and white (or is it red?) all over The Seattle Times Co. is on its way back to profitability, a glowing New York Times article reported recently, but the paper's own numbers raise doubts. by Bill Richards / September 16, 2009
Tech A move by Hearst raises new questions about pi.com's future The P-I globe is still there along with a legacy website, but the newspaper is gone. by Bill Richards / June 14, 2010
Maine pension fund won't back buy of Blethen chain P-I presses stop; Times troubles roll on by Bill Richards / March 17, 2009
Maybe it went to voice mail The print P-I's end is near. Why no call from Hearst? by Bill Richards / March 12, 2009
New bad news at the Seattle Times Advertising in February was down 45% over the previous year, and the Times' pension plan has become underfunded, according to a memo to the staff. by Bill Richards / March 4, 2009
Seattle Times asks staffers for 12% pay cuts E-mail to staff strikes an urgent note, saying the paper faces a liquidity crisis and "cannot afford to delay." by Bill Richards / February 4, 2009
Hearst skips final option payment to Seattle Times The Seattle P-I Globe, built for the defunct "Seattle Post-Intelligencer," will be preserved. (2007 photo) by Bill Richards / February 4, 2009
Tech UPDATED: Could the next P-I be electronic, and on a plastic sheet? Hearst has been working on an e-paper project for the past year. Plastic Logic, a firm working on such a product, says Hearst won't be a partner. by Bill Richards / February 2, 2009