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.
Washington’s unemployment rate falls again, seemingly pointing to a better economy, but this slow-going recovery makes the overall picture a confusing one.
Benefits paid to unemployed workers in Washington set a record in 2010. And one broad measure of unemployment puts the true jobless rate here at over 18 percent.
The block in front of Times' headquarters is now included as part of security for the company's $91 million debt to banks. Meanwhile, the paper is scaling back features, and sale of its Maine papers...