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  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Mike McGinn's Nightlife Initiative to Be Revived in January

    ​In July Mayor Mike McGinn introduced his nightlife initiative, an ambitious eight-point plan that aimed to dramatically reshape the way Seattle got its drink on. The most ambitious part of the plan? More time to booze! Or, translated in more serious language, a proposal to extend or stagger b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Microsoft Helping Russian Police Quell Dissent?

    ​UPDATE: Microsoft made a major change to its policy in response to the story. If you made a list of crimes that the Russian government should be worried about in order of their importance to state security, "pirated software" would land somewhere below corruption, political assassinations an ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2010

    The Times and the 'Soft Hit It Off

    Their relationship seems a little too cozy for comfort.

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Microsoft and The Seattle Times Are Going Steady

    ​Microsoft and The Seattle Times have long been friends. But lately it seems like the friendship between the region's second-largest company and the city's only remaining print daily has blossomed into something more substantial -- like the kind of thing you might see while flipping by Cinemax ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    What the Big Boys Want

    The state's billionaires and corporate lobbyists want the taxpayers to give generously—again.

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Prosperity Parody

    As fat cats and pols gathered, you had to wonder if the average taxpayer would be part of the 'partnership.'

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Citizen Microsoft

    It's time we stopped acquiescing to the behemoth in Redmond, because what's good for big business isn't necessarily good for Washington.

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