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Melinda Gates

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Bill and Melinda Gates 'Living Sitters' Portrait Unveiled by Gates-Friendly Smithsonian Gallery

    ​This is the portrait of Bill and Melinda Gates (see larger view below), commissioned by the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in D.C. and unveiled this morning. The New York Times says "Bill Gates appears supremely self-assured...[and] Melinda looks confident." They should. The paper n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Bill Gates Tops Steve Jobs in Political Donations; Microsoft Outspends Apple Inside the Beltway

    ​There was a time when Bill Gates wouldn't deign to politick. He was a successful software salesman who didn't need to grease palms or seek government largesse. His company and employees donated a mere $251,474 during the 1996 federal election cycle, for example. Then came 1998, the beginning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Melinda Gates: My Kids Aren't Allowed to Have iPods

    ​Bill and Melissa Gates kids have it made. Their parents are rich, beloved the world over for their philanthropic largesse and, even if most of the family money will be spent curing malaria and other third-world diseases, there will still be enough cash left over to buy a small Mediterranean i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Bill and Melinda Gates Answer Politically Incorrect Question on '60 Minutes' (VIDEO)

    ​Correspondent Scott Pelley says it took a year for Bill and Melinda Gates to agree to allow "60 Minutes" to follow them to India and beyond for a (fawning, but what else would you expect?) segment on their foundation's unprecedented cash giveaway. So what reward do we, the viewers, get for su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Time's 100 Most Influential People on the Planet: The Clintons, The Gates, and Lady Gaga

    Woman of power Lady Gaga​Time.com readers have voted and chosen Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi as their #1 most influential person of 2010, and close behind at #5 is Lady Gaga. Says Time: If you like dance and pop, the music is great -- well-produced and delightfully contagious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Four Reasons Ban Ki-moon Should Be Our Next Mayor

    Plus he's so much more pleasant to listen to.​Flanked by the CEO of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and two corporate executives, Ban Ki-moon offered up a vision for a greener future, showed a willingness to work with big business, a heart for getting women better healthcare, and a dri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    No iPhones for Bill Gates' Kids

    "But, Moooom! I need one!" You gotta love this report from Gizmodo, quoting an interview with Melinda Gates in Vogue (sorry, no link), that the richest family in our area (and the nation) won't allow rival products in its household. We refer to the iPod and iPhone, which Bill and Melinda Gates have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2008

    Even Bill Gates Couldn't Get into Quantum of Solace

    Quantum of Solace dropped so hot that even Bill and Melinda Gates couldn't get into the 7:45 showing at Paul Allen's theater, Cinerama. This gave me an opportunity to have my picture taken (with an iPhone--sorry, Bill) with the gracious software magnate and philanthropist. My friend Nick informed ... More >>

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    The Winners

    A summary of our readers' picks.

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2006

    Bill, Melinda, and Poverty

    A summary of our readers' picks.

  • Arts

    June 28, 2006

    The Tank Rolls at SSO

    Symphony shakeup. Plus Wing Luke Asian Museum news and no love for Intiman.

  • News

    February 1, 2006

    Old-School Headache

    Bill Gates' alma mater, Lakeside School, stumbles on the way to reinventing itself in the name of diversity.

  • Diversions

    August 4, 2004

    Reader Ballot Winners

    Bill Gates' alma mater, Lakeside School, stumbles on the way to reinventing itself in the name of diversity.

  • News

    January 8, 2003

    Ventures: Wipeout

    Seattle's remaining tech companies aren't likely to rebound soon, but some are poised to capitalize if new products catch on.

  • News

    December 27, 2000

    Y2K: From hype to hurt

    Looking back on the year of the crash.

  • News

    January 26, 2000

    Selling giving

    United Way of King County is reinventing itself as a new charity for a new Gilded Age, applying business smarts to philanthropy itself. But the results expose some problems in privatizing society's safety net.

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Sell-ebrate the '60s

    United Way of King County is reinventing itself as a new charity for a new Gilded Age, applying business smarts to philanthropy itself. But the results expose some problems in privatizing society's safety net.

  • News

    May 19, 1999

    Money makes the world go 'round

    United Way of King County is reinventing itself as a new charity for a new Gilded Age, applying business smarts to philanthropy itself. But the results expose some problems in privatizing society's safety net.

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