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Looking North? Here’s One American’s MBA Experience in Canada
An MBA is a major investment in your life, future and finances. With some colleges requesting more than $100K for tuition, it’s easy to see why students are looking at schools outside of the States when considering their degree options. Alyssa King, a Texas native and a natural globetrotter, chose to pursue her MBA…
Bridging Seattle’s Generational Divide for the City’s Sake, and Ours
From Boomers to Millennials, Seattle's generations need each other, especially as we all face the challenges ahead
It is somewhat fashionable for American generations to dislike one another, Boomers vs. Millennials vs. Gen Xers. All have come in for criticism, despite the fact that defining people by age and marketing categories doesn’t fully reflect human experience which, at its best, is multi-generational. The other day I was walking in Columbia City and…
Gender Wage Gap Wider in King County Than Elsewhere in Washington State
Although pay equity for women has improved, men are still paid more for the same work. Why is the problem even worse in King County than elsewhere?
Women in King County earn 76¢ for every dollar earned by men, compared with 78¢ for Washington state as a whole
Some Seattle Companies May Benefit From City’s Legacy Business Program
A proposed city program could save Seattle’s legacy businesses—but should it?
West Seattle’s Jack Miller will only close the doors of his iconic 85-year-old Husky Deli if he decides to call it quits—which he has no plans to do. He’s among the lucky small-business owners who also owns the building
Bellevue’s University Bookstore to Close, but the East Side Keeps Its Edge
Bellevue is in many ways more “urban” than Seattle now—certainly, it’s racially more diverse, which is complete flip from the white-bread suburbs of the ‘60s and ‘70s
Berger supervising a photo shoot of Bill Gates and Brian “The Boz” Bosworth in 1988
Seattle Neighborhood Director Kathy Nyland, Accidental Activist
Neighborhood councils may abhor her, but Seattle’s new neighborhood director Kathy Nyland is determined to make more voices heard as Seattle reshapes itself for the future
Department of Neighborhoods director Kathy Nyland (pictured in SoDo) began as an activist who kept strip clubs from overrunning her Georgetown neighborhood
Seattle Renters on Skyrocketing Housing Costs: “You May Love Seattle, But It May Not Love You”
Rents keep going up and up. What are stressed-out Seattleites doing about it?
May Nguyen and Jon Lee, who rent an apartment in Othello, are finding that wage increases aren’t keeping pace with rent increases
Washington’s Electors More Faithless Than Any Other State; They Should Pay
Faithless electors used to be a very rare thing, and this year, Washington’s were more faithless than any other state’s
The Washington Secretary of State’s Office has sent $1,000 fine notices to the four state “faithless electors” who voted for presidential candidates other than the one who won the state, Hillary Clinton. Presidential electors are selected by state parties and their ballots actually determine who is president. They are supposed to vote for the candidate…
Seattle, Island of Blue
The next four years will challenge Seattle, says Knute Berger. Are we up to the task?
On election night 2016, Seattle learned just how much of a national outlier it is. During the past eight years, the uplifting message of hope personified by Barack Obama led us to believe our own PR: that we were a national role model for social justice, the economy, reform and progressive politics in general. Our…
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