PacMed To Partner With Providence Health, But Will Stay Secular
Pacific Medical Centers said Monday it plans to team with Providence Health and Services, the latest example of health care providers aligning with religious organizations.
View ArticleAnalyst: Nadella 'Not A Marquee Name' But 'Solid Choice' For Microsoft CEO
Microsoft has confirmed that Satya Nadella, 46, will be its new CEO as of Tuesday.Todd Bishop, co-founder of the tech website Geekwire, said Nadella, who has worked at Microsoft for 22 years, will be...
View ArticleDoes A Super Bowl Victory Boost The Economy?
It feels great to win the Super Bowl, especially if you sell beer, T-shirts or season tickets. But that's not what people mean when they talk about a boost to the region's economy. And when you...
View ArticleNorthwest Starfish Experiments Give Scientists Clues To Mysterious Mass Die-Offs
Near the ferry docks on Puget Sound, a group of scientists and volunteer divers shimmy into suits and double-check their air tanks.They move with the urgency of a group on a mission. And they are....
View ArticleInaccurate Coal Leases Cost Taxpayers 'Millions'
Leases for coal mining on public lands in the West are costing taxpayers millions because they should be bringing in more money, a new government study suggests — and the problem could get worse if...
View ArticleSeattle Police Reforms Shift To Officer Training
Seattle’s ongoing effort to reform the police department seems to be shifting to a new phase, from policy to implementation. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says 2014 will be “the year of training” for Seattle...
View ArticleAn Immigrant Success Story In Nadella's Rise
Microsoft is celebrating a new leader: Satya Nadella is the company's third chief executive. Nadella likes cricket, and he quoted Oscar Wilde in his email to employees Tuesday. And for Seattle's Indian...
View ArticleSeattle Celebrates Seahawks’ Super Bowl Victory
A sea of fans flooded downtown Seattle on Wednesday as the Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade crawled its way from Seattle Center to CenturyLink Field.
View ArticleDepartment Of Defense Declines To Release Investigation Into Bales' Command
The Department of Defense has denied a request by reporters for information about Staff Sergeant Robert Bales’ murder of 16 Afghan civilians.
View ArticleEnergy Storage Battery Heads To The Market
The push to build supersized batteries capable of storing unused energy for later use on the grid is taking a big step forward: Private companies are interested in moving the technology out of the...
View ArticleFloating Wind Farm Off Southern Oregon Coast Gets A Green Light
A Seattle company that wants to build a floating wind farm off the shore of Southern Oregon got a green light from some high-ranking officials on Wednesday.
View ArticleSally Jewell Straps On Snowshoes To Offer Perspective On Climate Change
Hot on the heels of President Obama’s latest State of the Union address, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell came home to Washington to meet with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and the National...
View ArticleHow A Rainbow Of Plaid Pushed Robert Jones To Paint
Standing in the middle of the main gallery at Cornish College of the Arts, you're surrounded by color: artist Robert C. Jones' large paintings are vivid swaths of red and green, yellow and blue;...
View ArticleObama: Kenneth Bae Deserves To Be Free
President Obama said Thursday the United States is still trying to win the release of former Lynnwood, Wash., resident Kenneth Bae from North Korea.
View ArticleInside The Real American War In Vietnam
Steve Scher talks with author Nick Turse about his book "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam." It is about a detailed account of the widespread sanctioned killings that took...
View ArticleAdvocates Push To Slow Deportation While Waiting For Immigration Reform
Marcie Sillman talks with Pramila Jayapal, an advocate for immigrant, civil and human rights. She and other supporters are pushing to slow deportation while Congress constructs an immigration bill.
View ArticleLife After Blowing The Whistle On The NSA
Steve Scher talks with former NSA senior executive Thomas Drake about his experience before, during and after blowing the whistle on fraud and abuse in the United States government.
View ArticlePossible Rate Hikes For Seattle Public Utilities Customers
Steve Scher talks with Ray Hoffman, director of Seattle Public Utilities, about the possible rate hikes for Seattle residents. SPU is hosting four public meetings to collect comments from the community.
View ArticleSeattle School Board Approves New Busing Plan
Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle School Board President Sharon Peaslee about the district's new busing plan that sets new departure and arrival times.
View ArticleRecreational Pot May Be Coming To Alaska
Steve Scher talks with Alexandra Gutierrez, capitol correspondent for Alaska Public Media, about a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Alaska.
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