Patti Payne: Seattle Boat Show rides rising tide of interest

The Sabre Salon Express from Bellingham Yachts has a price-tag of $3.2 million, the most expensive boat that will be on display at the 2023 Seattle Boat Show. BELLINGHAM YACHTS By Patti Payne  –  Columnist, Puget Sound Business Journal Jan 25, 2023 That jaunty “Big Seattle Boat Show” jingle that gets stuck in our heads is back in

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Charting a new path toward housing affordability in Washington state

Jan. 13, 2023 at 11:46 am Updated Jan. 13, 2023 at 11:49 am      New apartments under construction are set to open this summer, near the Space Needle, on Dec. 18. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) By  Brad Smith  and  Phyllis Campbell It’s no secret that Washington state is embroiled in a housing affordability

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Sea lions, seals might be hampering WA salmon recovery. What can be done?

dy their true effect on the fish. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times) By  Isabella Breda  Seattle Times staff reporter SAN JUAN CHANNEL — The earthy, fishy smell wafted aboard Joseph Gaydos’ research vessel first. Then came the guttural growls. Dozens of massive tan Steller’s sea lions were resting on the rocky islet. Gaydos, science director

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Dismal student scores make clear ‘normal’ doesn’t cut it

Agreed. https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/dismal-student-scores-make-clear-normal-doesnt-cut-it/ M. Ryder / Op-Art By The Seattle Times editorial board Grim as they were, the recent release of student assessments known as “the nation’s report card” should have surprised no one. Education researchers say the effects of learning disruption during the pandemic are worse than what kids in New Orleans faced after Hurricane

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Signs Get Snatched, Kicked, Burned as Political Battle Reaches the Front Lawn

Campaign signs dot the slope of a hill in Murrysville, Pa.Credit…Kristian Thacker for The New York Times By Julie Bosman Published Nov. 1, 2020Updated Nov. 3, 2020 CHICAGO — In Illinois, Florida and Arizona, police officers have been summoned to investigate Biden signs set ablaze and Trump flags swiped in the night. Homeowners, angry over their campaign signs

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City of Kent to add large, outdoor warehousing activities to B&O tax

Extension will increase revenue by about $2.1M per year by Steve Hunter Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:28pm Business The city of Kent expects to receive an additional $2.1 million per year from its business and occupation (B&O) tax when it extends the square footage component of the tax to include outdoor warehousing activities. “The purpose is

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A statement from Advertiser JC Harris for Des Moines City Council

My name is JC Harris and I’m running for City Council because Des Moines needs change. Now. I say ‘now’ because our current council is moving far too slowly. They exaggerate the health of our city, touting our turn-around from near-receivership in 2016 as being an indicator of future success. But that is a very

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