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Obama Campaign Uses Little Steps To Make Big Movement

Stephen Herrington | Posted 10.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama, Canvassers, Campaign Tactics, Politics Local, Volunteers, Obama Biden, Grassroots Campaign, Obama Volunteers, Snohomish County, Campaign 2008, Precinct Meeting, Politics, Washington, Seattle, Election 2008, Home News
Stephen Herrington

What Obama's campaign does that is different is to ask canvassers and callers to personally take a stake in making a difference in the leanings of voters. Quite simply it is predicated on the very questionable statistical significance of one human influencing another.

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Detroit Three Expect $25 Billion -- So Who Bails Out Americans' Missing Car Payments?

Steve Parker | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Automotive News, San Diego, Portland, Detroit Three, Mortgage Crisis, AIG Bailout, Cars, Washington DC, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Los Angeles, Denver, America, Ford Motor Co, Dallas, American Financial Services Association, Chrysler, Chevrolet Volt, Aig, Seattle, Sen. Carl Levin, General Motors, Wall Street, Phoenix, Michigan, Home Foreclosures, San Francisco, Plug-in Hybrids, Us, Repossession, Wall Street Bailout, Business News
Steve Parker

It used to be said that a house was the largest expenditure in any person's lifetime; but if someone buys five or more new cars over 40 or 50 years, those purchases could easily cost more, in total, than their home.

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Obama Gains First Major Newspaper Endorsement

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Seattle, Endrosement, Barack Obama, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Joining the New York Post (which went for McCain) as an early endorser, the Seattle Times declares, "Obama should be the next president of the United ...

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We Are Winning: An Interview With Battle In Seattle Director Stuart Townsend

Brad Listi | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home

Read More: New Releases, WTO Riots, Third World, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Michelle Rodriguez, Presidential Election, Global Trade, Imf, Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, Seattle Riots, Stuart Townsend, Battle in Seattle, Movies, Barack Obama, Cinema, Celebrity Endorsements, Patriotism, Seattle, Brad Listi, World Trade Organization, Filmmaking, Ray Liotta, Make Trade Fair, Channing Tatum, Andre Benjamin, Charlize Theron, Wto, Home News
Brad Listi

A lot of people feel like they've lost their voice during the last eight years. This movie is a clear illustration of the fact that you do count... Things can be different. If Obama runs the country like he's run his campaign, we're in good shape.

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Is This The Way To Travel Green -- By Air?

Wired | Dave Burdick | Posted 09.05.2008 | Green

Read More: SeaPort Airlines, Green Travel, Seattle, Portland, Green Living, Airlines, Green News

There's no way around this one: travel by air is bad for the environment. I recently went to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, which was a...

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The Disciplines: Norway Rocks! (By Way Of Seattle)

Tony Sachs | Posted 07.30.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: A-Ha, Rock Music, Bellingham WA, Norway, The Best Mistake, Briskeby, The Disciplines, The Posies, Alternative Rock, Big Star, Pop Music, Norwegian Pop Music, Seattle, Smoking Kills, Joe Dallesandro, Grunge, Ken Stringfellow, R.E.M., Burt Bacharach, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

If you're a typical American, your knowledge of Norwegian pop music begins and ends with "Take On Me." Who knew that Norwegians could rock out like this?

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Oscar Winner Shirley Jones Gets Orient Express For Her 30th Anniversary

Edward Lozzi | Posted 07.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Naturalist, Marty Ingels, Relationships, Academy Award, Trains, Travel, Shirley Jones, Orient Express, National Parks, Wedding Anniversary, Seattle, Living News
Edward Lozzi

Hubby Marty Ingels tracks down the original Super Luxury Liner right he...

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Fleet Foxes: Live in Concert (and in Flannel)

Marissa Moss | Posted 07.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Flannel, Breaking Entertainment News, Grunge, Fleet Foxes, Sub Pop, Folk Music, Fashion, Seattle, Music, Freak Folk, Devendra Banhart, Entertainment News
Marissa Moss

The first time I heard Fleet Foxes, I thought I liked them because I listened to the album on vinyl. But when I heard them live, I realized that their warmth and honestly came from the bandmembers themselves.

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Everything New Is Old Again

Lloyd Alter | Posted 06.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Architecture, Green Building, Leed, Seattle, Green News
Lloyd Alter

Eighty years separate the construction of these two Seattle buildings, but in fact they are very much alike. Both have high ceilings and big windows...

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Seattle Bans Sale Of Bottled Water

Treehugger | Collin Dunn | Posted 03.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Bottled Water Ban, San Francisco, Seattle, Plastic Bottles, Bottled Water, Chicago, Seattle Bans Bottled Water, Business News

First San Francisco banned it. Then Chicago started taxing it. Now, the city of Seattle is taking action against bottled water; last week, Mayor Greg ...

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Starbucks Slashes 600 Jobs

Reuters | Posted 02.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Starbucks Job Cuts, Starbucks Layoffs, Howard Schultz, Seattle, Starbucks Shares, Starbucks, Business News

Starbucks Corp said on Thursday it would eliminate 600 jobs as it works to cut costs and reignite growth. The coffee seller has been battered in rece...

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Seattle Opens Can 'o Whoop Ass on FCC Chairman

Josh Silver | Posted 11.10.2007 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Seattle, Media Ownership, Media News
Josh Silver

Some 1,000 people packed the Seattle Town Hall to say no to the Federal Communications Commission's plan to let the largest media companies further consolidate ownership.

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The Sonics Boom Again

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.07.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: The Sonics, Pop Music, Seattle, Punk, Vintage, Retro, Garage Rock, '60s Revival, Indie Rock, Tacoma, Cavestomp, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

The Sonics, possibly the most ferocious band in rock and roll history, were back together for the first time in 35 years.

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Raising the Bar

Carl Pope | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Salt Lake City, Seattle, Transit, Global Warming, Cement Global Warming, Seattle Global Warming, Global Warming Amendments, New Highways, Sierra Club, Seattle Highways, Politics News
Carl Pope

Voters are waking up, and new polling indicates that Washington state may score another first: turning down a roads proposal because of its impact on global warming.

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Seattle Aims To Recycle 60 Percent Of All Trash By 2012

New York TImes | J. Michael Kennedy | Posted 10.10.2007 | Business

Read More: Seattle, Pacific Northwest, Trash Recycling, Recycling, Business News

Out here next to Steamboat Slough and the lumber mill, piles of garbage from Seattle are lined up in neat rows and blanketed with a fabric similar to ...

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America's Most Stable Housing Markets

Forbes | Matt Woolsey | Posted 10.03.2007 | Business

Read More: Housing Markets, Seattle, Foreclosure, Home Prices, Business News

Nationwide, home prices are falling, sales are sluggish and the number of foreclosures is mounting. Ask any economist and you'll hear that things are ...

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It's National Singles Week - Let's Revisit Those "Best Cities for Singles"

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.17.2007 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Seattle, Social Support, Cost of Living, Boston, Best Cities, Single, Travel, Home Ownership, Demographics, Marital Status Discrimination, Living News
Bella DePaulo

September 16-22 is Unmarried and Single Americans Week. Just in time for the celebration, the Census Bureau just released the latest figures showing a...

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