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What New Taxes on High Earners would mean to Washington

Amazon has responded to the new Seattle payroll tax by moving several thousand employees from Seattle to Bellevue.

Struggling to Stay Alive in White Center, a Music Entrepreneur adds a Seattle Venue

After a challenging year of trying to keep the lights on in his White Center business, Tim’s Tavern owner Mason Reed has something to look forward to—on February 16, he will take over Slim’s Last Chance in Georgetown.

The Trump ICE Force, Explained

ICE agents’ aggressive tactics in hauling people out of their homes, workplaces, and from their cars have sparked nationwide protests, as they appear to be acting as the president’s paramilitary police rather than as a publicly accountable government agency.

‘Yes, Dear,’ and Other Foolproof Advice for a Long Marriage

When my wife and I have an argument, we adhere to the Ten Second Rule. Every half hour we take a ten second break. Neither party is allowed to speak during his break.

The Blowback to Trump Intensifies

The reign of vengeance, and Trump's excesses will only be broken, bottom up, by voters, terrified and warned by the killings in Minneapolis. The lower federal courts are hopefully providing a holding action.

Trump Racism in Historical Context

The “Manifest Destiny” we learned about in high school history classes has in fact been a push by Anglo-American Protestants to manage the continent.