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Fred Jarrett

Currently enjoying retirement after of public service and a long career, Fred’s been an active participant our region’s political life for over five decades. Most recently, Fred lead the executive branch of King County government, the King County Executive Leadership Team and the Executive’s Best Run Government Initiative. Previously a state senator, he served four terms in the state House of Representatives, after stints as Mercer Island Mayor and as a city council and school board member. Mr. Jarrett has also had a 35-year career at The Boeing Company.
Health

Where’s the Cheapest Healthcare in Washington?

The importance of this new information can’t be understated.  For too long, it’s been held murkily in silos within the industry. 
Books

How Boeing went from “Making 20th Century Cathedrals” to being Driven by the Bottom Line

If airplanes are complex, so are human relationships.  The 787 program outsourced chunks of the 787 to “partners,” thereby rupturing much of the web of relationships central to the culture of safety.
Politics

Mercer Island: The Partisanization of a Local Government

In dealing with stormwater issues, Mercer Island proved Winston Churchill right about Americans: We’ll always do the right thing – after we’d tried everything else.
Health

The Key to Getting Better Health Insurance

Transparency is the first step towards accountability and that is a key component of improvement. Otherwise, how can you tell when improvements are made?
Politics

What Should Social Media Companies Have to Disclose About Political Ads?

Facebook and Google chose to withdraw from the market and instituted self-imposed political ad bans in Washington. Those bans have effectively shut out campaigns from advertising on the platforms and led to widespread confusion a bout the law. And the fact that the companies allow some campaigns to still advertise presents its own challenges to a transparent and level playing field.
Health

Your Health Care Providers Compared [UPDATED]

They say you can’t improve what you don’t measure and along that line, we’re proud to announce that the Alliance’s 14th Community Checkup report is being released today, with results for 1,978 clinics, 327 medical groups, 106 hospitals, and 16 health plans for claims from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
Cities

Back To The Future: What’s The Holdup On A Lake Washington Passenger Ferry?

Service would run from Renton's Southport to MOHAI on South Lake Union -- a one-hour trip on a fast ferry running hourly, competitive with the already congested routes to South Lake Union but with spectacular views, time and space to work.
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