I just finished writing a three-part series for Seattle Woman [http://www.seattlewomanmagazine.com] on local women writers. As requested, I interviewed two sets of writers in the area of genre fiction — romance and mystery — and one in literary fiction. Skeptical at first about the genre fiction, b
Although finance as a discussion topic tends to get yawns or groans from most people, my profile on Tacoma's Russell Investments [/business-technology/11926/], little-known outside the investment world, drew many readers and comments. Here on Crosscut [/business-technology/11926/Russell+Investments%
Having outgrown its headquarters building, the company needs new digs for 1,100 employees. A bigger issue, though, is the possibility Russell has outgrown Tacoma. State and local politicians are scrambling to keep the 72-year-old company there, but Russell's employees live in a big world.
As reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/353425_getthere03.html], Sound Transit received complaints about their regional transportation survey, also criticized by some Crosscut readers [/transportation/11925/].
The widely promoted Sound Transit survey has more bugs than bang, say critics. My blog linking to the survey [/transportation/11925/] gleaned excellent critiques posted by our Crosscut readers. I just got word that Will Knedlik, state-rep-turned-transportation activist, has asked Sound Transit to sh
