The author, stepping down from directing the Trade Alliance of Greater Seattle for the past 20 years, distills what he has learned, warns against local complacency, and issues some stiff challenges to leaders and voters.
The Northwest Native Cultural Center is looking to build a two-story facility northeast of the International Fountain. City officials have pledged their non-financial support while the group seeks to raise $8 million for the project.
In an unusually blunt assessment, the board says its academic-performance goals, particularly for disadvantaged students, "are not on track to be met."
UPDATED: Liberal/green Bellingham is pitted against a more conservative Whatcom County on the explosive issue of a giant coal port. Gov. Gregoire is being urged to step in and order the state Department of Ecology to displace Whatcom County on the environmental review.
There's still time to catch the Seattle International Dance Festival and NW New Works Festival. Both conclude this weekend (June 17-19) at Cornish, On the Boards and other venues.
