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“We were so excited to get the stimulus,” Durkin said, “and last night we had an emergency meeting to review what to do with it. One thing led to another, and you know how it goes. When I woke up this morning I was kind of hazy about what we decided. But then I checked my e-mail and there was an order confirmation from Amazon for $133 million in paving supplies, and I’m, like, ‘Oh s–t.'”
SEATTLE, WA – Frustrated by multiple thwarted attempts to impose new taxes on Amazon.com, Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant today revealed she is planning to increase city funding for … Read More
SEATTLE, WA – “Hey, brah,” began the 3 a.m. call to the city of Seattle. “It’s me, man, Portland. The Roooooose Ciiiitttttt-aaaayyyyyyyy!” Quickly moving past Seattle’s befogged questions of what … Read More
SEATAC, WA – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport officials today reported that, after two months of COVID-19 related lockdowns and a 95 percent reduction in global air travel, wait times at most … Read More
SEATTLE, WA – Responding to a question at a press conference today about when he expected the WNBA to resume play, Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes appeared shocked for several … Read More
FROM THE SEATTLE NEWSMAKER ARCHIVES, MAY 17 1980 BY TED NEWELL, NEWSMAKER OPINION COLUMNIST If you’re like me, you’re tired of hearing “so-called” “experts” from the “US Geological Survey” lecture … Read More
EVERETT, WA – Speaking to reporters from his New Hampshire home, Boeing Chief Executive David Calhoun assured employees, shareholders and the Seattle area community that he had been on lunch … Read More
