Behind the Scenes by Slightly NorthThis may backfire. Governor Gregoire has asked Washingtonians for ideas on how to cut the state budget. On the governor's website, she wants to know our opinion on the following: * What government programs should we sacrifice to ensure that we can continue to provide the essentials to the people of our state? * What ways can we reform state government to provide services more efficiently and cost-effectively? * What government functions and programs might be better handled in the private sector or the nonprofit arena?I don't know about you, but I t... Go to original article ...
Can't get enough of our Maggie Dutton, author of the Search & Distill column and answerer of all Alcohol 101 questions? She's now one of the featured columnists in Table Matters, a new food website based out of Philadelphia's Drexel University. The...
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I'm feeling a little bittersweet this morning, in our ten-steps-forward-two-steps-back country, or perhaps it's just what happens when you combine a sinus infection with cheap sparkling wine (the Capitol Hill Safeway was almost sold out of the good s...
Here's what the nation's food sections have this week:Nutritional Sticker Shock From Restaurants by Rebekah Denn (P-I): On January 1, all chain restaurants in Seattle will have to post nutritional info for all their menu items. You have seven weeks t...
