Too many north County store fronts are vacant. Snohomish County’s unemployment hovers at 9.4 percent, a notch below the state average 9.6 percent. Businesses and public agencies tighten belts by cutting still more jobs. Investment capital has gone into hiding, afraid of deflation and unwilling to accept meager earnings that might not match inflation. What to do?
On a recent Monday afternoon, the rhythm of my day was broken by an excited call from my friend, Dean. He asked if I had seen 60 Minutes the night before and, upon learning that I hadn’t, broke into a vivid description of a segment about a phenomenal young man. Derek Paravicini is a musical savant — with a book, a CD, and sold-out performances around the globe.
What does it take to ensure that people we too often label as “disabled” are successful at work? As it turns out, it takes the same thing that all great companies use to ensure every employee is successful at work: smart business strategy.
A long standing rule for barber shop chat is to stay away from politics and religion. A friend reminded me of that when locker room banter at the Y strayed into religion. He made clear that religion, like politics, wasn’t a fit topic for discussion.
I often talk about how human beings — regardless of their developmental diagnosis or condition — can learn and grow. But it isn’t often that I get to sit down and witness this type of growth as it’s happening. I did this recently with a five-year-old named Nora at our Child Development Program in Seattle, and came away with some extraordinary lessons.
It is with a heavy heart, that I send this letter to you today. A wise old saying says, “all good things must come to an end” and this statement is especially true for a military spouse, such as myself. My husband, Master Chief/Master Diver, John Emborski of the U.S. Navy, has accepted an incredible position reassignment on the East coast, in Virginia Beach, Va. My family and I will be relocating in July.
The heat surrounding School Board member Michael Kundu has critics losing sight of the underlying issue. It is as though demands for his resignation generated a great fog diverting attention from the issue he raised to the stuff he quoted. When General McChrystal was fired, the issue of war in Afghanistan stayed as clear as it was before — however clear that was.
There’s a big spill in the Gulf and BP (not Be Prepared) has not been able to quell the gusher. Wildlife habitat, a huge seafood industry and hundreds of miles of beach recreational are in peril. This worst-ever off-shore drilling disaster has CNN delivering 24/7 coverage.
With Democrats very much in control in Olympia, and Republicans on the sidelines, one would expect the legislature to close this year’s looming $2.8 billion budget gap with orderly dispatch. Instead Washingtonians were treated to a dizzying round of closed-door meetings, surprise hearings, do-overs, missed deadlines and bills with no text.
The story of Joaquin is a powerful one.
He was born in October of 2007, a healthy and well-developed baby who went home without complication. Just four weeks later, however, Joaquin went into sudden cardiac arrest while he and his mother were at the store. For a short period of time, he was actually dead.
Got sports? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you do. In recent weeks, we’ve been watching the college elite battle for the championship in the NCAA basketball tournaments. Prior to tourney season, we also celebrated an incredible showing by the United States team at the Olympics in Vancouver.
I was once a proud Republican attending Marysville precinct meetings and voting like a good Republican. But that was before…
Strategists for the Democratic and Republican parties are pondering how best to use Congress’s vote on health-care reform in the…
