According to most news reports, the political divide in our country has never been deeper. Viewers of PBS’s recent series on the Roosevelts already know that isn’t true, but just try…
Do we agree on anything political?
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Seattle prospers – but rich-poor gap also grows
We blogged last week about how income inequality is growing in Washington. Now we have new information about the increasing gap between high earners and lower earners in Seattle. The…
Enrollment up across-the-board in college-level courses
Talk about “bursting at the seams.” So far this fall, record numbers of high-school students all over Washington are enrolling in college-level courses. The College Board also reports that students…
Are we ready for tax reform?
Great news! For the first time since 2000, across the U.S., poverty is down. Bad news. Last year, Washington was one of only two states where both poverty and income…
Ebola epidemic in the US? Unlikely.
There is no denying that Ebola is a deadly disease. The most recent outbreak in West Africa has been by far the largest, infecting 7470 people and killing 3431. The…