Brrrr. Chilly-weather season has landed in communities and neighborhoods all across the Evergreen State. (“Chilly”? It’s already downright frosty for many Washington denizens of the deep freeze!) “Frightful,” indeed, are…
Category: The Advance
Will Amazon’s Drone Delivery Take Off?
Earlier this week Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced on 60 Minutes that his company is currently in the testing phase of a new service called Amazon PrimeAir that would allow…
Washington’s future prosperity might depend on abandoning a “cultural stereotype”
“First, as early as second grade, the children demonstrated the American cultural stereotype that math is for boys . . . . Second, elementary school boys identified with math more…
The truth about rules and standards: job killers or job makers?
Washington legislators often hear from constituents that rules, standards and regulations are economy-crushing job killers.But are they? Two new studies, according to experts cited in this Salon story, say the…
Canola rising: Acres planted, product value soar
News item: Canola cracks top 40. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that canola moved up one spot — from 40 in 2011 to 39 in 2012 — on…