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  • February 2008

    • Microsoft Pioneer Leaves $65M to Gay Rights Groups

      Seattle Times  |  Feb 25, 08 6:07 AM CST

      Microsoft Pioneer Leaves $65M to Gay Rights Groups

      (Newser) - One of the first five Microsoft employees has left $65 million of his estate to gay rights groups, the Seattle Times reports. Ric Weiland, who helped high school friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen launch Microsoft, committed suicide in 2006 at age 53. His donation is believed to be the largest estate gift ever given to the country’s gay and lesbian community. More »

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      Microsoft  • gay rights  • Bill Gates  • AIDS  • philanthropy  • Seattle  • Paul Allen  • National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

    • Move Over, Silicon Valley

      New York Times  |  Feb 8, 08 4:40 PM CST

      Move Over, Silicon Valley

      (Newser) - Baby Bills, Jeffs, and Sergeys—start-ups founded by veterans of Microsoft, Amazon, and Google and nicknamed for their founders—are sprouting up around Seattle as the city becomes the next hot technology incubator, the New York Times reports. With the University of Washington playing the role Stanford does in Silicon Valley, and Amazon and Microsoft drawing tech talent, young companies are cross-fertilizing. More »

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      technology  • Silicon Valley  • Seattle  • venture capital  • startup

  • January 2008

    • Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

      Forbes  |  Jan 26, 08 6:35 AM CST

      Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

      (Newser) - Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns: Salt Lake City, Utah Wichita, Kan. Austin, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Fort Worth, Texas More »

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      list  • Atlanta  • Seattle  • Houston  • Austin  • Omaha  • Salt Lake City  • Forbes  • Indianapolis  • Raleigh  • US cities  • Wichita  • Fort Worth

    • No Real Estate Meltdown Here

      New York Times  |  Jan 9, 08 7:52 PM CST

      No Real Estate Meltdown Here

      (Newser) - For the first time since the company's founding, Amazon's administrative employees will reside in one ZIP code, the New York Times reports. But the planned 2010 move from scattered offices to a single Seattle location will hardly make it the first big name in Paul Allen-directed South Lake Union: The Microsoft co-founder owns 60 acres in the lakefront neighborhood, whose tenants include REI and Tommy Bahama. More »

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      business  • real estate  • Amazon.com  • Seattle  • real estate values  • Paul Allen

    • Group of Seattle Women Buy WNBA's Storm

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Jan 9, 08 10:29 AM CST

      Group of Seattle Women Buy WNBA's Storm

      (Newser) - Though the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics could be on the way to Oklahoma City, the WNBA's Storm appears set to remain in the Emerald City thanks to a deal by four local women to buy the women's basketball franchise. The foursome, which includes a pair of Microsoft executives, will pay Sonics owner Clay Bennett $10 million, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. More »

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      basketball  • Microsoft  • Seattle  • women's basketball  • WNBA  • Seattle Storm  • Sue Bird

  • December 2007

    • Death Penalty Considered in Carnation Slayings

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Dec 29, 07 11:10 AM CST

      Death Penalty Considered in Carnation Slayings

      (Newser) - Murder charges filed yesterday in the Christmas Eve slaying of six family members in a house in Carnation, Wash., added chilling details to the account of the deaths, and made the perpetrators liable for the death penalty, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Michelle Anderson and Joseph McEnroe have been charged with aggravated first-degree murder in the killing of Anderson's parents, brother, and his wife and two children. More »

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      death penalty  • Washington  • Seattle  • killings  • Carnation, Wash.  • Joseph McEnroe

    • Daughter & Lover Confess to Killing 6 in Family: Cops

      Associated Press  |  Dec 28, 07 3:53 AM CST

      Daughter &amp; Lover Confess to Killing 6 in Family: Cops

      (Newser) - The daughter of a murdered couple and her boyfriend have confessed to killing the young woman's parents and four other relatives, according to police. Michele Anderson, 29, and her live-in lover gunned down Anderson's parents Christmas Eve at their home outside Seattle, police said. When Anderson's brother, his wife and two young children arrived, they were also shot dead to eliminate witnesses. More »

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      murder  • Christmas  • Washington  • Seattle  • confession  • Carnation, Wash.  • Joseph McEnroe

    • Santa Claus Nailed to Cross

      Seattle Times  |  Dec 24, 07 8:52 AM CST

      Santa Claus Nailed to Cross

      (Newser) - A Washington state man's personal protest against the commercialism of Christmas is upsetting his new neighbors, and it's not too hard to understand why. A headless Santa Claus sings Christmas carols on Art Conrad's front porch, and another life-size Santa hangs crucified on a 15-foot cross in his yard. More »

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      protests  • Seattle  • Santa Claus  • commercialism

    • Washington Declares Storm Emergency

      Seattle Times  |  Dec 4, 07 4:45 AM CST

      Washington Declares Storm Emergency

      (Newser) - A state of emergency was declared yesterday for the western part of Washington, the area hardest hit by severe storms in the last few days. Massive flooding, heavy rains and high winds have killed at least two people, caused a three-day shutdown of an interstate and other major highways, and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of residents. More »

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      storm  • flooding  • Washington  • Seattle  • Oregon  • state of emergency  • power outage

  • October 2007

    • Fido-Friendly Vacation Spots

      MSNBC  |  Oct 15, 07 5:23 AM CDT

      Fido-Friendly Vacation Spots

      (Newser) - Man's best friend has become a member of the family, so why shouldn't he get a break, too?  Make it fun and easy to travel with your pet by visiting one of these hound-hangout towns MSNBC recommends: San Diego, CA Long Beach, CA Carmel, CA More »

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      list  • California  • Chicago  • New York  • travel  • dog  • pets  • San Diego  • Seattle  • cat  • Colorado Springs  • Portland  • Long Beach

    • Cyber Game Olympics Vie for Mainstream

      Reuters  |  Oct 7, 07 7:02 PM CDT

      Cyber Game Olympics Vie for Mainstream

      (Newser) - The 700 gamers in Seattle this weekend aren’t lonely basement-dwellers, say World Cyber Games planners: They're gifted athletes competing in “e-sports.” Organizers hope that such sportsmen will claw into the mainstream and bypass other fringe athletes like poker players and competitive eaters. “The goal is to one day be recognized as on par with the Olympics or the World Cup,” says one. More »

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      video game  • South Korea  • Seattle

  • September 2007

    • Seattle Sues SuperSonics

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Sep 25, 07 5:59 PM CDT

      Seattle Sues SuperSonics

      (Newser) - In the latest struggle between local governments and pro sports teams over who foots the bill for the places they play, the city of Seattle has filed suit to try to stop the SuperSonics from breaking their lease at the city's Key Arena before 2010 and moving elsewhere. The NBA franchise's Oklahoma-based owners claim they're losing money under the deal. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle

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