Category: Business

An Indomitable Maria Cantwell is Back with a Glass-Steagall Posse
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An Indomitable Maria Cantwell is Back with a Glass-Steagall Posse

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has joined senatorial forces with Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), John McCain (R-AZ), and Angus King (I-ME) to introduce a bill they’re calling a “21st Century Glass-Steagall Act,” an updating of the Banking Act of 1933 (Glass-Steagall), which was gradually rendered toothless during the go-go 1980s and 1990s, and repealed in 1999. Continue reading An Indomitable Maria Cantwell is Back with a Glass-Steagall Posse

Op-Ed: Seattle Times Editorial Board’s Pitiful Swing at McGinn’s Gigabit Broadband
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Op-Ed: Seattle Times Editorial Board’s Pitiful Swing at McGinn’s Gigabit Broadband

Anyway, what is the problem, again? Rather than create a public utility to deliver fiber-optic internet to city residences, McGinn has instead chosen to pursue a public-private partnership that has customers across the country drooling over its $80-per-month rate for gigabit speed, upstream and down. Continue reading Op-Ed: Seattle Times Editorial Board’s Pitiful Swing at McGinn’s Gigabit Broadband

Making Cash in Seattle’s “Junk” Trade, Pt. 2: Art and Books
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Making Cash in Seattle’s “Junk” Trade, Pt. 2: Art and Books

In the first part of this four-part series on adventures and profit in Seattle’s junk trade, we prepared readers on how to approach estate, yard and garage sales. Now, we are going to give you some prime tips on what to buy, and how much to pay for it. First off, clues on what kind of art and books you can find and later resell for big gains. Continue reading Making Cash in Seattle’s “Junk” Trade, Pt. 2: Art and Books

Seattle to Get Gigabit-Speed Internet, Through Fiber and Clouds, in 2014
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Seattle to Get Gigabit-Speed Internet, Through Fiber and Clouds, in 2014

The company promises its fiber-optic internet will supply residents in the University of Washington West Campus District, First Hill, Capitol Hill, and Central Area by first quarter of 2014, continuing the roll-out to a total of 14 neighborhoods throughout the year. Price for one gigabit-per-second (Gbps), upstream and down? $80 per month. Continue reading Seattle to Get Gigabit-Speed Internet, Through Fiber and Clouds, in 2014