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Reminder: Seattle Graduates this Weekend

Michael van Baker — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:01:51 +0000

“There are no less than five college and university graduation ceremonies taking place in Seattle over the coming weekend, June 14 to 16,” says Seattle’s Department of Transportation. This will undoubtedly affect your brunch plans, should you have any. Who wants to sit next to hungover graduates and their grim-faced parents, glumly envisioning their kid moving … Continue reading →

Why Johnny Can’t Afford a Washington State College Degree

Michael van Baker — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:55:36 +0000

Many parents, looking at tuition costs that resemble home mortgages, might want to punch these experts in the mouth. Is it really so hard to imagine that students from Washington's less wealthy counties might hesitate at the prospect of, three months out of high school, signing on to a four-year hitch that will leave them $40,000 in debt?

TGIF! Weekend Traffic Predicted to be “Particularly Ugly” Saturday

Michael van Baker — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:35:25 +0000

If you can avoid the SoDo area on Saturday, the Department of Transportation advises you to do so. The University of Washington's graduation ceremonies start at noon at Century Link Field, and are set to wrap up just about the time the Mariners take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at SAFECO Field. So at 4:15 p.m., more than 40,000 will be heading one way, while somewhat fewer than that will be heading another. We'll let you decipher which is which.