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Executive Pay
5:17 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

Striking Providence Hospital Workers Criticize Nonprofit CEO’s $6 Million Pay

More than 500 workers at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia are on strike.

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Relaunching The 787
3:44 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

Boeing Says It Can Install A Better Battery

Credit Boeing
Boeing presented a graphic to the public to demonstrate proposed improvements to the 787 battery.

The Boeing Co. unveiled what executives called a "proposed permanent solution to the 787 battery issue" Thursday  night. The company’s 787 fleet has been grounded for two months because of safety concerns over the plane’s lithium-ion batteries. Two batteries in the fleet’s first 50 planes have had smoke and fire incidents.

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News & Culture
10:00 am
Wed March 13, 2013

Canada, Culture And Commerce: Coal Ports And Movie Direction

Credit Flickr Photo/Ryan Sitzman
Coal transport by train.

Vancouver Sun political correspondent Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news from Canada. And it turns out Canada doesn’t want a coal port either. Then, film critic Robert Horton asks the question: What does it mean when something is “directed” in a movie? Also, Seattle Times economy columnist Jon Talton explores how the sequester cuts will affect our local economy.   

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Paltry Pot Parcels
3:38 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

Scarce Real Estate For New Marijuana Stores

Credit KUOW Photo/Amy Radil
Legalization advocate Greta Carter says marijuana retailers can't find space for rent.

A new state law says you can have a licensed retail store for recreational marijuana, but it can’t be located within 1,000 feet of many facilities: schools, parks, transit centers, arcades, or libraries. In Seattle, that 1,000-foot rule means most of the city is off-limits. Smaller cities may have no eligible sites.

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