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During the summer of 2016 I relocated from Seattle to Las Vegas. Since then, I have not put up new posts here on New To Seattle, although visitors are free to comment on older posts, to which I often respond. In Sin City I've launched a new blog, New To Las Vegas, which continues my same tradition of observation, musings and commentary. Visitors can access my new blog by clicking here. Please visit and stay awhile.

Tag Archives: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

In Seattle, Comcast track record hurts merger bid

Posted on September 25, 2014 by William P. BarrettSeptember 25, 2014

Poor service, high prices are poor reasons for $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable

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Posted in Seattle government, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle Times | Tagged Comcast, Craigslist, creative destruction, John Adams, Joseph Schumpeter, Richard Nixon, Seattle joint operating agreement, Seattle Magnolia, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Time Warner Cable, Xfinity | Leave a reply

Seattle area had a mirror Roswell Incident–and just as valid

Posted on July 9, 2013 by William P. BarrettMay 29, 2017

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Bogus birds of a feather flock together

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle media | Tagged Frank Ryman, Fred Crisman, Google Doodle, Harold Dahl, Karl Pflock, Kenneth Arnold, Maury Island Mystery, Merrick Manufacturing, multiple Roswell Incident crash sites, New Mexico, Roswell, Roswell Incident, Roswell: Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, UFO, Unidentified flying object | 3 Replies

Monumental Seattle (Part 2)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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What does “The Wall of Death” say about the city?

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media | Tagged Alki Point, Arthur Denny, Burke-Gilman Trail, Buster Simpson, Chief Seattle, Colin Baden, Denny Monument, Fire Station No. 41, Fishermen's Memorial, Fremont Bridge, Fremont neighborhood, From Swords Into Plowshares, George Washington, Hat N Boots, Hot Cha Cha, John T. Young, Kenny Schneider, Lewis Nasmyth, Magnuson Park, Mowry Baden, Museum of History and Industry, New York Alki, Reginald H. Parsons, Richard Beyer, Ronald Petty, Seattle George Monument, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Statue of Liberty, The Wall of Death, University of Washington, Waiting for the Interurban | 2 Replies

Does a 1941 description of Seattle still ring true?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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‘Farthest Reach,’ by Nancy Wilson Ross, provided an unflattering view

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Freeze, Seattle history, Seattle Times | Tagged Andrew Carnegie, Farthest Reach, Farthest Reach: Washington and Oregon, Glenn Hughes, Lewis Mumford, Marie Newberger, Muriel Draper, Nancy Wilson Ross, Pike Place Market, Scientific American, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle segregation, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Times, University of Washington, Virginia Boren | 2 Replies

Calling all behavioral economists: Stay in Seattle

Posted on July 11, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Setting of tolls for waterfront tunnel project promises lots of material

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Posted in Amazon, Seattle drivers, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle Times | Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Amazon.com, behavioral economics, Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge-Evergreen Point, Interstate 5 Seattle, Interstate 90 Seattle, Lake Washington, Microsoft, QFox13, Route 520 Bridge, Route 99, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, Seattle tolls, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State DOT | 5 Replies

NY Times headline cites Seattle ‘bubbles of corruption’

Posted on April 10, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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But it only refers to a novel

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle image, Seattle media | Tagged E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Garth Stein, Helen Gulanos, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, J.A. Jance, J.P. Beaumont, Jamie Ford, Jim Lynch, Metronatural, Miss Seattle, New York Times, Roger Morgan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Truth Like the Sun | 1 Reply

The richest people in Seattle–a very long time ago

Posted on February 12, 2012 by William P. BarrettNovember 10, 2020

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None of their descendants rank among the wealthiest today

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Posted in Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media | Tagged 047, Arthur Denny, Bailey Gatzert, Bill Gates, creative destruction, Cyrus Walker, David Denny, Forbes 400, Hearst, Henry Yesler, Jacob Furth, Jeff Bezos, Joseph Schumpeter, Leigh Hunt, Mary M. Miller, New-York Tribune, Paul Allen, richest people in Seattle, Seattle billionaires, Seattle millionaires, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle YMCA, Thomas Burke, Thomas S. Lippy, Tribune 4, Watson Squire, William C. Hill, William Renton, World Almanac | 5 Replies

For whom the bridge tolls: a Seattle lesson in behavioral economics

Posted on January 4, 2012 by William P. BarrettJanuary 4, 2012

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How many drivers will waste time and money to save $3.50 crossing Lake Washington?

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Posted in Seattle drivers, Seattle economy, Seattle media | Tagged Albert D. Rosselli, Amazon.com, behavioral economics, Betsy Ross Bridge, Evening and Sunday Bulletin, Lake Washington, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Bulletin, Route 520 Bridge, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Southwest Airlines, Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, Walmart | 4 Replies

You know you’re from Seattle when …

Posted on October 5, 2011 by William P. BarrettOctober 5, 2011

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The quirks of the self-styled Emerald City are numerous and defining.

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged Black Panthers, Jay Leno, Judy Garland, Los Angeles, Mount Rainier, Seattle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattleite, Syracuse, The Wizard of Oz, Wichita, You know you're from Seattle when, You know you're in Seattle when | 3 Replies

The weedy blogs of Seattle

Posted on September 9, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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It’s an untrimmed scene with occasional bursts of color.

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Posted in Seattle media, Seattle Times | Tagged Central District News, giant sunflower, LAObserved, Magnolia Voice, Maple Leaf Life, My Wallingford, PubliCola, Seattle blogs and news media, Seattle Bubble, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, SeattlePI, Trophy Cupcakes, West Seattle Blog | 2 Replies

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