Ashley Gross

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Boeing's 737 Max Crisis Weighs Heavily On Workers, Retirees

Monday, January 20, 2020

Boeing workers and retirees in Washington state are grieving. The pride they felt from designing and building airliners has been tarnished by the company's 737 Max crisis.

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High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree?

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Amid Board Game Boom, Designers Roll The Dice On Odd Ideas — Even Exploding Cows

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Sales of hobby games grew about 20 percent last year, and crowdfunding sites are opening doors for indie game designers. All this is paving the way for more than a few new and, well, inventive games.

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Seattle City Council Votes To Allow Uber Drivers To Unionize

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The council on Monday passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance that makes it possible for drivers with ride-hailing companies, such as Uber, to unionize and collectively bargain for better pay.

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The Unlikely Stars Of Americans' Favorite Video Games

Friday, May 08, 2015

More than a third of Americans play video games three or more hours a week. Part of the appeal is the richly developed characters in the games.

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Seattle Plan To Ease Public Housing Waitlist Is Met With Criticism

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The city's pubic housing agency wants to hike rents for current residents who are able to work and are not disabled. But that announcement has led to an outcry from those in public housing.

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Export-Import Controversy Gives Rise To A Tale Of Two Washingtons

Thursday, July 03, 2014

While a debate rages over the future of the Export-Import Bank in Washington, D.C., the bank's potential demise has drawn warnings from the other Washington — Washington state. Ashley...

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Starbucks Is Latest Company Aiming To Help Vets Land Jobs

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

In recent years, companies ranging from JPMorgan Chase to Walmart to Boeing have announced special hiring programs for veterans. Seattle coffee giant Starbucks is the latest.

All of these companies are trying to bring down a stubbornly high unemployment rate for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. But to ...

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Looking For 'Oxygen,' Small Papers Erect Digital Pay Walls

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle recently said they will start charging readers for online content, joining big papers like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Some large papers have made it work because they offer a lot of unique content.

But the same ...

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