Risk of massive slide ‘unforeseen’? Warnings go back decades The Seattle Times connects with geologists who have long been concerned with the a catastrophic failure
LaunchThanks, California! Golden State sends firefighters to help with mudslide response
Thanks, California! Golden State sends firefighters to help with mudslide response Eighteen firefighters from California left for the Pacific Northwest last night to help respond
LaunchWashington’s state geologist: “This is one of the biggest landslides I’ve seen”
This is one of the biggest landslides I’ve seen… There is still some movement on the landslide, and so that is something that we’re trying
LaunchSearch for Flight MH370 tests limits of satellites
Imagine driving down the street at seventy miles an hour with a pair of binoculars and trying to look at every single mailbox… You can’t
LaunchAviation security analyst: Get rid of the on/off switch for aircraft transponders
In the movies, radar screens show incredible detail about everything. In real life, radar is easily confused, doesn’t see small planes, and may have trouble
LaunchVancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt calls CRC death ‘a travesty’
This will become known as one of the largest failures to act in recent history in the United States… The demise of this infrastructure project
LaunchReport: Use of public transit in U.S. reaches highest level since 1956
Report: Use of public transit in U.S. reaches highest level since 1956 The American Public Transportation Association announced in its annual report that more Americans
LaunchSheriff John Urquhart praises staff, outlines his high expectations in video message
Watch King County Sheriff John Urquhart’s February 2014 video message to his deputies and staff. Urquhart was elected as sheriff by the citizens of King
LaunchThe Onion: American Airlines to phase out complimentary cabin pressurization
The Onion: American Airlines to phase out complimentary cabin pressurization The Onion brilliantly satirizes the U.S. airline industry’s less-for-more trend, mocking the endless cost-cutting moves
LaunchNot to rain on Hawks’ parade… but the NFL’s economic hype doesn’t match reality
Not to rain on Hawks’ parade… but the NFL’s economic hype doesn’t match reality Seattle Times columnist Jon Talton explains that generous public subsidies for
Launch“Jet train” still holds U.S. rail speed record
We are so far behind Japan and Europe in developing a high speed rail system that the United States rail speed record continues to belong
LaunchSusan Crawford explains to Bill Moyers why U.S. internet access is slow, costly, and unfair
BILL MOYERS: So briefly describe the need. SUSAN CRAWFORD: All Americans need a fast, cheap connection to the internet. BILL MOYERS: And the problem? SUSAN
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