The Seattle Times: Home http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:31:02 PST Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:31:02 PST XML::RSS 1 The Seattle Times: Home http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home Does convention center really need to grow again? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590328_conventioncenter05m.html?syndication=rss Backers of Seattle's convention center say it needs a $766 million expansion to lure more free-spending conventioneers downtown. But the Washington State Convention & Trade Center's track record — and the struggles of convention centers elsewhere — raise questions about the wisdom of expansion. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590328_conventioncenter05m.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:25:11 PDT Yard-waste service to resume in Seattle http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590182_yardwaste05m.html?syndication=rss Yard-waste service in Seattle — including Christmas-tree pickup — will resume today on a normal schedule for residential customers. Extra yard waste will be collected at no extra charge through Jan. 16. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590182_yardwaste05m.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:54:05 PDT Memorial service held for 8 snowmobilers who died in B.C. avalanches http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590165_avalanche05m.html?syndication=rss Thousands of people gathered in Sparwood, B.C., Sunday to bid farewell to eight local snowmobilers who died last weekend in a string of avalanches. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590165_avalanche05m.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:52:34 PDT Steve Ballmer's rock-star moment as CES keynote http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008589992_cesballmer05.html?syndication=rss After keeping Microsoft on center stage at the annual gathering of all things silicon and circuitry for more than a decade, Gates said goodbye to CES last year. But Microsoft has managed to hold on to the coveted preshow keynote address at CES. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008589992_cesballmer05.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:23:33 PDT On the move http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008589998_move05.html?syndication=rss Appointments, promotions and awards in the business community. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008589998_move05.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:19:10 PDT King County to choose election director in first all-mail vote http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008590179_mailvote05m.html?syndication=rss For the first time in King County, all registered voters will receive ballots by mail in a countywide election Feb. 3 to choose an elections director. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008590179_mailvote05m.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:58:50 PDT Inside Boeing, Starbucks and your own skin http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2008589362_zboo05localbooks.html?syndication=rss Books on Boeing, Starbucks, surgery-free makeovers — and a pilgrimage to Zen sites in China. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2008589362_zboo05localbooks.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:13:37 PDT China plans 3G wireless in 3 flavors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008589988_btchina05.html?syndication=rss After years of delays, the Chinese government said last week that it would issue licenses for next-generation 3G wireless services, which could fuel growth in what is already the world's biggest market for wireless services. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008589988_btchina05.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:54:01 PDT Sesame opens "door" to dentists http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008589989_btinterface05.html?syndication=rss A weekly column profiling companies and personalities. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008589989_btinterface05.html?syndication=rss Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:52:55 PDT Snow expected to turn to rain by morning commute http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590260_webcommute05m.html?syndication=rss The snow that fell in the Seattle area Sunday night was expected to turn to rain overnight, making today's commute on main roads a bit messy but not that slippery. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590260_webcommute05m.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:53:32 PDT A war to bury past mistakes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590322_gazaview05.html?syndication=rss Israel says the main goal of its ground offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers is to end years of rocket fire on its southern towns. But perhaps an equally important, if unspoken, objective is to wipe away the errors of Israel's 2006 war in Lebanon. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590322_gazaview05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:43:23 PDT Critics rip Newark barbed-wire ban http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590302_wire05.html?syndication=rss Some business owners in this crime-plagued city say recent enforcement of a decades-old ordinance banning some types of barbed and razor wire is making Newark more attractive to thieves. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590302_wire05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:43:03 PDT Shiites gaining clout in Afghanistan http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590304_shiites05.html?syndication=rss Since the departure of the Taliban, which forcibly suppressed Shiism as un-Islamic, tens of thousands of Shiites have returned from exile in next-door Iran, many bringing professional skills and modernized views. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590304_shiites05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:42:03 PDT Bill Richardson: Savvy, smooth envoy, politician http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008590307_richardsonbio05.html?syndication=rss At 61, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has been described as a blend of East Coast establishment and Western individualism with a dash of Third World acumen. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008590307_richardsonbio05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:40:30 PDT Citing investigation, Richardson withdraws as Cabinet nominee http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008590308_richardson05.html?syndication=rss New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his name from nomination as commerce secretary Sunday, saying a federal probe that has reached into his office could last months and was certain to bog down his confirmation. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008590308_richardson05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:39:25 PDT Drug charges against Levi Johnston's mother allegedly delayed http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008590312_palin05.html?syndication=rss An Alaska drug investigator and the union representing Alaska State Troopers are alleging political meddling in the Sherry Johnston drug case, including a delay in serving the search warrant until after the November election. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008590312_palin05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:37:30 PDT N.Y. house fire kills 8 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590315_newsline05.html?syndication=rss A house fire killed eight people, including children, early Sunday morning in upstate New York. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590315_newsline05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:35:53 PDT 16 Iranians among 40 killed in suicide blast at Iraq shrine http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/iraq/2008590318_iraq05.html?syndication=rss At least 40 people, 16 of them Iranian pilgrims, were killed and 72 were wounded Sunday in a suicide bombing in Baghdad at the doorstep of one of Iraq's holiest Shiite shrines, government and hospital officials said. Iraq http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/iraq/2008590318_iraq05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:34:33 PDT Scaling the South Pole http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590320_globalist05.html?syndication=rss What is the elevation of the South Pole? Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590320_globalist05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:33:49 PDT Israeli troops cut Gaza in two http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590324_gaza05.html?syndication=rss Israeli troops and tanks, protected by heavy air, sea and artillery fire, sliced through the center of Gaza on Sunday, taking control of rocket-launching areas and surrounding the main city, as their government rebuffed diplomatic efforts to end the nine-day assault. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008590324_gaza05.html?syndication=rss Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:32:01 PDT