http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2281131 One week ago I had lunch at a Chinese restaurant in a small Iowa town. I reached for my fortune cookie first, thinking it would be a message that captured the lovely day I was having with my mom, who I only get to see once a year. It wasnt. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:24:08 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2281129 The CEOs of Amazon.com and McDonalds faced pointed and political questions during their annual shareholders meetings. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:22 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2280152 Washington is on its way to becoming the Silicon Sound with more high-paying high-tech jobs than it can fill. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:34 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2280139 Imagine a world where independent book sellers are unable to compete against online retailers. That world is close to becoming a reality for another book store in King County. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:23:15 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2279278 For the first time in more than three decades, spending per public school student fell, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. Washington state is among the low spenders. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:55:01 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2279245 A few days in the Midwest and I was never far from three topics that somehow came up in every conversation - the bad weather, the IRS scandal, and rising gas prices. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:20 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2274737 We know more about the intruder fatally stabbed inside a North Bend home earlier this week, but the description we have of his life makes it even more of a mystery as to why he would break into someones home. Wed, 15 May 2013 08:10:36 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2274332 State Senator Pam Roach is behind a new effort to define the states "vague" recall law and add drunken driving as a justification for tossing someone out of office. Tue, 14 May 2013 17:50:48 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2273333 Renting a party bus for prom? I did, and now Im wondering how are rolling parties regulated and why would anyone want to be a party bus driver? Mon, 13 May 2013 17:19:03 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=646&sid=2272836 What are your plans for the next 20 years of your life? Bill Gates has his next two decades mapped out. Mon, 13 May 2013 07:34:07 PST