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=813&sid=2280686 He predicted our last financial crisis, but can he predict the financial crisis? Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:16 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2280547 The Manti Teo story is back, and its better than ever. Thu, 23 May 2013 08:33:37 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2280390 Heres how Congress could fix the 501(c)(4) scandal. Congress needs to demonstrate how to non-intrusively measure social welfare. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:49 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2279530 Every state seems to have its own monster under the bed. In New York and New Jersey - hurricanes. In California - earthquakes and wildfires. In Oklahoma - tornadoes. And every time we see one of these disasters, we cant help but think: could I go into a collapsed school and rescue someone? Wed, 22 May 2013 05:47:16 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2278625 Every once in a while nature gives us a reality check. Tue, 21 May 2013 05:32:04 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2277778 The head of Ceasefire Washington says Snohomish Countys Community Transit turned down the same bus ads that King County Metro accepted. Mon, 20 May 2013 08:15:35 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2277744 Its not just members of Congress who are outraged. Outraged that the IRS would require Tea Party groups to answer intrusive questions just to get a 501(c)(4) tax exemption. Mon, 20 May 2013 05:32:02 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2276475 A placebo is something that makes you feel better because you THINK it will: like a sugar pill shaped like an aspirin that cures your headache simply because you believe in it. Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:21 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2276348 Its happened again - another bakery is refusing to bake a cake for a gay wedding. Erin Hanson and Katie Pugh were planning a wedding in Hood River Oregon, and told KATU they found the perfect local bakery. Fri, 17 May 2013 05:33:06 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=813&sid=2275546 Its called the Liberty Activist movement, and its on the march in Keene, New Hampshire, population 24,000. Its a city with a picturesque red brick business district nestled in the rolling hills of Cheshire County. Thu, 16 May 2013 06:26:07 PST