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=217&sid=246974 Its somewhat fitting that the day before Thanksgiving that I say a heartfelt thanks to all of the Money Blog readers. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:32:11 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=246278 Its been the struggle for the news media since the Internet exploded a decade earlier. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:06:21 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=245689   Where would the housing market be without the first-time homebuyers tax credit? It would be at the bottom of the North Atlantic with the Titanic and numerous allied ships sunk by U-Boats. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:51:25 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=244486   Negotiators prefer the anonymity of an airport row hotel conference room, not so much as letting the maid staff overhear any of the pertinent details. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:43:22 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=243002   After watching manufacturing jobs escape overseas to cheaper labor markets...we may seem some of those jobs start to return. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:31:31 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=242374   Air shows just arent what they used to be. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:18:39 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=240483 In a bid to protect consumers from fee-hungry financial institutions, banks will be required beginning July of next year to ask customers whether they want to "opt-in" for overdraft coverage. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:40:36 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=239813 Its a long slog, but percentage point by percentage point, Microsofts Bing search engine is slowly moving up the charts. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:03:18 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=239230 Word from Flightblogger is that engineers have completed the repairs on the center wing box for the first 787, and that it will undergo testing at the end of this month, with the hope of getting the plane airborne before Christmas. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:19:00 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=217&sid=238561   A couple of regional Fed presidents decided to talk about unemployment publicly, and they really didnt have anything encouraging to say, believing itll take several years for all those lost jobs to come back on line. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:40:08 PST