You Can Photograph Anything In Plain View In A Public Space Including Law Enforcement Officers And Government Buildings
As an attorney I’ve been asked many times over the decades about the legality of taking photographs and videotaping in both public and private spaces. Washington State and federal law is quite clear that you have a First Amendment right to photograph anything in plain view in a public space including law enforcement officers, public […]
The utter transformation of US finance, told in one chart – Quartz
By Matt Phillips @MatthewPhillips This Federal Reserve Bank of New York data elegantly explicates the last decade of American economic life. The lax lending standards of the housing mania sent the number of US home mortgages up to nearly 100 million in early 2008. More recently the lax lending standards of the US subprime auto market […]
Spokane recovery lagging behind – Spokesman.com
The recession’s impact seems to affirm the long-repeated axiom that Spokane gets the economic flu later than other cities, but then it takes longer to recover. And it has rekindled talk of whether more-focused strategies […]
Future looks promising after boom year for Spokane area construction
Last year, the city of Spokane set a record for the dollar value of the building permits issued at $538 million. Even if you take Walt Worthy’s downtown hotel out of the equation – permitted at a value of $135 million – 2013 was a genuine boom year for people deciding to invest in construction […]
6 Tips for Young Professionals Flustered by Small Talk | Entrepreneur.com
College graduates today are the most tech-savvy generation to ever enter the workforce. While knowledge of the latest and greatest devices can be a tremendous asset to landing a job, it’s also proving to be a hindrance. Graduates today too often use technology as a replacement for essential communication skills that are still coveted by […]
The Term “Golden Years” Was Coined In 1959 As An Advertising Pitch For Sun City
When you hear the phrase “the golden years,” there’s no mistaking the topic. You’re talking about retirement. A time of relaxation and leisure. The crowning achievement of a lifetime of hard work. A time to travel, play golf, take up a hobby, and make time for the grandkids. A time for anything but work. This […]
The average annual household charitable contribution is $2,9742
Charitable Giving Statistics Individual and Family Philanthropy 95.4% of households give to charity.1 The average annual household contribution is $2,9742.1 Americans gave $335.17 billion in 2013. This reflects a 4.4% increase from 2011.2 Corporate giving held steady in 2013 at $16.76 billion.2 Foundation giving increased in 2013 to $50.28 billion–a 5.7% increase from 2011.4 In […]
Standards are Tighter, Sure. But is It Really That Hard to Get A Mortgage?
It has become a common refrain: “It’s too hard to get a mortgage.” But is it true? An analysis from economists at Goldman Sachs GS -0.32% tries to shed some light on the question by measuring credit availability along several different dimensions, including common underwriting measures such as credit scores and loan-to-value ratios. The analysis also […]
Three things I learned at Goldman Sachs that helped me launch my own company – Quartz
Here are some other lessons Twine has learned in transitioning from the corporate world to launching her own business: Start early Most days, Twine is up and working at her home-office by 5:30am. “I wake up early and get started before everyone else,” before emails and calls start coming in, she says. “That gives me three and a […]
