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• Gates, Buffett again top Forbes’ billionaires list

  September 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation’s richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list … 19

• On ballots, expect single marijuana, marriage options

  July 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington voters could face ballot measures this November on marijuana, same-sex marriage, charter schools and supermajorities for taxes. But they won’t face more than one on any of … 15

• Gates testifies in $1 billion lawsuit against Microsoft

  November 21, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Billionaire Bill Gates envisioned a computer in every home in America, and he wanted to be the one who put them there, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder testified today in a … 13

• Allen’s $26 million gift will go to WSU’s animal health school

  December 3, 2010 in City on Page A8 SEATTLE – Washington State University is getting a $26 million donation from its richest dropout, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the school said Thursday. The gift for the university’s School for …

• Degree-based bonuses for teachers draw scrutiny

  November 21, 2010 in City on Page B3 SEATTLE – Every year, American schools pay more than $8.6 billion in bonuses to teachers with master’s degrees, even though the idea that a higher degree makes a teacher more … 1

• School grant program boosts Gates’ influence

  October 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The real secretary of education, the joke goes, is Bill Gates. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been the biggest player by far in the school reform …

• Gates Foundation gives $1.4 million to food banks

  December 11, 2008 in News, Region SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving three regional food relief agencies, including Second Harvest in Eastern Washington, more than $1 million to help Washington and Oregon …