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Austin American Statesman Corrects Misleading Report about Discovery Institute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin American Statesman Corrects Misleading Report about Discovery Institute Seattle, July 23, 2003 — The Austin American-Statesman has corrected a misleading report that falsely implied a connection between Discovery Institute and a group it says promotes “Christian theocracy.” In a statement published July 19 the newspaper corrected a report that first appeared in a July 8 front-page story Read More ›

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Olympics Feasibility Study Shows Costs and Revenues Involved

SEATTLE — Discovery Institute today released a lengthy study on the feasibility of Washington state hosting the Summer Olympic games claiming that, “The economic analysis indicates that, based on information available to this point, hosting the Games would cost somewhat under $1.7 billion, … with revenue exceeding costs by approximately $60.”. “This study shows that Washington, and Seattle in particular, is Read More ›

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Six Solutions for Seattle – Global City or Just Another Town?

METROPOLITAN Seattle - from Everett to Tacoma and from Puget Sound to the Cascade foothills - in the past decade has become a true international "Citistate," to use the term coined by syndicated columnist Neal R. Peirce. A Discovery Institute project, "International Seattle: Creating a Globally Competitive Community," is aimed at helping the region define a new strategy for increasing its international competitiveness. With the help of a 24-member advisory board and a host of volunteers, we have conducted interviews throughout the region and studied a dozen other cities' international programs. It was a breakthrough in 1990 when community-wide response to international concerns led to the creation of the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle. The "TDA" pulled together resources from the city of Seattle, King County, the Port of Seattle, the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and organized labor, with a stated goal of making this region "one of North America's premier international gateways and commercial centers." Read More ›
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International Seattle

A Discovery Institute project, International Seattle: Creating a Globally Competitive Community, is aimed at helping the region define a new strategy for increasing its international competitiveness. With the help of a 24-member advisory board and a host of volunteers, Discovery conducted interviews throughout the Pacific Northwest and studied a dozen other cities’ international programs. The report finds that internationalism offers Read More ›

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Seattle skyline and Mt Rainier on a clear day
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A Think Tank Treads New Ground

Rather a few years ago, Bruce Chapman came up with a pair of slightly unorthodox ideas. First he decided that someday he would start a public policy think tank in Seattle — not quite the correct Washington for those who want to be where the action and the gridlock are. And second, he decided that the people in his tank Read More ›