Strongest candidates — regardless of race — will win I enjoyed Bruce Harrell’s well-written guest commentary “The value of inclusiveness” [Opinion, Nov. 28], but as a member of the white (privileged) majority, I take issue with a few points. Full Article at The Seattle Times

Two new apartment buildings to be built at the site of the former Asarco copper smelter near Point Defiance Park are examples of a new brand of cooperation among federal agencies, the number two man in the federal Department of Housing and Urban... Full Article at TheNewsTribune.com

Rhonda Berry — Assistant Deputy County Executive For the past 19 years, Ms. Berry has worked at the City of Tukwila, the past five years as City Administrator with responsibility for eight department directors, 315 full-time employees, and a... Full Article at The Stranger

WASHINGTON — There's Gary Locke, former governor of Washington state, accompanying President Obama to Singapore and China for meetings with world economic leaders. Full Article at The Seattle Times

The federally brokered ["affordable housing"] settlement is itself of interest far beyond Westchester, if only as the occasion of a truly remarkable rhetorical flourish from an Obama Administration official, HUD deputy secretary Ron Sims: "It's time to... Full Article at The Corner

The leafy towns and villages of central and northern Westchester County, New York, with their large-lot zoning, stone walls along winding lanes, and the wooden stables of horse country, are among the wealthiest in the United States. Full Article at City Journal