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Dick Lilly

Dick Lilly

Dick Lilly is a former Seattle Times reporter who covered Seattle neighborhoods, City Hall and public schools during 14-years with the paper. From 1999 until his retirement in 2015, he worked for Seattle Public Utilities in public information and planning. He served on the Seattle School Board for one term – 2001 to 2005.

Recent Work

Another try for charter schools

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is dangling some big grants to states that permit charter schools. Washington doesn't, and it has beat back earlier efforts to allow them, led by Jim Spady.

Let docs be docs

When doctors own their own clinics, they tend to prescribe lots more costly tests. So don't let them own and invest in those services.