Dave Ross
Ross: Can anybody really ban a book?
For all the talk about a book ban, Dave Ross explains why he's never had any trouble getting any book he wants.6 months ago
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Ross: Israel has a nuclear responsibility to look for a path to peace
Can you really fight violence with peace? Starting a war is easy. It’s preventing one that takes courage.6 months ago
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Ross: Fact checking is all too important in the war for information
A hospital full of patients blows up in Gaza. Hamas blames Israel, and Israel blames Hamas. Who do we believe?6 months ago
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Ross: ‘This absurdity of majorities being outnumbered is not just a problem in the Middle East’
A poll among Gaza residents last July by the Washington Institute showed 62% thought that Hamas should ABIDE by its ceasefire with Israel.6 months ago
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Ross: Turn the express lanes over to Ticketmaster
As we heard last week, the State Transportation Department is considering liberating the Express Toll Lanes on 405. The demand is so high they want to test the market and let the maximum float up to $18.6 months ago
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Ross: Seattle needs to get serious about public bathrooms
I’m all for helping people who have no place else to shower, but sometimes those of us who have already had our shower need public bathrooms, too.6 months ago
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Ross: What will the fighting in Gaza actually achieve?
What’s the point of demonstrating over fighting in Israel? Whose mind is that going to change? Demonstrations are just an opening for people who want to bring the fight here. No thanks.6 months ago
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Ross: Maybe we should reward good driving if punishing speeders isn’t working
Yesterday's Seattle Times story may explain some of the irresponsible driving we’ve all witnessed despite all the speed cameras out there.6 months ago
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Ross: There’s always a score to settle, but will the Israel-Hamas conflict cause more trouble?
There’s always a score to settle, and if it can’t be settled with the people who committed the original sin, then it has to be settled with their successors.6 months ago
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Ross: A song celebrating America’s favorite false hope: the Powerball
So to celebrate America's favorite pipe dream I wrote a little song, with clips of Ursula backing me up. Here we go!7 months ago
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Ross: McCarthy said just because you’re ‘angry,’ ‘chaotic’ doesn’t make you conservative
Well, that didn’t take long. The resolution was brought to the floor, the House voted, and just like that, Kevin McCarthy was no longer speaker.7 months ago
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Ross: You’re not really vacuuming unless you can hear the dirt
You hear the staccato symphony of little pebbles and pine needles and old breakfast cereal and the occasional paper clip being relentlessly drawn into the vortex.7 months ago
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Ross: General Milley calls out Trump in retirement speech
General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired last week after a 44-year career and gave a farewell speech that focused on the Constitution.7 months ago
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Ross: The highs and lows of the second 2024 Republican debate
As you’ve heard by now, there was considerable chaos during last night’s debate, including an argument between Tim Scott and Nikki Haley over the expensive curtains in her office.7 months ago
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Ross: Planes are noisy, so are babies; what’s the big deal?
The issue of airborne babies keeps coming up, and as far as I can tell, the reason it keeps coming up is that reporters find themselves near a baby on a plane7 months ago
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Ross: Seattle has a serious problem, not enough castles
I’m just back from a tour of Eastern Canada, and of course, when you visit other cities, you compare them with your own.7 months ago
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Ross: How the gas tax could start paying you
A bill for the next legislative session that could rebate some of the revenue from the state’s carbon credit auctions to drivers7 months ago
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Ross: Study shows aging effects of sugar
My family informs me that no one wants to hear any more studies about sugar, because they've already heard enough.7 months ago
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Ross: New research confirms what we all know about school lunches
From time to time, we'll hear about scientific studies that, after careful research, will rediscover something everybody knew 50 years ago.7 months ago
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Ross: Mitt Romney leaving politics unveils an intimidating truth
Mitt Romney that he will not run for reelection in 2024. Kind of a surprise since he’s only 76. Which, as Senators go, is barely middle age.7 months ago
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Ross: Parking duplicity or an honest mix-up in SoDo
We recently went to see the Immersive Van Gogh Experience in Sodo, which is right next to a parking lot that charges $15 for two hours.7 months ago
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Ross: I’m tired of graffiti, we need nightly paint truck patrols
It's time for nightly paint truck patrols up and down the breakdown lanes on I-5. Trucks equipped with night vision cameras, and side-mounted paint nozzles.7 months ago
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Ross: It’s probably too late to stop universal face recognition
I tend to forget names, and I also tend to run into people I’ve never met who somehow know my name, so it’s only right I should be able to return the favor.7 months ago
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Ross: Georgia Secretary of State says he can’t take Trump off the ballot
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensburger put the kibosh on this idea of disqualifying Donald Trump under the 14th Amendment.7 months ago
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