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Mayor Mike McGinn shares a handy trick

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn really impressed KIRO Radio host Luke Burbank with a technique he uses to keep his suit jacket looking sharp even when he's got to pack it away for his bike ride to work.

Spoiling clickable headlines one tweet at a time

"THIS is a major cause of American's stress," was a cleverly crafted headline posted recently on Huffington Post. What is "THIS?" You might wonder. Typically you'd have to click into the story to find out, but someone is making things a bit easier.

Northwest climbing legend Jim Whittaker talks about historic climb

Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Everest, is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of that achievement.

Washington lawmaker vows DUI measure will pass in special session

The prime sponsor of toughened DUI measures says he's confident state lawmakers will approve a significant overhaul of drunk driving laws when they return to Olympia for a special session in two weeks.

Grandmother operating as vigilante crossing guard at elementary school

A Tacoma grandmother is taking traffic control into her own hands, operating as a vigilante crossing guard on a street near an elementary school.

Bill gives drivers chance to appeal toll bridge late fees

Some drivers who cross the highway 520 toll bridge have complained about unfair late penalties, saying they never got the original bill in the mail. A measure just approved in the legislature gives drivers a chance to appeal.

Are gender-neutral laws really necessary?

Don't look for any sign of freshmen, dairymen, or even penmanship in any Washington state laws, after Gov. Jay Inslee signed off on the last phase of a six-year effort to make sure they're all gender neutral.

Defense attorney: Saving Boston Marathon bomber's life is goal

A top defense attorney tells KIRO's Luke Burbank show the goal of any lawyer representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect won't be to get him off, but simply to save his life.

Ex-CIA investigator expects Boston Marathon bomber to be found quickly

Amidst conflicting reports that a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing had been identified, a former CIA officer tells KIRO Radio he's not surprised if investigators have found a suspect.

What NPR's Peter Sagal learned amidst Boston Marathon chaos

There are two types of people, says National Public Radio's Peter Sagal. There are those who hear an explosion and in a panic think - 'it must be car bomb;' and there are the people who turn to the first person and say 'come on! What are the chances of that?'

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