How anyone can easily become an addict
Ron Upshaw considers the opioid crisis and how anyone can become an addict while watching a woman desperately retrieve her belongings from a squatter house.9 years ago
It’s time the NFL faced reality and took care of its players
It is time that the NFL and football fans addressed a reality we cannot deny any longer -- we have to take care of players' bodies.9 years ago
What’s not to like about the Blue Angels in Seattle?
Yes, the Blue Angels are loud, stall traffic and scare your cat. But there's a very good reason to welcome them and be proud as they fly over Seattle.9 years ago
Fake news is about to get ‘real’ with new tech
Some laughed at people who believed fake news during the last election. But now technology is about to give fake news a big boost.9 years ago
Can a Seattle mayor really do anything about affordable housing?
Affordable housing will be a major issue of the race for Seattle mayor. But can any politician really solve this problem along economic lines?9 years ago
Our priorities have nothing to do with the arts
I'm not smart enough to sit in an ivory tower and declare how you should vote -- but I will tell you my logic on one issue, and that's the $500 million arts levy.9 years ago
Grateful to live in the Pacific Northwest
What Are We Talking About Here. Despite all the challenges that face us now as Pacific Northwesterners, my God do we live in a beautiful place.9 years ago
Ron: Long live the Maverick John McCain
What are we talking about here? A day after I harshly criticized John McCain, he bounced back and did the right thing for America.9 years ago
Is it possible to be a hero and a goat at the same time?
What are we talking about here? The shameful final chapter of an American hero, John McCain as the Republicans reshape health care.9 years ago
Ron: The health care fallacy that politicians don’t consider
Perhaps the fact that political parties have invested so much in their stance on health care is the reason we can't get anything done.9 years ago
Ron Upshaw: Why I’m a huge NFL fan and a hypocrite
I love the NFL, football, and I love my Seattle team. But despite being such a fervent fan, I am a huge hypocrite and this is why.9 years ago
Want affordable housing? Get Seattle / King County out of the way
Seattle is a city screaming for affordable housing, yet local bureaucracy makes it too difficult make any progress on what the city needs.9 years ago
Ron: Like it or not, Seattle still loves cars
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE -- Like it or not, people still love, and need, to use their cars around Seattle, despite efforts to shoe horn people into bike shorts and onto light rail.9 years ago
Ron: Mayor Murray is pulling all the levers of distraction
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE -- Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has a lot in common with another Emerald City leader -- the Wizard of Oz. And he's doing a lot to distract us.9 years ago
A Seattleite in Cuba: Ron’s journey to the island
KIRO Radio's Ron Upshaw recently took advantage of the newly opened travel opportunities to Cuba. This is what he found on the formerly forbidden island.10 years ago
The ‘Jungle’ is like a bad movie trilogy that just won’t end
KIRO Radio's Ron Upshaw says the production put forth about cleaning out The Jungle homeless encampment is nothing new and he is still waiting on some real solutions.10 years ago
We need results before you get more money for Seattle’s homeless
Ron Upshaw is tired of Seattle's mayor asking for more money every time the issue of homeless people is at the forefront. He wants results.10 years ago
Upshaw: Black Lives Matter’s ‘reservoir of rage’ is misdirected on SPD ‘bunker’
KIRO Radio's Ron Upshaw worries that the most vocal Black Lives Matter members are directing their anger toward the wrong thing.10 years ago
Woodinville homeless camp would be acceptable in 1816
Once you accept the premise that in 2016 there will be human beings that live in tents like it's 1816, then you can say that Camp Unity seems nice.11 years ago
Help create “A Safe Place” for needy kids
This is a great opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself. Let's all pitch in and make "A Safe Place" for kids who drew the short end of the stick in terms of their parents.13 years ago
Would winning $573,204 be ‘life changing’ money for you?
How much money is life changing for you? I posed that question to Rep Porter, a professional poker player from Woodinville after his incredible run at this year's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.13 years ago
It’s Hard To Admit When You Suck
There, I said it. Now, a little background to explain. This weekend I went to the biggest poker tournament that I've ever entered.14 years ago
