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Dave Ross

Image: From left, Chris Sullivan, Dave Ross and Colleen O'Brien stand together in the KIRO Newsradi...
MyNorthwest Staff

Dave and Colleen’s final ‘SMN:’ KIRO colleagues, politicians say their goodbyes

"Seattle's Morning News" on KIRO Newsradio will soon have a new sound. On Thursday, Dave Ross and Colleen O'Brien will host their last show together after a decade of co-hosting.
2 months ago
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Dave Ross

Dave Ross as you’ve never heard him before: ‘I like fat books and I can’t deny’

"This song, inspired by one of my first interviews when I started my talk show, which was Sir Mix-A-Lot," Dave Ross said.
2 months ago
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Dave Ross

‘Don’t cut a cent:’ Dave Ross on why the national debt never gets under control

The national debt now exceeds $36 trillion, and every president says it has to be under control. And yet, it never is.
2 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Voters weren’t just voting for change, they were voting for a hormone

The more I read the post-election analysis, the more I’m convinced voters weren’t just voting for a change – they were voting for a hormone.
3 months ago
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Frank Sumrall

Dave Ross, Colleen O’Brien departing after co-hosting ‘Seattle’s Morning News’ for a decade

Dave Ross and Colleen O'Brien, the co-hosts of "Seattle's Morning News" on KIRO Newsradio are both leaving the show.
3 months ago
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Dave Ross

Dave Ross: Election Day and Decision Day are two separate things

Tomorrow is Election Day – that’s what the calendar says. But there are two problems with the term "Election Day."
3 months ago
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Dave Ross

Dave Ross: How I learned to stop worrying and love negative political ads

People say they hate negative political ads, but the reality is conflict is the soul of drama, and negative ads work.
4 months ago
FILE - People attack the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, F...
Dave Ross

Dave Ross: ‘The Love Fest’ that was also known as ‘The Insurrection’

“There was also a love fest between the police, the capitol police, and the people that walked down to the capitol," Donald Trump said.
4 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Denial is still in style when it comes to election results

I think we all have to accept that many of our neighbors, at this time in our history, have election denial regarding Donald Trump.
4 months ago
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Frank Sumrall

Are there legal consequences for politicians who lie even after they’ve been caught lying?

Are any legal consequences for politicians who continue to lie even after they've been caught lying? Former WA AG Rob McKenna explains.
5 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Enough of the broken muffler noise from motorcycles

Drivers are already white-knuckling it because of street racing, road rage, carjackings, shootings and the confusing lane markings this area provides.
5 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: With claims that Haitian migrants eat pets, fact-checking remains vital to debates

Once fact-checking was done here, the story fell apart and became boring, based on fourth-hand information.
5 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: The rollout of the Climate Commitment Act was flawed, now it can be voted out

In November, we'll get a chance to repeal the Climate Commitment Act, better known as the law that broke my gas budget.
5 months ago
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he is suspending his presidentia...
Dave Ross

Dave Ross: How is censorship possible anymore?

But what I want to know is: How is it possible anymore for the U.S. government to outright censor a point of view?
6 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Liberal protests outside DNC challenge Democrats’ message of unity

While Democrats want to state that Trump equals chaos and Harris equals stability, protests at this year's DNC could flip that message.
6 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Political rallies’ crowd size, who’s faking it and who’s complaining about it

But the Olympics is entertainment, so it doesn’t bother me. Faking crowd size for political gain, however, would be election tampering and it needs to stop.
6 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: King County bested by Wahkiakum for voter turnout, what is wrong with you people?

I would like to gin up a little excitement for a different race. A turnout race. A race to be the county that has the most voter turnout.
6 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Blue Angels, and their noise, a good reminder of America’s war machine

I’ve come to see the Blue Angels as a necessary dose of reality. Like it or not, this is part of America's war machine.
6 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: How AI’s heavy-energy usage kills any climate progress

The marquee feature in Sunday’s Seattle Times documented the enormous energy requirements of the data centers in this state being used by AI services.
7 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Biden is out of the presidential race, just as Farenthold predicted. What can he predict next?

I found Joe Biden had removed himself from the race and thought of Farenthold, my favorite NYT reporter who predicted that very thing three weeks ago.
7 months ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Motive of Trump shooter not important, how he got an AR-15 is

As much as we would all like to understand the motive of the Trump shooter, I don’t see us doing much with that information.
7 months ago
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KIRO Newsradio staff

From the audience: Kamala Harris needs to lead next generation of Democrats

Joe Biden merely needs to hand over the reins of power to his second in command, Vice President Kamala Harris, and sooner rather than later.
7 months ago
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KIRO Newsradio staff

From the audience: How my father’s age makes me scared for Joe Biden

A KIRO Newsradio listener shared his views: As I watch my dad, sometimes what I see in me – I feel it's time for Joe Biden to "let it go."
7 months ago
Image: A driver used a fake "dummy" passenger so he could drive in the HOV lane on I-405 in June 20...
Dave Ross

Dave Ross dedicates one of his hits to the commuter caught with a dummy

It happened again last month: A commuter was caught in the carpool lane with a very lifelike dummy. Although, it did not fool the police.
7 months ago

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