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Kipp Robertson

Cause of skyrocketing gun violence is more simple than you think

A research director at the University of Chicago Crime Lab says the cause of gun violence is simple. However, he doesn't spell out the solution.
10 years ago
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Dave Ross

You won’t need a heart attack to convince you to change your lifestyle

Soon you won’t need a heart attack to convince you that your blood pressure is a problem, you can have you genes scare you into making a lifestyle change.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Payback will be the focus of Supreme Court hearings

Now that we have a Supreme Court pick from the president, the hearings, in large part, will be about a concept called payback.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

By a remarkable coincidence, Trump will announce Supreme Court pick today

Just a day after firing the acting attorney general, President Donald Trump will announce his pick for Supreme Court. Coincidence?
10 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

Attorney General Bob Ferguson announces federal lawsuit against Trump

Former state Attorney General Rob McKenna is skeptical a lawsuit opposing Donald Trump's immigration order won't hold up in court.
10 years ago
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Dave Ross

Stop accusing our president of keeping his promise

President Donald Trump is again upset at the news media, this time because of the coverage of his Friday night executive orders on immigration.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

It’s all fun and games until you become president

The whole nation is getting an immersion course in negotiation tactics as President Donald Trump fights to build his wall.
10 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

UW will soon teach students how to call ‘BS’ on claims

The new UW course, titled "Calling Bull****," is aimed at teaching college students to use and practice critical thinking skills.
10 years ago
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Dave Ross

Legislature’s struggle to fund schools nothing new, legendary educator says

An educator in Western Washington since 1953, says teachers should be making much, much more than they are now.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

I found the fraud Donald Trump is looking for!

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross found a report that actually does allege voter fraud. However, it found only about 200 possibly fraudulent votes. Not 24 million.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Maybe this will calm your fears of being replaced by a robot

Experts are warning us that any manufacturing jobs that do come back to the U.S. will just go to those robots. But that might not be true!
10 years ago
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Dave Ross’ USSR trip with late SuperSonics exec Bob Walsh

Those who knew former SuperSonics executive Bob Walsh know how much he cared about people around the world, Dave Ross says.
10 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Seattle program helps comfort homeless people in their final days

A homeless program offers mobile treatment and care to people on the streets dealing with terminal illness in Seattle.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Trump should switch to Netflix if he doesn’t like the coverage he’s getting

President Trump's spokesperson, Sean Spicer, explained how frustrating it is to turn on the TV these days. Dave Ross says Trump should just watch Netflix.
10 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

The cost of Seattle’s Democracy Vouchers

Seattle's new $100 Democracy Vouchers actually cost $50 in taxpayer money to send out. That’s if voters participate as robustly as projected.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Did President Trump really imply divine intervention in the weather?

"It was almost raining," President Trump explained. "But God looked down and said we're not going to let it rain on your speech."
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Finally, we find out if Trump was the right pick

Dave Ross hopes things go well with Trump. But if they don’t, the same people who chanted "lock her up" could easily change the pronoun.
10 years ago
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Dave Ross

A flashback to Dave Ross’ 2006 interview with Barack Obama

Here's a flashback to an interview by KIRO Radio's Dave Ross with then-Senator Barack Obama in 2006.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Trump is going to find out even presidents make sacrifices

When Donald Trump takes the oath he’ll have to settle for a more utilitarian flying experience and give up all the luxuries of his personal plane.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Inauguration Day: Trump will define ‘Make America Great Again’

On Inauguration Day, Dave Ross expects we will finally find out what Trump means when he says he wants to "Make America great again."
10 years ago
Dave Ross

If Trump really wants to prove himself, he should save the circus

You know how President-elect Donald Trump could really prove himself and at the same time silence critics? Save the circus.
10 years ago
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Dave Ross

If we can survive Franklin Roosevelt, we have a chance with Trump

If the country survived Franklin Roosevelt, don’t you think we have a decent chance of surviving life under Donald Trump as well?
10 years ago
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Dave Ross

Are you suffering from Twitter fatigue? Trump sure isn’t

Are you suffering from Twitter fatigue? You know, feeling tired trying to keep up with all of Trump's tweets? Maybe that's the plan.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

‘Strange’ law affecting Hollywood will most likely be overturned, McKenna says

There are a bunch of new laws taking effect this year and one in California I found quite strange.
10 years ago

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