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Dave Ross

deportation, paul, ryan...
Dave Ross

Mass deportation is, sort of, off the table

Donald Trump has promoted a mass deportation for those in the country illegally. But he may have a problem -- Congress. Just ask Paul Ryan.
10 years ago
Tukwila, seattle southside...
Dave Ross

Why Tukwila is suffering more than neighboring schools

The Tukwila School District has experienced a population growth unlike anything its neighbors have seen, including Seattle. But it comes at quite a cost.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Blame today’s ‘digital gas leak’ for latest Trump scandal

Today’s Internet is a digital gas leak, waiting for a match to ignite the next scandal. And the latest match came in the form of unverified documents.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Did Trump select an attorney general or chaperone?

Senator Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, seems to have survived his confirmation hearing.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

New education chief Chris Reykdal optimistic Legislature will fulfill court’s request

Chris Reykdal, the new Superintendent of Public Instruction, puts a price tag on full funding public education and says the Legislature could do it this session.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Trump’s heart should get its own Twitter account

Kellyanne Conway is telling us not to obsess about what comes out Donald Trump's mouth, but rather to believe him when he says there was no malice in his heart.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Philly residents ‘not reacting well’ to tax floated in Seattle

In a city where voters have trouble saying "no," people in Seattle can be thankful a soda tax never became a reality.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

If the next four years go well, we might have to thank Russia

The Russia hacking story has taken over the news and even too over the Golden Globes.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Should inmates build Trump’s US-Mexico wall?

In Bristol County Massachusetts, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, who was just sworn in to his fourth, six-year term, made an offer to Trump to have inmates build the wall.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Thanks to Twitter, there are about 18 million White House correspondents

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says he enjoys having the same access to President-elect Donald Trump as New York Times reporters, thanks to Twitter.
10 years ago
Distracted driving, Washington, lawmaker...
Kipp Robertson

Washington senator amazed at the distracted driving she sees

Republican Sen. Ann Rivers can't believe some of the things she sees on the road and wants to eliminate distracted driving.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Give us a glimpse of those magic health care beans, Trump

When reporters began asking Mike Pence specific questions about the transition to the new health care system, he was short on answers.
10 years ago
Detention Center...
Kipp Robertson

UW law lecturer blasts King County for juvenile detention center

A senior law lecturer at the University of Washington says King County's new juvenile detention center sends the wrong message.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Trump should accept his Nobel Prize before things go downhill

We are witnessing the most dramatic pre-presidency in history, with Donald Trump influencing policy changes before he takes the oath of office.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Unplug from the ‘slot machine’ that’s frying your brain

In order to unplug from the "slot machine" in your pocket, you first have to know why it is you’re willing to risk running down a pedestrian rather than miss a text message.
10 years ago
jobs...
Dave Ross

Jobs could return to America, but robots might take them

Dave Ross worries that all those jobs Donald Trump promised to bring back to the US will be done by robots and the American worker will be replaced.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Who is really being punished for Russia’s unethical behavior?

U.S. officials say they have no reason to believe the Russian cyber attacks will stop until Trump takes office and we all become friends again.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Here’s the problem with Facebook being the world’s largest news organization

Facebook is still trying to control what has become known as the fake news problem. Too bad it still relies on your friends to be the editors.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Mall fights prove it’s time to cut Christmas vacation short

Mall fights that took on the characteristics of riots broke out at a number of locations on Monday. Police found melees of as many as 500 teenagers.
10 years ago
economic inequality...
Dave Ross

Does economic inequality really need to be cured?

There is a highly educated group of productive people, which is why our economic numbers are so good, but at the same time there is a large group of unskilled workers. Is this truly leading to economic inequality?
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Blue states need to send their voters to Nebraska

Even Obama admitted that just winning the presidency isn’t enough to govern. You need seats in Congress.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Why global warming means some Americans feel colder

The Washington Post article over the weekend is going to throw the climate discussion into turmoil, according to KIRO Radio's Dave Ross.
10 years ago
wrapping, gift wrapping...
Dave Ross

The alternative wrapping movement is catching on quickly

Every year we pull out the wrapping paper, and carefully cut, and fold and tape, only to have it all savagely ripped apart on Christmas day.
10 years ago
Trump, Christmas, holidays...
Dave Ross

Does anyone understand when Christmas is?

Donald Trump’s thank you tour has turned into a "Merry Christmas" tour.
10 years ago

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