Dave Ross
Don’t tell the bad guys…
A debate to pass a revision of the Patriot Act blew up when Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky refused to play along with fellow Republicans.11 years ago
Richard D. Oxley
What’s so special about a second special session?
Washington's Legislature is going into another special session. Dave Ross talks with Jason Mercier from the Washington Policy Center about which taxes are likely to pass.11 years ago
Dave Ross
How your commute is adding to your stress and burnout
It's not just your job. Commute times add to stress, burnout and health problems.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Is your job at stake?
Congress is debating the Trans Pacific Partnership. Could it result in lost or gained jobs for America?11 years ago
Dave Ross
Seattle takes another shot at public toilets
Seattle is going to get a stand-alone public toilet in Pioneer Square. Exactly one.11 years ago
Dave Ross
You are what you slurp
A nutritional drink called "Soylent" has tech workers slurping and working.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Face-to-face with the enemy
Fred Shiosaki, 91, will be part of a Memorial Day observance at his assisted living residence in Seattle. He's one of the happiest people you'll meet, but there is one memory from the war that keeps coming back.11 years ago
Dave Ross
What to do with the flying postman
The man who flew a gyrocopter to the nation's capitol in a statement on government finance now faces charges for the flight.11 years ago
Dave Ross
A generation that is addicted to their smartphones
We have a generation of smartphone addicts. How do we stop them from killing us while driving on the road?11 years ago
Dave Ross
Your highway dollars at rest
Congress still has not been able to pass an updated transportation bill. But one representative promotes a 1.7 cent gas tax increase.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Call them what they are
The Waco biker shootout came as not surprise to one biker-gang watchdog. And he says this isn't over.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Is your attention span shorter than that of a goldfish?
Last week's viral science story was about a research experiment showing smart phones have shrunk human attention spans to "shorter than the attention span of a goldfish."11 years ago
Dave Ross
A stupid question
Republican and House Speaker John Boehner responds to questions why the house cut Amtrak funding the day after the Philadelphia train crash.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Flying suitcases
Maybe Congress will be shamed into investing in railways, before they sabotage themselves.11 years ago
Dave Ross
The best way to help the poor
What's the best way to help poor people: creating government programs, or building character? President Obama and conservative author Arthur Brooks discuss.11 years ago
Dave Ross
It’s not whether you believe but how strongly
The important question today is not so much what people believe, but how intense those beliefs are.11 years ago
Richard D. Oxley
Outdated transportation infrastructure, Panama Canal challenges for Tacoma economy
The U.S. Open is expected to draw spectators and more to the Tacoma area, with money to spend. But to spend that money, they have to be able to get there.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Talk about inequality
Tom Brady has been suspended from four games in the wake of Deflategate. But that is not the whole story. There's more inequality stemming from Brady.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Saved by a heartbeat
NASA technology is being used on Earth to help locate victims of natural disasters.11 years ago
Dave Ross
What should happen to Tom Brady?
People are asking, seriously, what to tell their children in the wake of deflategate.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Is America ready for Chimpanzee rights?
Two New York chimpanzees are being considered for legal personhood.11 years ago
Dave Ross
Mike Huckabee the quote machine
You could listen to a dozen Hillary Clinton roundtables and not come away with anything close to the quotes from Mike Huckabee's announcement to run for the Republican presidential nomination.11 years ago
Dave Ross
A way for all of us to buy Congress
As long as Congress can be bought - why shouldn't all of us be able to do the buying? That's what if.then.fund tries to do.11 years ago
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