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Dave Ross

Something else to worry about: Exploding head syndrome

Since it's been linked to stress, did they really have to name it "Exploding head syndrome?"
12 years ago
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday that he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week t...
Dave Ross

Governor Pence a civil rights crusader?

The governor seemed to be on the verge of requiring others to happily serve gays cake, which was the last thing the Indiana Legislature was expecting when it passed that bill.
12 years ago
On the day Indiana’s bill was signed, the state’s most famous pot activist, Bill Levin,...
Dave Ross

Does Indiana have too much religious freedom?

Indiana is under a lot of pressure to revise its Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
12 years ago
An Air Canada Airbus A-320 made an “abrupt” landing at Halifax International Airport ea...

Don’t water down emergency situations

We seem to be in one of those periods when the cosmos conspires to remind us that flying is not a natural thing.
12 years ago
If walkers and cyclist are involved in 3 percent of collisions, as SDOT director Scott Kubly says, ...
Dave Ross

With apologies to Dori, walking and biking safer than driving

If walkers and cyclist are involved in 3 percent of collisions, as SDOT director Scott Kubly says, it means that motorists are involved in the other 97 percent.
12 years ago
Peggy Young, a Virginia woman who lost her UPS job because she became pregnant, spoke to reporters ...
Dave Ross

Pro-choicers and pro-lifers find harmony in Washington

The really remarkable thing about Peggy Young's case is that it put pro-choice liberals and pro-life conservatives on the same side of the issue.
12 years ago
Dave Ross

Fear the middle class will get resourceful?

They are a family of 11, living in a nine bedroom mansion in Hartford, Connecticut's upscale West End. The yard is neat, the house is well-maintained.
12 years ago
The effects of pollution on children’s brains could be irreversible. (AP)...
Dave Ross

Unique form of ADHD could be caused by pollution

A study released Wednesday shows that a significant amount of the ADHD we're seeing in children today could come from air pollution.
12 years ago
Dave Ross says if we don’t slow down the advancement of super intelligent technology, we may ...
Dave Ross

Are we destined to become pets?

I'm sure you've noticed that your phone's speech recognition is getting a lot better and you've heard about the smart cars that can drive themselves. It's all because of this type of super-intelligence, which is only in its early stages.
12 years ago
Indiana ought consider the suggestion of Oklahoma State Representative Emily Virgin. (AP)...

Dave Ross: Should debates over gay marriage be decided by the free market?

It looks like Indiana will be the latest state to pass its own Religious Freedom Restoration Act in response to the spread of gay marriage.
12 years ago
Fifty-nine percent of the American people consider the system deeply flawed. (AP)...

Let taxpayers decide how they want their money spent

We are asked in great detail how we got our money, and we are told with great precision how much we owe, but there is not one single question on that tax return asking us how we want our money spent.
12 years ago
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Dave and Colleen visit Ciscoe’s garden

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Colleen O'Brien got to visit the grounds of master gardener Ciscoe Morris. You might be surprised to learn his garden isn't the size of a football field.
12 years ago
Dave Ross says Benjamin Netanyahu may be a bigot in Hebrew, but in English it’s as if he&#821...
Dave Ross

Is the prime minister of Israel a bigot?

Benjamin Netanyahu may be a bigot in Hebrew, but in English it's as if he'd just had a cup of racial harmony at Starbucks.
12 years ago
Penn State has suspended the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity whose members are being investigated by Sta...
Dave Ross

They never ran out of alcohol

Another fraternity is in trouble, this time at Penn State where the local chapter of Kappa Delta Rho posted pictures of intoxicated female party guests to a Facebook page.
12 years ago
In two weeks, Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law takes effect and everyone’s expecting cons...
Dave Ross

Countdown to Seattle’s new minimum wage

In two weeks, Seattle's $15 minimum wage law takes effect and everyone's expecting consequences.
12 years ago
This undated handout two-picture combo of artist conceptions provided by NASA/JPL Caltech shows wha...
Dave Ross

Save the planet

I'm not talking about climate change, I'm talking about asteroids.
12 years ago
Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded that she should have used a government email to conduct business as...
Dave Ross

The mystery remains

Hillary Clinton's private email server is still the most commented story on the political websites. It came up when the president was on with Jimmy Kimmel.
12 years ago
Senator Tom Cotton is the youngest sitting member of the U.S. Senate. He’s 37 years old. He i...
Dave Ross

Who is Tom Cotton and what did he say to Iran?

Senator Tom Cotton is the youngest sitting member of the U.S. Senate. He's 37 years old. He is also an Iraq war veteran and Harvard-trained lawyer from Arkansas who feels that Iran cannot be trusted with any nuclear centrifuges.
12 years ago
Paramedics load one of two police officers who were shot while standing guard in front of the Fergu...
Dave Ross

The unlikely timing of violence in Ferguson

The latest violence in Ferguson comes against a backdrop of growing tension during the nightly protests outside the Ferguson police department - which had been going on peacefully since last August.
12 years ago
Hillary Rodham Clinton answers questions at a news conference at the United Nations, Tuesday, March...
Dave Ross

Hillary finally speaks

Hillary Clinton stood up in front of reporters at the UN and said that the Republicans who sent that letter to the Iranian leadership in hopes of killing the nuclear deal were pretty much traitors.
12 years ago
All you have to do is get past the feeling that you’ve just been hatched by a giant hen. (ELF...
Dave Ross

This plastic egg-shaped bicycle will soon be the best way to commute

All you have to do is get past the feeling that you've just been hatched by a giant hen.
12 years ago
Event attendees get a look at varieties of the new Apple Watch on display in the demo room after an...
Dave Ross

Just what your wrist has been waiting for

"The Apple Watch is the most personal device we have ever created," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. "It is not just with you - it is on you."
12 years ago
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, left, leaves the hotel following...
Dave Ross

Just so there’s no misunderstanding with Iran

Critics have been saying that Iran has so many Uranium centrifuges whirring away that they are clearly aiming to build up a nuclear arsenal.
12 years ago
The race is on to see which city can claim the biggest post-winter pothole. (AP Photo/File)...
Dave Ross

It’s time for pothole season to begin

As winter turns into spring, it's time for pothole season to begin.
12 years ago

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