Dave Ross
Legislating a $15 minimum wage turns out not to be that simple
Seattle has become the latest battleground for the $15 minimum wage debate, and the mayor's task force finds itself grappling with all sort of complications.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Study: Biofuel from corn waste not better than gas
The latest study into whether fuel made from the residue of corn crops is good for the environment has only created confusion.12 years ago
Dave Ross
A college president uses the ‘W’ word
It's provoked a talk show spasm - this comment from last September's convocation speech by the President of Western Washington University Bruce Shepard.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Legalizers in denial
Professor Mark Kleiman of UCLA was one of the strongest voices arguing that if drinking alcohol didn't get you thrown in jail, neither should pot.13 years ago
Dave Ross
You’re not losing your mind after all
I'm sure we were all very happy to hear about the latest brain research which concludes that forgetting where you put stuff is perfectly normal, and NOT necessarily a sign that you have Alzheimers.13 years ago
Dave Ross
When the first responders are us
It's a year since the Boston Marathon bombings, a good time to go over the lessons learned. And the biggest one came out within seconds of the explosions - when ordinary people became first responders.13 years ago
Dave Ross
The Battle of Bunkerville
For 20 years Cliven Bundy of Bunkerville Nevada has claimed the right to graze his cattle on federal range land without paying range fees.13 years ago
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Some people are way too reasonable
There are people lurking around the fringes of American politics who are determined to spoil the fun.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Is there anyone whose password hasn’t been stolen?
There is another major computer security breach - nicknamed "heartbleed" - and here's what makes this one so special: It's a security breach in a widely-used type of encryption software. The very software designed to keep things like your password secret!13 years ago
Dave Ross
Should you know how much your co-workers make?
The latest figures show that not only do female undergraduates outnumber males - but women dominate the graduate schools too.13 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
On Equal Pay Day, businesses and women still have a lot to address
April 8th is equal pay day, which means that based on average earnings, a woman has to work this long to make up the difference between what she and a man earned in 2013.13 years ago
Dave Ross
The drug war gets a second wind
The point of legalizing marijuana was to stop jailing people whose only crime was inhaling, make a little money for the government, and put the crooks out of business.13 years ago
Dave Ross
My TV crisis
It has finally happened. After twelve years, our TiVo is full and has stopped working. Even though I paid for a lifetime membership.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Google Glass: Once you live with it, will you be able to live without it?
Google Glass makes its debut in Seattle this weekend: Saturday and Sunday at Sodo Park, where you can try it for yourself.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Tweeting Cuba into submission
The White House has confirmed an Associated Press investigation which found that the United State financed a Twitter service for Cuban cell phones between 2009 and 2012 - for the purpose of eventually giving young Cubans a way to communicate freely and maybe even form flash mobs to start an anti-Communist Cuban Spring.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Only one slide warning issued in Oso; county considered buying out homes on Steelhead Drive
It turns out Snohomish County officials were very worried that Steelhead Haven, the neighborhood that now lies buried under as much as 70 feet of mud, was too dangerous for homes.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Bring back the briefcases
The Supreme Court has issued its ruling on the case of an Alabama Businessman named Shaun McCutcheon, who wanted to contribute to a lot of congressional candidates but ran afoul of the aggregate contribution rule.13 years ago
Dave Ross
GM accused of criminal cover-up, but government might be to blame too
It was a rough day for the new head of GM Mary Barra. She faced members of a Senate subcommittee defective ignition switch that's blamed for 13 deaths.13 years ago
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Now we can get the real Obamacare story
In the Rose Garden the President fired off this question at his critics, "Why are folks working so hard for people not to have health insurance?"13 years ago
Dave Ross
Prepare for gloom, followed immediately by doom
"The evidence for human-caused climate change is overwhelming," said Britain's chief scientist as the United Nations issued its latest report on climate change.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Today’s the last chance this year to sign up for Obamacare – if we can still call it that
No such thing as Obamacare? It sounded a little like Vladimir Putin saying, 'Russian troops? What Russian troops?'13 years ago
Dave Ross
Professor: Stop development in slide-susceptible areas
We've all known that Washington has its share of landslides. Now, we know how deadly a big one can be. So are we going to do anything before the next one?13 years ago
Dave Ross
Logging near Oso investigated as possible factor in deadly mudslide
Did logging near the community of Oso have anything to do with Saturday's landslide?13 years ago
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Why was there no warning?
It's inconceivable that with all the environmental regulation that a landslide that leaves a cliff almost as high as the Space Needle and races through a neighborhood could go undetected.13 years ago
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