Dave Ross
Now just 5 days from shutdown
Actually, no one seems too exercised about the shutdown. All the talk is about is the OTHER shoe that's dropping next week - the opening of the insurance exchanges under Obamacare.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Human nature of everyday sadists demonstrated with bug grinder
It turns out that sadism, the idea that it sometimes feels good to hurt others is part of human nature.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Why would an American join al Shabab?
The young men who attacked that shopping mall in Nairobi were members of a terrorist group called al Shabab - which means "The Youth."13 years ago
Dave Ross
New film shows how Washington girls were ‘Chosen’ for sex trafficking
You wouldn't think that young American girls raised in normal, healthy families would ever find themselves lured into sex trafficking - but it happens more often than you might think.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Don’t worry about the Sun, worry about the flu
Scientists recently concluded that the world will come to an end in 2 or 3 billion years, as the increasing temperature of the Sun finally causes all water to evaporate.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Siri, what is my name? You’re asking me, Dave?
Well like million of you I've just updated my iPhone operating system - it's Apple's last release, iOS7.0.13 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
Why Washingtonians never win the Powerball lottery
The Powerball winner is from South Carolina. Their one jackpot ticket was worth about $400 million or a lump sum of $223 million.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Way Seattle residents view police may depend on race
It turns out that Seattle residents don't all see the police the same way. It seems to depend on race.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Shutdown? What shutdown?
The deadline for passing some kind of budget to keep the federal government running is now 11 days away. But the Speaker of the House says there's nothing to worry about here.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Fox News’ Elisabeth Hasselbeck makes case for video game, not gun, control
There are lots of ideas floating around on how to prevent mass shootings. The latest wild idea - based on the report that Aaron Alexis spent a lot of time playing video games - comes from "Fox and Friends'" Elisabeth Hasselbeck.13 years ago
Dave Ross
So who wins the gun debate this time?
Two days since the Navy Yard shootings, and we now know there weren't three gunmen, or two, but just one, Aaron Alexis, and that he didn't use an AR-15 assault rifle, according to the FBI.13 years ago
Dave Ross
The most dangerous person to search for on the Internet is Lily Collins
It turns out, virus-makers consider Lily Collins excellent flypaper.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Army captain who criticized superiors to finally receive Medal of Honor
Next month, President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to a soldier who survived an ambush in Afghanistan and who then raised a ruckus by saying his superiors left his men hanging.13 years ago
Dave Ross
The UN – and the delicate art of doing nothing
"The report makes for chilling reading," said United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.13 years ago
Dave Ross
What to do when the guy you want to get rid of suddenly starts cooperating
"I am confident that Assad's days are numbered." The president has been saying that since the final presidential debate last year, but the countdown has been getting slower and slower.13 years ago
Dave Ross
The Internet Must Go!
What a lot of people don't realize is that the connections that bring the Internet to your computer are primarily owned by four large corporations and this week an appeals court took up a suit which will decide whether to let those corporations start packaging web sites the way cable companies package TV channels.13 years ago
Dave Ross
The spirit of compromise
Now down to 17 days before the federal government shuts down because Congress can't pass a budget, and I thought we'd tune into CSPAN see how it's going.13 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
Fremont Troll’s enemies are pollution, development
Under the north end of the Aurora bridge is Seattle's famous Fremont Troll - a one-eyed concrete monster clutching a Volkswagen, as if he'd just snatched it from Highway 99.13 years ago
Dave Ross
It’s official: US devotes more attention to Miley Cyrus than Syria
It's difficult to be under any illusions that anyone is actually paying attention to stories like Syria or the budget crisis. America is just not into crises anymore - whether debt or military.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Now onto the next crisis
Now that the crisis in Syria is on hold, it's time for another crisis. This Congress has been very adept at doing nothing, which shouldn't be a problem, since governments tend to try to do too much anyway.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Drug policy expert parades potential pot horrors in front of King County Sheriff
King County Sheriff John Urquhart appeared Tuesday before the senate judiciary committee in Washington, D.C. to assure senators that Washington state was not the wild wild west, and to ask that we get a chance to show that we can do legal pot right.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Net Neutrality: Companies would have you pay for the Internet per website
If you use the Internet - and I know you do - get ready. Because a court in Washington, D.C. is going to decide whether the Internet as we know it will continue to exist.13 years ago
Dave Ross
The anti-cowboy
Twelve years ago, on this day, we were in shock. We wanted decisive action, we wanted it now, and we had a president who as clear was a president can be.13 years ago
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