Dave Ross
‘Hyperloop’ would promise space travel on Earth
First there was the steam powered train, then high speed diesel trains, then bullet trains, then maglev trains, and now - there it is, all over the Internet - a mock-up of a high-speed transportation system using tubes that could get you get you between cities, say Seattle to Portland, or San Francisco to Los Angeles, faster than what?13 years ago
Dave Ross
When license plates speak
Last month, 14-year-old Ashley Barbour of Colville, Washington took off with a guy she'd met online.13 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
Ending the war on drugs? Feds want to relax laws for low-level drug crimes
With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder called Monday for major changes to the nation's criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh sentences for certain drug-related crimes.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Idaho’s wilderness security system
Teenager Hannah Anderson is safe - her kidnapper James Lee DiMaggio is dead. And it's thanks to this guy.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Why would the founder of Amazon want a money-losing paper?
Satirist Andy Borowitz joked that Jeff Bezos didn't really want to buy the Washington Post. He was browsing their website, but clicked the wrong button and the whole paper ended up in his shopping cart. And of course, he couldn't delete it.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Class warfare at 35,000 feet
Air travel is becoming the most obvious reflection of America's growing inequality. At the checkpoint, pre-cleared passengers don't need the typical body scan.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Why you can’t sleep and how you can fix it
The reason you often wake up groggy is because your body is still secreting melatonin - the hormone that gets you ready for sleep.13 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
If King County parks aren’t overrun with people, why should we spend more money on them?
Early voter returns show near 70 percent approval for a levy that will increase taxes for King County parks by $176 million.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Hawaii homeless won’t be flying to Seattle anytime soon
The story that Hawaii's legislature approved a program giving homeless people one-way plane tickets to mainland cities, including Seattle, caused quite a national stir last week -- it's a program called "Return to Home" which has been under consideration for years in the state legislature, and reporter Nathan Eagle of the Honolulu Civil Beat, who broke the news, says it is still the buzz of the Islands.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Obamacare: The final smackdown
The President was on the Tonight Show, and no surprise, he managed to get in a plug for the launch of Obamacare in 54 days.13 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
John Curley: I don’t get Seafair
Around 115,000 fans turned out for Seafair over the weekend, but numbers were down from what organizers expected. Some blamed the absence of the Blue Angels, but even with the Blues streaking through the sky, the festival isn't a big enough draw for KIRO Radio's John Curley.13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com
WA congressman calls for Olympics boycott; Dave Ross wants to poll Olympians
Among those in the United States calling for a boycott of the next Olympics in Russia, a Washington state representative has joined the cause.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Baseball finally goes organic
Major league baseball is trying to show us that it's serious about Performance Enhancing Drugs; that it's serious about making Baseball pure again - so that maybe one day we'll get back to inducting players into the Hall of Fame who are still alive.13 years ago
Dave Ross
News read real slow: The Bob Filner edition
San Diego's City Council has voted to deny Mayor Bob Filner's request that the city cover his legal fees as he battles sexual harassment allegations from eight women.13 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
It’s time to say goodbye to The Ross and Burbank Show
Hear it while you can. Friday's edition of the Ross and Burbank Show was the final episode featuring crusader for common sense, Dave Ross, and well-known imaginary radio (podcast) host Luke Burbank.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Costco says it’s worth it to pay more than minimum wage
In the debate to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, who is right? According to the University of Minnesota almost 27 percent of fast-food employees require assistance to buy groceries, almost twice the rate of the general population.13 years ago
Dave Ross
The hotter the heat, the higher the crime
It's another consequence of climate change.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Brush your teeth or else
The Internet is full of videos to get kids to brush their teeth.13 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
Seattle pastor has solution for city’s homelessness problem
It's not people taking up residencies under business doorways or setting up a tent, but the rest of Seattle that has a homeless problem, according to a pastor. Because we see homeless people as a permanent fixture, we are morally failing.13 years ago
Dave Ross
A 50 percent chance of doing the impossible
While everyone else is focused on Anthony Weiner and Edward Snowden, two members of Congress are quietly attempting to do the impossible.13 years ago
Dave Ross
520 bridge shows us how costly it can be to save money
The state has now revealed that fixing the holes in the first pontoons -- which is still underway -- will cost more than $81 million, and that's not the last of it.13 years ago
Dave Ross
Truth and Consequences
The judge in Bradley Manning's court martial has acquitted him of the charge of "aiding the enemy."13 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
Father-son fishing trip turns into battle against forest fire
What started as fishing trip at Baker Lake last week soon turned into a battle against a forest fire fought with a motor boat.13 years ago
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