MyNorthwest Staff
Seattle Foundation grants $12.6 million to BIPOC-led organizations
The Seattle Foundation has awarded $12.6 million to Black, Indigenous and people of color organizations for community initiatives.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: CDC only has itself to blame for airport mask mandate being struck down
A federal judge ruled that the CDC's masking rules for airports were arbitrary, and the CDC only has itself to blame on that front.4 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Washington Rep. Kilmer praises Congress’ efforts during pandemic, but still more to be done
Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer looks back on the efforts of Congress over the course of the pandemic, with more to do in the days ahead.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: The fundamental problem with new artificial intelligence
There is a fundamental problem with the latest artificial intelligence technology, and that’s the temptation to use it in all the wrong ways.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: Leaders only have power if people choose to follow them
the ultimate check and balance on power isn't the court system. It's when followers are smart enough to know when to stop following.4 years ago
Dalton Day
‘We are deeply concerned,’ says WA nursing union of felony charges against RN for medication error
Criminal charges against a registered nurse for a professional mistake that resulted in a patient death prompts local nursing union to cry foul.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: New York subway shooting was something we should have seen coming
The New York subway shooter posted his grievances to YouTube beforehand, and there's a valuable lesson to be taken from that.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: A look inside how January 6 was planned, and what might have been
One of the big questions about January 6 was whether the attack was planned, and audio from the New York Times gives us new insight into that.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: The simple secret to a relaxing travel experience
To me, the most important part of traveling through airports on a red-eye flights is to de-stress yourself ahead of time.4 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Mercer Island MD: ‘People are going to get tired of getting vaccines’
With eligibility for a fourth COVID shot opening up for those ages 50 and up, could enthusiasm for getting the vaccine wane with each new dose?4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: Can sports with Russian athletes really rise above the politics?
Banning Russians from the Boston Marathon is not going to help Ukraine, but maybe it's what's best for all involved in the end.4 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
When will ‘enough be enough’ for Puget Sound region home buyers?
Rising home prices are nothing new in the Puget Sound region, but when can prospective buyers finally expect some relief?4 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
How new ‘mini wave’ of COVID cases in King County is different from past surges
As mask mandates have faded away and many having returned to pre-pandemic routines, COVID cases have begun to tick back up again.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: Sound Transit’s new fare enforcement policy is less ‘light touch,’ more out of touch
Sound Transit's new fare enforcement policy isn’t a light touch, this is out of touch, based on the idea that poor people shouldn’t pay for anything.4 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Former Washington AG: Best place to address homeless crisis is ‘in the state Legislature, not the courts’
Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna says that it will be up to state lawmakers to address a growing homeless crisis.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: Are rising gas prices just the free market working the way it’s supposed to?
We have a tendency to worship the efficiency and elegance of the free market – right up until the moment it makes driving expensive.4 years ago
Dalton Day
‘The first step in healing,’ Lummi say of push to return captured orca to the Salish Sea
A local Inidengous rights nonprofit is trying to reclaim a southern resident orca whale that was captured in the Puget Sound five decades ago.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: Elon Musk shows us the true power of immense wealth
In buying up enough shares in Twitter to sit on the company's board of directors, Elon Musk has shown us the true power of wealth.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: This is the ‘soft-on-crime’ system the Founding Fathers gave us
Our country was founded by men who deliberately gave criminal defendants all sorts of rights, which kick in the moment someone is arrested.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: A green solution for graffiti along Seattle freeways
Driving through Seattle, I noticed that along I-5 downtown, the areas with no graffiti have one thing in common: ivy on the walls.4 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
A Q&A on upcoming tax returns for Washingtonians with a Bellevue accountant
With 2022's April 18 deadline approaching for 2021's tax returns, what should Washingtonians expect as they file this year?4 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Seattle teens’ minds ‘more a sieve, less a sponge’ with an average seven hours of nightly sleep
The consequences of insufficient sleep time go beyond morning grogginess: they have profound effects on a teenager's mental health.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: Figuring out the Furries (and what we could all stand to learn)
But if you look into the Furry phenomenon, it’s like any group with its excesses and egos, but it also has something we can learn from.4 years ago
Dave Ross
Ross: Hunter Biden laptop finally has Fox News, mainstream media agreeing on something
It's a breath of fresh air to see the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Fox News agreeing that the FBI has a right to examine a businessman’s laptop.4 years ago
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