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Dave Ross

Ross: Americans living in LeftyLand and RightyLand

About one third of Americans are counted as extreme left or right when it comes to politics. The rest of us are caught in the crossfire, waiting for our potholes to be fixed.
8 years ago
hitchhackers...
Dave Ross

Attack of the hitch-hackers

Usually, hackers attack computers from the outside. But China recently found a way to hack from the inside. It was an attack of the hitch-hackers.
8 years ago
seattle gas stations, climate change...
Dave Ross

Ross: Remember when oil companies warned us about climate change?

All the international climate change pledges have not done much good and the consequences of global warming are coming a lot sooner than previously expected. If only we had a warning 27 years ago. Oh wait, we did ... from oil companies.
8 years ago
Kavanaugh, yearbooks...
Dave Ross

Ross: What to learn from the Brett Kavanaugh experience

Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court is a learning moment for America. Suppose we start looking into Trump's lower court appointments now, just in case he needs to pick another justice.
8 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Hey Netflix, save some of the internet for the rest of us

We now know what slows down the internet each evening in America. Netflix needs to get its own internet wire. And while we're at it, stay off my lawn.
8 years ago
washington, tax gap, local taxes...
Dave Ross

Ross: One solution for the $400 billion American tax gap

It's called the tax gap -- the difference between what the country takes in taxes and the amount of money people hide away from the IRS to avoid paying taxes. It adds up to quite a bit of money.
8 years ago
Trump...
Dave Ross

Ross: How to succeed in America — have a rich dad

An exposé reveals that Donald Trump is not the self-made rich man that he likes to promote. It offers a new narrative on how to get rich in America -- have a rich dad.
8 years ago
Kavanaugh, beer...
Dave Ross

Ross: Beer grabs the spotlight as Kavanaugh case continues

Brett Kavanaugh's relationship to beer has come under question as many of his former classmates come forward with stories. But President Trump is having none of it.
8 years ago
Kavanaugh...
Dave Ross

Ross: The Kavanaugh controversy actually is about politics

While some argue that politics should stay out of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court decision, it's hard to deny that politics is a big part of it.
8 years ago
internet, kavanaugh...
Dave Ross

Ross: God had a chance to weigh in on the Kavanaugh hearing

We not only got two people to testify under oath at the recent Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing, we got a chance for God to enter the room and weigh in.
8 years ago
Kavanaugh...
MyNorthwest Staff

Rob McKenna on the political battlefield around the Kavanaugh decision

Beyond the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna says there is a larger political battle at play in Washington D.C.
8 years ago
denial...
Dave Ross

Ross: The Age of Denial is coming to an end

Politicians and other figures were once able to deny allegations with fuzzy memories and incomplete details. But in an age of social media and new technology, that age of denial won't last much longer.
8 years ago
internet, kavanaugh...
Dave Ross

Ross: When high school yearbooks attack the internet

A lot of folks say they are glad they weren't teenagers during the age of the internet. Well, if the story is big enough, the internet will find your embarrassing info from before it even existed.
8 years ago
gold rush, reopening schools...
Dave Ross

Ross: A safe space, fear, and the college classroom

An expert on fear says safe space culture on college campuses is making students more insecure and unprepared. It leaves them with no answers as they run from questions.
8 years ago
Georgetown...
Dave Ross

Ross: Georgetown Prep School, or pirate school?

While we may never now who is telling the truth about that drunken Georgetown Prep party, what we can know is that there were way too many drunken parties.
8 years ago
supreme court...
Dave Ross

Ross: Should you take your own advice?

Advice on how to deal with the controversy surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh can be found a few decades ago from another SCOTUS confirmation process.
8 years ago
work...
Dave Ross

Ross: Do we still need a 40-hour work week?

It's been about 40 years since the first desktop computers which were suppose to make work more efficient. Do we still need a 40-hour, five-day work week?
8 years ago
Lynwood...
Dave Ross

Ross: Race recognition and this Lynnwood business

Lynnwood's Ralph Taylor looks like a white guy, but he decided to double check his DNA. He's 10 percent non-white, so he wants the government to consider his business "disadvantaged."
8 years ago
hurricane...
Dave Ross

Ross: Finally, people are believing scientists’ warnings

In a surprising move, people opted to believe scientists and evacuate ahead of a hurricane. It's the same scientists warning about climate change. Are as many people open to that science?
8 years ago
Dave Ross, baseball...
Dave Ross

Why Dave Ross was afraid to throw a baseball

Dave Ross has a fear: throwing a baseball. That was magnified when the Mariners asked him to throw the ceremonial first pitch Wednesday. Then this happened.
8 years ago
wage...
Dave Ross

Generation Z should ask for a raise for the sake of the country

Generation Z may not be asking for the wage they deserve, and that could be hurting the economy in the long run. Perhaps it's time to ask for a raise.
8 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Watch: Dave Ross prepares for first pitch at Mariners game

KIRO Radio 97.3 FM's Dave Ross is throwing out the first pitch before the Seattle Mariners game on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.
8 years ago
debate...
Dave Ross

Seeking a Trump vs Obama debate pre-midterms

It's the debate KIRO Radio's Dave Ross wants to see before the midterms. A debate between the two mindsets: Trump vs Obama.
8 years ago
Dave Ross

Paul Ryan paints sunny outlook for America

If this week’s news has found you going through the last of your Ibuprofen, KIRO Radio's Dave Ross takes you to the one oasis of calm in Washington: Paul Ryan.
8 years ago

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