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Dave Ross

The country and least needs a role model, because, apparently, people aren't protesting properly, K...
Dave Ross

The American inquisition

First, I have to say that as a practicing Catholic, to see football players being called disrespectful for genuflecting during "The Star-Spangled Banner" feels really weird.
9 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

GOP’s ‘Obamacare’ repeal could equal tax increases in Washington

States that signed people up for health insurance with reduced costs will likely lose billions if the GOP health care bill, changing Obamacare, is approved.
9 years ago
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Things we can agree on

We’ve all heard a lot about the Trump speech in Alabama, but suppose we focus on the parts we can all agree on.
9 years ago
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A nuclear pissing match

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross is trying to figure out exactly what stage of the nuclear bar fight the United States is in with North Korea.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Game over or game on?

As I was surfing CSPAN recently, I happened to hear a rather disturbing comment from a cybersecurity expert who says Russia has already won.
9 years ago
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We live in a world run by rocket men

President Trump called the North Korea regime depraved, and he’s right. But the even bigger depravity is the nuclear game the world is still trapped in.
9 years ago
Sean Spicer speaks at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Th...
Dave Ross

Leave Spicy alone!

I thought Sean Spicer’s cameo at the Emmy’s was pretty funny. He pushed his podium across the stage, Saturday Night Live style.
9 years ago
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I can hear the war drums getting closer

Despite efforts to find alternative solutions to war with North Korea, KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says he can still hear the war drums closing in.
9 years ago
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Is the border wall being bargained away?

There's an idea floating around that Trump is so eager to get support for immigration reform that he would accept a Democratic proposal for border security.
9 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Saying public education is broken is a vast overstatement, Teacher of the Year says

Claims that the Washington state public education system is broken are demonstrably false, the state's 2018 Teacher of the Year told Seattle's Morning News.
9 years ago
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Dave Ross

Will the digital cookies crumble?

The latest version of Apple’s Safari browser is designed to purge most of these un-requested cookies after 24 hours.
9 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Everett’s bikini baristas have to stir up strong argument to keep clothes off

Bikini baristas being told to cover up by the Everett City Council will likely have to rely on their argument that the city's ordinance is discriminatory.
9 years ago
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, accompanied by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, speaks during a n...
Dave Ross

Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would be a terrible deal for the rich

"Health care for all is not only a moral issue, it's an economic issue,” Bernie Sanders announced this week.
9 years ago
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The Equifax of life

I know, what’s the point of even covering data breaches anymore? I guess to shame the corporation, like Equifax, that let it happen.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Can we discuss this? Or is it insensitive?

If you believe climate change is a hoax, you can buy a trailer at sea level along the Florida coast.
9 years ago
A rough surf surrounds Boynton Beach inlet as Hurricane Irma hits in Boynton Beach, Fla. (Jim Rasso...
Dave Ross

Devastating hurricane puts self-inflicted political crises into perspective

We live among forces blissfully indifferent to our survival, and fully capable of wiping us – and our stuff – off the face of the earth.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: How to tune out and take back your weekend

You know the 60 Minutes effect, right? It’s that gloom that comes over you when the famous stopwatch finally ticks down, signaling the end of the weekend.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

UW professors in search of the truth or calling BS

How often do we hear some "truth" or statistic, only to hear it contradicted a week or a month later? A UW professor decided it’s gone too far.
9 years ago
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Dave Ross

Q-tips: If they’re not for your ears, what are they for?

I think it’s safe to say that Q-tips can be used for pretty much anything except what they were invented for. Here's a few ideas.
9 years ago
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Your job isn’t burning you out, it’s commuting to it

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross figured it all out. To eliminate the stress in your life, get a job you love, and then just live at your office.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Do you know where your medical data is?

One of the ways to make health care more efficient is to store patient medical data on computers. But it turns out that data isn’t just being used by your doctor.
9 years ago
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Amid nuclear threats, public historically left out of plans

Recent nuclear threats brought back somewhat foggy memories of being a kid during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Trump may be really smart, but he never shows it

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could play the one role President Trump, so far, cannot. There is no Elite Trump.
9 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Do King County voters have the power to stop injection sites?

Public health experts and families of people who have died of drug overdoses are pushing for a plan to set up safe injection sites.
9 years ago

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