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Dave Ross

‘No reason to be alarmed’ taken out of context

Dave Ross wants to know why the president deliberately ripped a quote by London's mayor out of context?
9 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

How hackers might follow your every move with simple tech

A hacker discusses how electronic devices can be easily tracked using cheap hardware. But that's not all he told KIRO Radio.
9 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

‘Broad agreement’ state Legislature will do something ‘on the tax side’

A recently resigned state representative says the Legislature will likely "do something on the tax side."
9 years ago
Dave Ross

After ditching climate accord, it’s hard to know what will change

President Trump is taking America out of the United Nations’ Paris Accord on climate change. But it's tough to know if anything will change.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Dave Ross: Maybe Donald Trump prefers peaches over the auto industry

The people of South Carolina are coming to the defense of Germany after President Trump's jab about the auto industry.
9 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

After U.S. shoots down ICBM, can Western Washington feel safe?

The U.S. military accomplished an incredible technological feat on Tuesday. For the first time, the military intercepted and blew up a test ballistic missile.
9 years ago
USA airlines and cruise ship companies began service to Cuba in 2016.  (Ron Upshaw, KIRO Radio)...
Dave Ross

Cuba’s distinctly Socialist vibe keeps it from being the new Hawaii

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says Cuba's distinctly Socialist accommodations are likely playing a role in American airlines' cutting back flights to the country.
9 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Should alt-right events in the Northwest be canceled for public safety?

After two men were killed and another injured by a man who frequents alt-right events, some are questioning if the evens should be allowed right now.
9 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: ‘We are Chicago’ is a video game worth mastering

Four years ago, Michael Block came up with the idea for "We are Chicago," a video game based on a Chicago neighborhood run by gangs.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Two tips for more bearable airline travel

A potential ban on laptops in airplane cabins is part of the sad evolution of air travel from a treat to be enjoyed to an ordeal to be endured.
9 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Sound Transit projects may be altered, modified if feds cut funding

President Trump’s proposed budget delivered a nasty surprise to Sound Transit, cutting the federal funding to extend light rail to Lynnwood.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

The perfect test of Republican economics is being setup

Dave Ross says enough debate! This is a chance to try the budget in the real world. Let the Trump states go it alone, if that’s what they want.
9 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Sorry, Senator Jim Honeyford, unmasking Seattle protesters won’t be easy

Senator Jim Honeyford wants to make it illegal for protesters to cover their faces. Former AG Rob McKenna says not so fast.
9 years ago
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was part of Chris Hansen's Seattle Arena group before purchasing...
MyNorthwest Staff

Steve Ballmer: ‘We’re not moving the Clippers’ to Seattle

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the chances of moving the Los Angeles Clippers to Seattle are "zero." He listed three things the city needs before the NBA returns.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Sick of being tracked by Google? Pay with cash

Google’s corporate code begins with the words “Don’t Be Evil.” But it says nothing about being nosy.
9 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Roger Goodell isn’t as bad as Principal Skinner after all

Even though NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell isn't as strict as Principal Skinner, Michael Bennett will need to tone down his sack dance.
9 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Steve Ballmer warns voters of Seattle income tax fallout

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer explains what will, and what won't, help the Seattle area be an economically successful region.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Deadly attack in Manchester is supposed to create hatred

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says the main question following the terror attack in Manchester is: How do we react?
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Comparing Trump and Obama’s Mideast messages

Eight years ago, President Obama gave his first Mideast speech. Here is how Donald Trump's message compared.
9 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Thinking of fighting a traffic-cam ticket? This will make you think twice

Nothing is more divisive, at least when it comes to driving, than this red-light camera controversy.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

There are witches out there that deserve to be hunted

The president’s response to the special counsel investigating his campaign was to call it a “witch hunt.”
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Special counsel could do full colonoscopy of Trump tax return

It hasn't taken long for Donald Trump to swing from candidate, to president, to martyr, writes KIRO Radio's Dave Ross.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Trump has successfully bumped government off the teleprompter

The real news in that James Comey memo isn't President Trump asking the FBI director to drop the investigation of Michael Flynn, writes KIRO Radio's Dave Ross.
9 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

U.S. senator uses Tacoma Narrows Bridge as a metaphor for Obamacare

During his statement in which he vehemently opposed Obamacare, Sen. Chuck Grassley compared the health care law to the old Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
9 years ago

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