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Dave Ross

KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Doctor says overdose study has positive results despite criticism

If you could save someone from an overdose, would you do it? A group of health professionals is seeking approval for a potentially life-saving program.
9 years ago
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Someone has to yank President Trump’s security clearance

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross is calling for President Trump to yank his own security clearance for 90 days until he can undergo extreme vetting
9 years ago
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All we can do about massive cyberattack is pray

By now we all know that the most powerful country in the world, that being the United States, still can’t defend itself against a cyberattack.
9 years ago
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The fake news phenomenon entered a new phase

The President’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey has brought us a series of changing stories on just about every aspect of what happened.
9 years ago
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Ross: Sorry, folks, this is not Watergate — yet

Is this Watergate? Not yet, says KIRO Radio's Dave Ross. Watergate was about obstruction of justice.
9 years ago
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Ed Murray faces the legal quagmire of being a public figure

Though Mayor Ed Murray will not run for a second term, he has yet to confess anything related to the sex abuse allegations against him.
9 years ago
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Ross: Trump may need Men in Black to fix this Comey mess

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross was shocked at the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, at first. Then he realized
9 years ago
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If they’re not for your ears, what are Q-tips good for?

A new study found that 34 people go to the ER every day for injuries caused by Q-tips. Here are some other options for using the cotton swabs.
9 years ago
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Ross: Bring on the farming revolution

UW researcher David Montgomery says that, when it comes to farming, the environmentally responsible thing to do is also the most profitable thing to do.
9 years ago
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Andrew Lanier

All options on the table for Tacoma’s homelessness state of emergency

On Tuesday, Mayor Marilyn Strickland will declare a state of emergency over Tacoma's homelessness, echoing an action issued by Seattle's mayor in 2015.
9 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Professor: We’re addressing police-involved shootings at the wrong time

Professor Barry Friedman says we are focused on the wrong place when it comes to police-involved shootings.
9 years ago
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Ross: It’s time to solve the health care fight ourselves

Given the current health care vacuum, the two parties are busy either trying to reassure you, or to terrify you.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

The guide to surviving under the GOP health care plan

Most news coverage of the Republican health care plan is focused on who loses. So I am going to focus on who wins.
9 years ago
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Building a wall seems tame compared to France election

Ready for the next watershed election? KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says it might make America's current problems look pretty tame by comparison.
9 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle’s income tax proposal explained

The Seattle City Council wants an income tax and will go to court over it. But what does that mean, and how will this play out? Former Attorney General Rob McKenna explains.
9 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Gov. Inslee doesn’t want to ‘lose momentum’ because of Republicans

How will the latest version of the Obamacare repeal plan affect people in Washington state? Gov. Inslee has some answers.
9 years ago
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Dave Ross

We’ll need a panel to decide who lives under revised health care bill

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says it's still too hard for Americans to decide who gets their health care covered.
9 years ago
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Ross: Don’t blame Trump for gap in knowledge over a dead president

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross asks: Should it really surprise anyone that President Trump’s knowledge of the Civil War and a dead president might have gaps?
9 years ago
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Ross: Abandoning net neutrality means more money out of your pocket

If you didn't like cable companies before, you're not going to be even more upset about their pre- net neutrality profits.
9 years ago
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Ross: Are sick people really covered under Trumpcare?

President Trump guaranteed his Trumpcare plan would cover sick people but didn’t say at what price – except to promise that competition would keep rates down.
9 years ago
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The one U.S. secret that will never be declassified

President Donald Trump said it over and over again during the campaign, regular people aren’t interested in seeing his tax returns.
9 years ago
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‘That’s not OK’ is Seattle’s new passive-aggressive activism threat

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross challenges mayoral candidate Cary Moon on who defines hate speech and the role of activism in government.
9 years ago
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Nordstrom dirty jeans fad will be gold mine come tax season

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross begs people to leave Nordstrom alone since he's hoping their $450 mud-caked jeans catch on as high fashion.
9 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

Cary Moon: ‘We are becoming a city of haves and have-nots’

Seattle has a lot of things going for it, including wealth, intelligence, and creativity, Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon says.
9 years ago

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