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Geoff McGrath holds his Boy Scout scoutmaster uniform shirt for the Seattle troop he led.(AP Photo/...
Josh Kerns

Ousted gay Seattle Boy Scout leader joins call for Amazon to cut funding organization

A Seattle Scoutmaster who was fired for his sexual orientation, a gay Eagle Scout from Maryland and their supporters presented a petition Wednesday at Amazon.com headquarters urging the Seattle company to suspend donations to the Boy Scouts of America.
12 years ago
Would you vote for an athiest for president. Everything else being equal, KIRO Radio’s Jason ...

Would you vote for an atheist for president?

A new poll from Pew Research suggests a candidate being an atheist would have more negative impact on getting votes than if they were a pot smoker or cheater.
12 years ago
Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash, joined President Barack Obama on his tour of the devastating mudslide i...
Jamie Skorheim

Lawmakers request more funding for landslide monitoring

Rep. Suzan DelBene tells KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz why she thinks we need more funding to monitor landslide risk.
12 years ago

The best dumb video you’ll see all week

I know it's not video of a cat doing jumping jacks or a baby doing political impersonations, but the video below is easily the greatest example of a bunch of people doing really ignorant television.
12 years ago

Why I’m excited for Bumbershoot!

The Bumbershoot lineup has been announced, and, per usual, I'm extremely excited.
12 years ago
Doctor Jeff Duchin said the virus originated in animals – namely camels – and until now...
KIRO Radio Staff

Should we worry about first MERS case in United States?

MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, has spread to the United States.
12 years ago
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Should you be wary of ‘smart’ guns?

The question is wheather you should be weary of smart guns the way the NRA seems to be. The answer is undoubtedly yes.

12 years ago
Writer Kate Carraway said it’s powerful for adults who have dated before, been in long relati...
Dave Ross

Facebook stalking, online profile may ruin your chances of a good date

Should a single man be on Facebook? Not if he's looking for a mate. Writer Kate Carraway told KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz that when a single woman like her starts dating a guy, the first thing she does is go to his Facebook page.
12 years ago
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Did FOX News force Shep Smith to stay in closet?

According to a report by Gawker.com, those evil executives at conservative FOX News stopped Shep Smith from coming out of the closet as gay. The report is bunk.

13 years ago
According to Sawant, a tip credit goes against the logic of all the data that’s out there, wh...
MyNorthwest.com

Kshama Sawant on the problem with tip credit towards $15 minimum wage

After an announcement by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray about the plan to raise minimum wage to $15, an announcement about how there was no plan, councilmember Kshama Sawant said the Income Inequality Committee had failed.
13 years ago
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Feminists outraged over suit ad (but shouldn’t be)

The Huffington Post's Alanna Vagianos says an ad by SuitSupply, a Dutch Company, is the most sexist ad she's ever seen. She's wrong.

13 years ago
In this April 17, 2014 photo, Pam Rall wipes down a counter at a Dick’s Drive-In restaurant i...
KIRO Radio Staff

Commission not agreeing yet, but Seattle mayor still set for minimum wage annoucement

Seattle's Income Inequality Commission has discussed and debated raising the minimum wage to $15. And so Mayor Ed Murray said in a blog post he would announce his own plan at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
13 years ago
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Does Harry Reid Want Violence at Bundy Ranch?

Something scary and appalling is going on in politics the last few days and it has to do with the Cliven Bundy Ranch story out of Nevada.

13 years ago
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Girl Misguided on ‘Gendered’ McDonald’s Toys

Meet high school junior Antonia Ayres-Brown. She's from CT. She is on a campaign against McDonald's: not for their unhealthy food, but for their unhealthy toys in their Happy Meals. Her outrage is misguided.

13 years ago
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Why is this video offending people?

Pharrell Williams launched a Happy Day movement, to which people are responding with their own videos set to his now overplayed hit "Happy."
13 years ago
“What they’re doing down there is bias, it’s racist, and it’s discriminatio...
Alyssa Kleven

Seattle man’s story of discrimination at Uber has some holes

Will Anderson claims race played a part in his termination from the popular rideshare service.
13 years ago
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Review Jason Rantz’s first TV appearance

Jason was on New Day today. This was his first TV appearance. How do you think he did?
13 years ago
Alex Hribal, the suspect in the stabbings at the Franklin Regional High School near Pittsburgh, is ...

Disgusting attempt to exploit school stabbing tragedy

Even though there are several kids still in the hospital recovering, some ideologues can't help but exploit this tragedy to make cheap political points. A write for the Daily Beast is one of them.

13 years ago
Dominic Holden, associate editor at The Stranger, and Bob Pishue, Transportation Director at the Wa...

Everything you need to hear before voting on Prop 1

How should you vote on King County Proposition 1? Dominic Holden, associate editor at The Stranger, and Bob Pishue, Transportation Director at the Washington Policy Center, join Rantz live in studio for an in depth debate on both sides of Prop 1.
13 years ago
Mount Vernon’s own Jim Caviezel has rallied some Hollywood A-listers to help Oso landslide vi...
Jamie Skorheim

Mount Vernon’s Jim Caviezel rallies support from Hollywood A-listers for Oso

Washington-bred actor Jim Caviezel, known for best for his roles in "The Passion of the Christ" and his current TV series "Person of Interest" is stepping up to help victims of the mudslide in Oso.
13 years ago
Even though marijuana use is legal among those over 21 in the state of Washington, soldiers at JBLM...

What is harm of JBLM soldiers smoking marijuana?

Even though marijuana use is legal among those over 21 in the state of Washington, soldiers at JBLM still can't take part.
13 years ago
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Alyssa Kleven

Neil deGrasse Tyson, ‘Cosmos’ land squarely in geek universe

The geeks have risen up! That's, at least in part, the reason "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" host and world renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks his show got picked up to run in primetime on a major network.
13 years ago
Some twitter users questioned why the Seattle Fire Department published photos from a helicopter cr...

Was filter on photos of Seattle helicopter crash offensive?

As news was breaking Tuesday over the KOMO TV helicopter crash, some photos went out from the Seattle Fire Department that had a filter on them.
13 years ago
Sounders defender Dylan Remick has been listening to Taylor Swift music as part of his pre-game rit...
Jamie Skorheim

Sounders defender Dylan Remick fueled by Taylor Swift

The Seattle Sounders are preparing for their first road game of the season this weekend, and while the team sets its sights on the Montreal Impact, the players are also going through their own rituals to prepare.
13 years ago
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