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While May 1 is a day of peaceful protests in support of workers’ rights for many, it has become k...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle police prepared for May Day, anarchist march

May Day in Seattle has become known, not for the workers' rights marches, but more for anarchists rioting causing increased police presence in downtown and Capitol Hill.
11 years ago
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Dyer Oxley

Why fugitives should not flee to Mexico to escape the law

While fleeing to Mexico sometimes works in the movies, it's unlikely to work well for the Reed brothers currently on the run and accused of murdering an Arlington couple.
11 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

O’Neil: NCAA-type enforcement now needed for Washington high school football

Danny O'Neil says the Bellevue High School recruitment scandal marks the end of innocence of high school football.
11 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

Do kids really use drinking fountains, John Curley asks

If students aren't drinking water with high levels of lead in it then there's no need to be concerned.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Tom and Curley discover the true reason for political parties

The likelyhood that a research vessel will not be named "RRS Boaty McBoatface" has some constituents of the British government in an uproar.
11 years ago
Prince brought a spirit to the stage not many musicians can do with a live show. (AP)...
Dyer Oxley

What we have lost with the death of Prince

Even if you aren't a fan of Prince, his influence and effect on modern music can be felt throughout the industry. But that is just a small portion of what music has lost with the death of the icon.
11 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Are there certain languages you shouldn’t speak on an airplane?

While Tom Tangney looks at a recent airline issue as a new question about Islamophobia, Tom Curley says it is also a reminder of what you can and can't say on an airplane.
11 years ago
The Washington State Transportation Commission is proposing a 20 cent toll hike each of the next tw...
MyNorthwest Staff

John Curley plans to keep driving on 520 despite another possible toll hike

Even though the state has proposed its next 5 percent toll hike, Curley says he will continue to bypass I-90 for a very specific reason.
11 years ago
John Curley enjoys how TSA is a constant reminder of the government's inefficiencies. (AP)...
MyNorthwest Staff

John Curley actually appreciates TSA and its lines

There is something about TSA which herds people through airport security lines that KIRO Radio's John Curley actually appreciates.
11 years ago
Eric Mandel

John Curley has (awkward) transgender bathroom epiphany in New York City

John Curley had a positive, albeit slightly awkward, transgender-friendly bathroom experience at the Dream Hotel in New York City.
11 years ago
An estimated 25,000 to 30,000 people attended the 520 floating bridge celebration. (AP)...
Eric Mandel

John Curley being wrong ‘saved 20,000’ lives in Seattle

John Curley doesn't like to be wrong, so when he drastically underestimated the number of people who would attend a celebration for the new 520 floating bridge, he took his own high road.
11 years ago
Curley says the transgender bathroom debate proves privacy is now second in line behind people&#821...
John Curley

John Curley’s solution to transgender bathroom debate is a Phillips screwdriver

Curley says the days when bathroom signs were placed on doors to avoid confusion or embarrassment are things of the past.
11 years ago
John Curley wants to know what his incentive is to work any harder if the amount he can earn will b...
Eric Mandel

Tom and Curley debate: How much money is too much?

A socialist supporter and a staunch conservative debate why anyone would continue to work hard if he or she has to pay it all to the government anyway.
11 years ago
Apparently John Curley fights with his 13-year-old son, Ry, by staring at you “like you&#8217...
Eric Mandel

This is how John Curley breaks his 13-year-old’s spirit

Ry Curley describes his father's overall tactics as better than Don Draper and Frank Underwood — though Underwood has some redeeming qualities.
11 years ago
Whether or not Hawaii’s stricter model would work in Seattle, Curley says making homelessness a c...
Eric Mandel

Reports: Cost kills proposal for West Seattle RV safe lot

Seattle City Council member Lisa Herbold has told multiple media outlets that the second of two RV safe lots will not open.
11 years ago
John Curley says a neighbor called in a parking complaint against this classic Porsche on back-to-b...
Eric Mandel

Porsche prejudice: John Curley says he was singled out

On back-to-back days, John Curley found parking tickets stuffed under the windshield wipers of his 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa.
11 years ago
Long-time TNT announcer Craig Sager announced this week that his leukemia is no longer in remission...
Eric Mandel

Why we intently listen to people on death’s doorstep

It's not always fun and rat-shooting on Tom and Curley. Sometimes they tackle the heavy questions. Or the heaviest question.
11 years ago
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Eric Mandel

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz does his best Milton Friedman impression

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spoke Wednesday about his vision for a more civil America, but John Curley isn't buying.
11 years ago
Steven Bafus took a Pronto bike on a little more unique of a ride through Seattle than most other c...
Eric Mandel

Did the City of Seattle buy Pronto for less than you think?

How much money would the City of Seattle have spent if, for whatever reason, it decides to jump out of the bike-share business next year?
11 years ago
Bernie Sanders is making three stops in Washington state this weekend. (AP)...
Richard D. Oxley

When and where Bernie Sanders will tour Washington this weekend

Bernie Sanders is touring Washington state over the weekend, including stops in Seattle, Vancouver, and Spokane. Will John Curley actually end up going?
11 years ago
“This gives you the sense that these documentaries are bogus,” KIRO Radio’s Tom T...
Kipp Robertson

Tangney: Hopefully latest photos put Kurt Cobain conspiracy theories to rest

The Seattle Police Department released photos of the shotgun the Nirvana frontman used to kill himself in 1994.
11 years ago
For the past week, John Curley and his son have been dressing in camouflage and hunting a rat with ...
Eric Mandel

This is what it sounds like when John Curley takes his son rat hunting

For the past week, John Curley and his son have been dressing in camouflage and hunting a rat with guns.
11 years ago
Tom Tangney and John Curley performed live at the Hale’s Ales Brew Pub in Fremont. (KIRO Radi...
Eric Mandel

Less than 3 minutes after Tom and Curley took the stage, this happened

The "Tom and Curley" Show had a snafu less than three minutes into their live radio performance.
11 years ago
Eric Mandel

What happens if an off-duty Seattle officer witnesses a crime in a strip club?

We asked the police: Does an off-duty officer have any responsibility to act if he or she sees an illegal activity?
11 years ago
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