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Dave Ross

Ross: You’re not really vacuuming unless you can hear the dirt

You hear the staccato symphony of little pebbles and pine needles and old breakfast cereal and the occasional paper clip being relentlessly drawn into the vortex.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Rick Rizzs: ‘Mariners, you’re going to win a title next year’

"Well, they just obviously came up a little bit short," the radio voice of the team said Monday. "But my goodness, they gave us one heck of a ride."
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: How a lack of diversity is slowing down artificial intelligence’s chances of curing diseases

KIRO Newsradio’s Sam Campbell investigates AI and it’s impact in the medical world. Will AI be able to help cure diseases in everyone, or only a certain demographic in our population? Listen to Seattle’s Morning News, weekdays from 5am to 9am on KIRO Newsradio 97.3fm!
3 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: General Milley calls out Trump in retirement speech

General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired last week after a 44-year career and gave a farewell speech that focused on the Constitution.
3 years ago
Colleen O'Brien

Colleen: Young girls and phones and the patterns we teach

I spoke to New York Times reporter Jessica Bennett, who studied 13-year-old girls for a year, to learn more about their relationship with phones
3 years ago
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Ursula Reutin

Ursula: Does grammar still matter? Not according to UW

Jake Harper found that the University of Washington's Informatics department doesn't grade on grammar in students' applications.
3 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: The highs and lows of the second 2024 Republican debate

As you’ve heard by now, there was considerable chaos during last night’s debate, including an argument between Tim Scott and Nikki Haley over the expensive curtains in her office.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Gee goes off on kids who don’t call or text their parents back

Gee goes off on kids not texting their parents back! We’ve also heard of some new phone etiquette rules, which are: 1) Text before you call 2) Don’t bother with voicemail, just send a text 3) Don’t get upset if someone doesn’t pick up your call. 4) Facts are for texts, emotions are for calls. […]
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Why are electric scooters being banned from Tacoma and is Seattle next?

Tacoma will be banning electric rental scooters, will this come to Seattle next? How do we feel about electric scooters?
3 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Planes are noisy, so are babies; what’s the big deal?

The issue of airborne babies keeps coming up, and as far as I can tell, the reason it keeps coming up is that reporters find themselves near a baby on a plane
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Should babies be banned from some commercial flights?

Ursula joins Seattles Morning News to ask, should we ban babies form some flights? There is already an airline in Europe that has floated this idea, but could something like this be feasible in the US?
3 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Seattle has a serious problem, not enough castles

I’m just back from a tour of Eastern Canada, and of course, when you visit other cities, you compare them with your own.
3 years ago
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Jake Skorheim

Skorheim: Ex-Tesla engineer becomes barber who cuts foster kids’ hair for free

I recently had Tommy Andrade on KIRO Nights to chat about something very unique he and his co-owner have started doing at Southpaw Barber Shop in Seattle.
3 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: How the gas tax could start paying you

A bill for the next legislative session that could rebate some of the revenue from the state’s carbon credit auctions to drivers
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: How school choice can steer at-risk teens from crime

Corey DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children. He joined The John Curley & Shari Elliker Show to explain how school choice can steer at-risk teens from crime. Listen to The John Curley & Shari Elliker Show weekdays from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM or on-demand […]
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn on the predicted shortcomings of the KCRHA

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn joined The John Curley & Shari Elliker Show to discuss the shortcomings of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA). Listen to The John Curley & Shari Elliker Show weekdays from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM or on-demand wherever you listen to podcasts. More info […]
3 years ago
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Colleen O'Brien

O’Brien: The battle against dehumanizing the homeless

Of the news topics we cover at KIRO Newsradio, homelessness is at the top, and I get why, I grew up here, too.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: New issue may impact opening of Sound Transit’s Eastside light rail line

No one saw this coming?! A new problem is threatening to impact the opening date of Sound Transit’s Eastside starter light rail line. Crews discovered loose and broken tiles on the South Bellevue station passenger platform. KIRO Newsradio reporter Kate Stone joins The Jack and Spike Show with Spike O’Neill and guest host Angela Poe […]
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Tokitae’s remains finally return to Pacific Northwest after 50 years in captivity

The ashes of the southern resident killer whale Tokitae arrived in Bellingham Wednesday. KIRO Newsradio’s Heather Bosch tells the story of the killer whale who finally returned to the Pacific Northwest after 50 years in captivity. Listen to Seattle’s Morning News weekdays from 5 a.m. – 9 a.m. on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM or on-demand […]
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Why does Washington State ranks as one of the most expensive states to raise kids?

Micki joins Seattle’s Morning News to discuss why Washington state ranks as one of the most expensive states in the country to raise a family. Listen to Seattle’s Morning News, weekdays from 5am to 9am on KIRO Newsradio 97.3fm!
3 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Study shows aging effects of sugar

My family informs me that no one wants to hear any more studies about sugar, because they've already heard enough.
3 years ago
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Ursula Reutin

Ursula: Does everyone deserve a second chance? It’s complicated

Seattle chef Edouardo Jordan, once a national media darling after winning two prestigious James Beard awards, appeared on the Gee and Ursula show Tuesday.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Seattle Chef Edouardo Jordan responds to sexual misconduct allegations on Gee & Ursula

In 2021, two-time James Beard Award winning Chef Edouardo Jordan was accused by over a dozen women of sexual misconduct at work. Edouardo decided to stay in Seattle, and joined Gee and Ursula to discuss this event and the last couple of years for him.
3 years ago
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Travis Mayfield

Mayfield: Will the Seattle City Council do its job and pass a drug law?

Will today finally be the day the Seattle City Council does its job? Will today finally be the day the Seattle City Council does the bare minimum?
3 years ago