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Swedish nurses strike...
MyNorthwest Staff

Swedish Medical Center nurses in Seattle vote to strike, demand ‘equity and inclusion’

Over 15,000 nurses at hospitals including Seattle's Swedish Medical Center voted to approve a strike Friday, citing "multiple unfair labor practices."
7 years ago
Jacob Eason...
Mike Lewis

Mike: UW’s quarterback should declare for the NFL draft ASAP

If the NFL and NCAA insist on treating college football like a business, then UW's Jacon Eason should take that lesson and treat it the same way.
7 years ago
amtrak, crash, dupont, Peter Rogoff...
MyNorthwest Staff

After losing $4.5M lawsuit in fatal derailment, Amtrak no longer lets passengers sue

After losing millions in lawsuits after a fatal train derailment, a new policy from Amtrak doesn't let passengers sue at all.
7 years ago
Greek, fraternity...
MyNorthwest Staff

Candy: It’s time to ban fraternities

Young men and women have died as the result of fraternity or sorority activities every year for two decades. It keeps happening because we’ve created these marketing props called houses.
7 years ago
train, Microsoft, high-speed train...
Todd Herman

Todd: If Microsoft wants a train, they can build it themselves

If Microsoft wants a stupid money burning pit called "high speed rail," Microsoft can pay for it with their own money. Tell me I'm wrong.
7 years ago
Seattle Sounders...
Mike Lewis

Mike: Tell Me I’m Wrong, Seattle’s best sports moment of 2019 was on Sunday, not Monday

Monday’s Seahawks win in San Francisco mattered a bunch -- just not as much as Sunday’s MLS Cup Sounders win.
7 years ago
seattle rent, tacoma...
MyNorthwest Staff

Tacoma building 20-unit residential apartment building without notifying neighbors

A Tacoma house is being replaced with a building set to house 20 400-square-foot units renting at $1,050 a month, and will only have one parking space for the entire building.
7 years ago
I-5, throwing concrete, Everett...
MyNorthwest Staff

Hero who stopped man from throwing concrete at cars on I-5 speaks out

We're hearing for the first time from a man who stopped another man from throwing concrete blocks at passing cars in Everett.
7 years ago
transgender bathroom, gender...
Todd Herman

Todd: What Oregon is doing to kids who feel gender dysphoric is a medical, societal atrocity

Courtesy of a pressure campaign in Oregon: any kid who says they are the opposite gender is to be instantly affirmed and instantly put on a path to hormones and plastic surgery, says Todd Herman.
7 years ago
Millennials...
MyNorthwest Staff

Candy: Tell Me I’m Wrong, Millennials don’t ruin anything

Consider this the eulogy for the phrase “OK, Boomer.” It was fun while it lasted. Millennials don’t ruin anything. Tell me I’m wrong.
7 years ago
orting referee, super bowl food, sports betting...
Chason Gordon

Referee speaks out on parents who attacked him at Orting football game

Angry parents rushed the field to attack the referee during a youth league semi-final match between the Orting and Federal Way on Saturday. The referee discusses what happened.
7 years ago
car tabs...
Todd Herman

Todd: Tell Me I’m Wrong, $30 car tabs makes sense

If you think the government works for the people, you should vote the $30 car tabs ballot initiative again.
7 years ago
Halloween...
Mike Lewis

Mike: Tell Me I’m Wrong, we should move Halloween

Put simply, we are long past needing Halloween to fall on the 31st. We roll the date for Thanksgiving. We can do it for Halloween, too.
7 years ago
service animals...
MyNorthwest Staff

Candy: Tell Me I’m Wrong, Ban animals from stores unless they have ID

All animals need to be banned from stores unless you have a pet ID and tell the store the service they provide.
7 years ago
toll lanes...
Todd Herman

Todd: Tell Me I’m Wrong: If you drive in the toll lanes, you’re hurting poor people

The I-405 tolls are price-gouging devices: people who drive in them just because they can are going to price poor and working people out of their cars.
7 years ago
tolls, ETL, toll roads...
MyNorthwest Staff

Expert: How Washington’s toll lanes help low income communities

Do Washington's toll lanes on I-405 put low income communities at a disadvantage? According to one expert, they can actually help.
7 years ago
bothell high school...
MyNorthwest Staff

Candy: Tell me I’m wrong! Bothell High School football should forfeit 2 seasons

Bothell High School football has a tradition called the "Rape Squad," where players fondle someone, as originally reported by The Seattle Times.
7 years ago
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, filibuster...
Mike Lewis

Mike: Tell Me I’m Wrong! The Supreme Court is too old and we need term limits now

Since the country began, we’ve had 15 presidents who call themselves Democrats and 19 who call themselves Republicans. It’s a split, a shift of the power center we all should be proud of.
7 years ago
Sound transit...
Todd Herman

Todd: Tell Me I’m Wrong! You should vote YES on $30 car tabs to keep Sound Transit accountable

If fans of transit EVER want it to be anything but hated by a large block of voters, they should vote against more money for Sound Transit.
7 years ago
Carmen Best...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best on cop morale amid prolific offenders

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best seemingly comments and tweets about the city's ongoing prolific offender issue.
7 years ago
Ann Rivers...
Dyer Oxley

Sen. Ann Rivers: I-1000 will start a ‘race war’ in Washington

State Senator Ann Rivers argues that if I-1000 is not defeated in Washington, it will start a race war among minorities.
7 years ago
metro, electric...
Dyer Oxley

E-buses can replace light rail for 20 percent of the construction time and cost

Light rail may be superior to other forms of transportation, but its expensive. One expert notes a cheaper, efficient transit option available to cities.
7 years ago
Vaping...
MyNorthwest Staff

Expert: Vaping bans will escalate health crisis, not fix it

As vaping bans have picked up steam both in Washington and nationwide, one expert claims that they could actually cause more harm than good.
7 years ago
DUI, marijuana...
Dyer Oxley

What happened to crime under Washington’s legal marijuana?

Washington State University Professor Dale Willits explains the findings of a new study that considers crime rates under legal marijuana.
7 years ago