Tuesday headlines: Summer is here, graphic cigarette warnings, Airbus outpaces Boeing
Jun 21, 2011, 11:16 AM
It’s summer!
Seafair kicks off on first day of summer
Food and Drug Administration unveils graphic cigarette warning labels. Dave Ross says they forgot the most shocking image.
Rep. Adam Smith will introduce bill for Giffords
Airbus outpaces Boeing with fuel-efficient planes
Starbucks CEO to undergo elective surgery
Tuesday headlines in 15 minutes:
The Food and Drug Administration has released nine new warning labels to be placed on packs of cigarettes and advertisements. Bill and Linda discuss what this could potentially mean for smokers. KIRO sports editor Bill Swartz says Mariner rookie Dustin Ackley is fighting right in with the big league club. Linda has a follow up of a story she had earlier in the year about low income families with students, getting a full-ride scholarship with only a 2.0 GPA and “no felonies.” “Jackass” actor, Ryan Dunn, dies from a supposed drinking and driving car accident and Chicago Times film critic Roger Ebert tweets: “Friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive.” Bill and Linda explain the Facebook reaction to this tweet and how insensitive (or maybe correct) Ebert was. LISTEN NOW – Seattle’s Morning News.
