³ÉÈËXÕ¾

³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio Legend

Dave Ross

Dave Ross spent 47 years as a host at ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio 97.3 FM before departing in December 2024. Dave won the national Edward R. Murrow Award for writing five times since he started at ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio in 1978. Dave left an indelible legacy at ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio that won't soon be forgotten.

Ross: Government depends on election officials being able to do their jobs

I’m happy that we err on the side of free speech in this country. But tolerating threats to the people who run our elections – I have a problem with that.
4 years ago

Ross: Large number of ‘hidden workers’ can’t get jobs they’re qualified for

If you look at the numbers, everybody who wants a job ought to have one. There are 7.4 million unemployed workers, and 10 million job openings.
4 years ago

Ross: Minneapolis parallels Seattle in failure to win police reform at the ballot box

JaNae Bates, director of communications for Yes 4 Minneapolis, joins ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Radio to break down why police reform failed at the ballot box.
4 years ago

Ross: Out of one pandemic and into another

Call me a dreamer, but I think it would be a doggone shame if we figured out a way to survive the COVID pandemic – only to die of meat.
4 years ago

Ross: Leave Aaron Rodgers alone

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers now complains he’s being canceled because he seemed to imply he’d been vaccinated even though he wasn’t.
4 years ago

Ross: Voter suppression is real, and it’s happening here

Of the 4,814,877 ballots mailed out in Washington state, over 3 million were never returned. Over 3 million people in Washington suppressed their OWN votes!
4 years ago

Ross: No cries of vote fraud, except maybe one case in Seattle

Here it is two days since the election and no cries of vote fraud so far. Except maybe there was some fraud right here in Seattle.
4 years ago

Ross: Applying the Texas approach to gun control

Since Texas allows any citizen to sue anybody who helps procure an abortion, why couldn’t other states allow citizens file suit against gun sellers?
4 years ago

Ross: Time to buy a watertight condo

Isn’t it obvious climate change conferences aren’t working? And the reason is because the average age of the world leaders gathered in Glasgow is over 60.
4 years ago

Ross: Imagining Halloween without candy is terrifying

Can you imagine a world where kids refuse chocolate? You won’t have to demand they show you their candy – they will surrender it – and ask for a beet salad.
4 years ago

Ross: We’re already paying wealth taxes — why not one more?

Wealth taxes are everywhere, just not in the Build Back Better bill, because that wealth tax apparently would have cost some serious money.
4 years ago

Ross: A helpful idea to zone neighborhoods based on habits, not housing

Right now, we zone residential neighborhoods according to lot size and number of occupants. It might be time to rethink that approach.
4 years ago

Ross: Has clock struck midnight on Joe Biden’s progressive agenda?

The clock is chiming midnight on Joe Biden, and he'd better ride this thing home quick before he finds his agenda turned back into a pumpkin.
4 years ago

Ross: Facebook’s plan to move us all into the Matrix

If goes according to plan for Facebook, the next generation will grow up in the Matrix. And life will be a corporate-controlled hallucination.
4 years ago

Ross: A toll-based solution for the Puget Sound region’s impatient drivers

Over the past few weekends, I’ve come to realize that at least when it comes to weekend driving, I can’t compete anymore.
4 years ago

Ross: The person who really needs to testify about Jan. 6 riot isn’t Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon may be the one summoned to testify in Congress about Jan. 6, but there's someone else who has more to answer for.
4 years ago

Ross: Freedom requires level of unselfishness many in our country don’t have

Total freedom requires a level of unselfishness that doesn't come naturally for a lot of people, as we've seen firsthand with the state vaccine mandate.
4 years ago

Ross: Did you vote for I-976 car tab cuts in 2019? Wish granted

While a vaccine mandate cost the ferry system 7% of its staff, let’s remember this is happening in a state that was ready to impose bigger cuts two years ago.
4 years ago

Ross: May we live long and prosper with our vaccine choices

Talk show host Dennis Praeger decided to put it all on the line to prove he’s right about vaccines.
4 years ago

Ross: The troubling downside behind megawatts of crypto-power

Power plants feeding Bitcoin miners will create jobs, but they’ll do it by pumping CO2 into the air in service of creating more of the currency.
4 years ago

Ross: The real reason people don’t want to return to work

The extra unemployment benefits were cut off in September and most states elected not to continue them. Yet, millions of workers are still holding out.
4 years ago

Ross: Shatner’s emotional response over trip to space exactly what we needed to hear

Space travel is a trip that every billionaire who thinks he’s a master of the universe needs to take as soon as possible.
4 years ago

Ross: Choosing the fully-vaccinated airline that makes you feel safest

Two airlines – Southwest and American –both based in Texas, have decided to stick with their plans to require employees to get vaccinated.
4 years ago

Ross: Down the rabbit hole as TikTok challenges take on life of their own

Just remember kids, you’re responsible for your conduct no matter what website put you up to it, whether it's TikTok or somewhere else.
4 years ago