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Crusader for common sense

Dave Ross

pineapple express, seattle rain...
MyNorthwest Staff

What happened to Seattle’s ‘Pineapple Express?’ Enter, the ‘atmospheric river’

Why are we no longer calling these big dumps of rain the "Pineapple Express" and instead using "atmospheric river?"
4 years ago
election threats...
Dave Ross

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
job, hidden workers...
Dave Ross

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
police reform...
Dave Ross

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
burger, pandemic...
Dave Ross

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
aaron rodgers...
Dave Ross

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
Puget Sound housing prices, first time home buyers...
MyNorthwest Staff

Economist: Things continue to get ‘worse’ for first-time home buyers in King County

With housing prices in the Puget Sound region continuing to steadily rise, first-time home buyers are finding themselves on the outside looking in.
4 years ago
congress...
MyNorthwest Staff

WA Rep. Kilmer: American people ‘justifiably frustrated’ by inaction in Congress

The question everyone wants to know is whether Congress has a bill or not? Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer shares insight into the process.
4 years ago
virology...
MyNorthwest Staff

UW virology head: Immunity from vaccines is better than natural immunity

Researchers, including the head of the UW Virology lab, believe we're getting toward a point where COVID is endemic, but it doesn't have to be that way.
4 years ago
voter suppression...
Dave Ross

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
vote fraud, secretary of state...
Dave Ross

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
Texas abortion, Supreme Court...
Dave Ross

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
climate...
Dave Ross

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
COVID vaccine children...
MyNorthwest Staff

COVID vaccine for children avoids ‘devastating’ illness, says Mercer Island MD

A pediatric cardiac surgeon from Mercer Island breaks down the FDA's conclusion to allow the COVID-19 vaccine for children.
4 years ago
candy...
Dave Ross

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
cardiac arrest...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle-area foundation educates about sudden cardiac arrest in young people

Led by a local mother, the Nick of Time Foundation is trying to increase awareness about sudden cardiac arrest and how it affects children and young adults.
4 years ago
Wealth tax...
Dave Ross

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
Leaf blower, neighborhood zone...
Dave Ross

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
Seattle homeless, hotels, homeless authority ceo, housing...
MyNorthwest Staff

Downtown Seattle Association says $27M for homelessness is ‘money well-spent’

The King County Regional Homeless Authority recently announced its plans to ask for $27 million to fund homeless resources in Seattle's downtown core.
4 years ago
Joe Biden...
Dave Ross

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
Facebook...
Dave Ross

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
Impatient drivers...
Dave Ross

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
Mudhoney...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mudhoney bassist and nurse: ‘COVID has touched everything,’ even music

Guy Maddison, the bassist for Mudhoney, is also a supervising nurse at Harborview. He shares the impact COVID has had on his life.
4 years ago
Steve Bannon...
Dave Ross

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

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