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Dave Ross

US Capitol, nation's past...
Dave Ross

Ross: Our nation’s past is quickly catching up with us

Amid investigation to figure out why a bunch of people stormed the nation's Capitol, I just hope they find the answer before the past catches up with them.
4 years ago
Vaccine stockpile, covid treatment, second dose...
MyNorthwest Staff

UW researcher: Misinformation on COVID vaccine is not a new narrative

Kolina Koltai (UW center for an informed public) on COVID vaccine misinformation and where the narratives come from.
4 years ago
mr. potato head...
Dave Ross

Ross: Hasbro removes ‘Mr’ from Potato Head packaging, but where’s the potato?

The "Mr." is being dropped from the package labeling, but there will still be a Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head. But the toy no longer requires an actual potato!
4 years ago
capital gains tax, olympia, income vs excise...
MyNorthwest Staff

Former Washington AG: Proposed capital gains tax is income tax in disguise

The state's capital gains tax proposal is styled as an excise tax. Former state AG Rob McKenna explains the difference between excise and income taxes.
4 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Nine gin-soaked raisins and faith could be the remedy we need

We need to publicly humiliate the COVID-19 virus itself – a virus which probably figured 105-year-old Lucia to be an easy target. But not so easy after all.
4 years ago
school shootings...
³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio staff

Armed officers triple mortality in school shootings, study finds

A study led by professor Dr. Jillian Peterson found that nearly three times as many people die in school mass shootings when an armed officer is present.
4 years ago
future, picturephone...
Dave Ross

Ross: Can we handle the future?

We're all living in the future now. You have access to every human being, every piece of knowledge, and can summon any merchandise or food to your door.
4 years ago
Trump, tax returns...
MyNorthwest Staff

Fahrenthold: What recent ruling means for Trump’s long-hidden tax returns

The New York County DA will get a look at Donald Trump's tax returns. Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold shares what this means for the public.
4 years ago
snow, Texas...
Dave Ross

Ross: Conspiracy theories about snow are now spreading on TikTok

With QAnon exposed as a fraud, and the president's Twitter reduced to fact sheets, where do you go to find out what they don’t want you to find out? TikTok!
4 years ago
COVID vaccine, herd immunity...
MyNorthwest Staff

Why COVID-19 herd immunity may be closer than we think

Mercer Island MD Dr. Gordon Cohen on measuring herd immunity and how we may be closer to achieving it than we think.
4 years ago
video call, screen...
Dave Ross

Ross: How far will we go to entertain our grandkids through a screen?

Screen time – which used to be considered bad for kids – has become the only way for many to see their grandparents. But the pressure can be intense.
4 years ago
Mars Perseverance Rover...
MyNorthwest Staff

How a Washington geologist is helping with the search for life on Mars

The Perseverance rover begins its search for signs of life on the surface of Mars, with the aid of WWU planetary geologist Dr. Melissa Rice.
4 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Will Washington teachers’ unions support the CDC’s reopening guidelines?

Larry Delaney, president of the Washington Education Association, on teachers getting vaccines and returning to in-person learning.
4 years ago
capitol, lawsuit, naacp...
MyNorthwest Staff

Former WA AG explains NAACP lawsuit against Trump for role in riot

The NAACP is suing former President Trump over his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The lawsuit is based on the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act.
4 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: The next step in finding out if life exists on Mars

Congrats to NASA on the successful Mars landing. If Martians are listening, we come in peace. We’re just going to dig into your planet and see if you exist.
4 years ago
Texas...
Dave Ross

Ross: We’re all one blown transformer away from the Texas freeze

I think it’s unwise to get all sanctimonious and saying that Texas "should have seen it coming." Because sooner or later, all of us have it coming.
4 years ago
Vaccine...
Laura Scott

Vaccine waitlists, reopening schools, and the final ‘COVID-19: Seattle’ podcast episode

³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo join up for the last time, after nearly a year of this reporting project.
4 years ago
vaccine appointment, washington...
Dave Ross

Ross: Trying to get vaccine appointments under rock concert rules

Fran Goldman, a 90-year-old from Seattle, walked six miles in the snow and back for her vaccine appointment. So, I will stop whining and try again.
4 years ago
social media...
Dave Ross

Ross: Social media shows who we were, not just who we are

Social media is full of complaints about social media. In a few years, a generation of Americans will have their entire lives documented and searchable.
4 years ago
impeachment...
Dave Ross

Ross: Perhaps Trump is not immune from further impeachment after all

Now that the Senate gave him his second inoculation, Trump should be about 95% immune from further impeachment. But his legal troubles may be mutating.
4 years ago
American spring, capitol...
Dave Ross

Ross: The Senate might give the green light to an American Spring

Do you see America as a place where a president is free to organize his own militia and surround the Capitol in the name of “defending the Constitution?"
4 years ago
impeachment trial...
Dave Ross

Ross: Who is really on trial, Trump or the Senators?

What’s on trial is the character of those 100 Senators. How many will excuse what looks to be the clearest case of executive sedition since the Civil War?
4 years ago
UW Medicine, covid treatment...
MyNorthwest Staff

New inhalable COVID treatment in Israel showing ‘dramatic results’

Mercer Island MD Dr. Gordon Cohen on the new inhalable COVID treatment and acquired immunities.
4 years ago
election, Castor, impeachment...
Dave Ross

Ross: Even Trump’s attorney says the election system works

Donald Trump’s attorney says his client should be free to run again because America had a fair election, and that election did the will of the people.
4 years ago

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