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falling backwards...
Dave Ross

Ross: Falling backwards is the easy part of the stupid ritual

Just a reminder to turn the clocks back this weekend for what one headline called "one of the world’s stupidest rituals." At least we get the extra hour.
5 years ago
social media...
Dave Ross

Ross: Perhaps we could learn to control ourselves on social media

We want social media companies to protect us, and yet here’s a senator – in the name of free speech – wanting to stop Twitter from controlling its content.
5 years ago
Washington ballots, King County election...
Nick Bowman

Surge in early voting continues, with over half of all Washington ballots turned in

Washington continues to shatter early voting records, with over half of all ballots in the state already turned in at drop boxes and election offices.
5 years ago
Trump properties...
MyNorthwest Staff

David Fahrenthold: US taxpayers have been footing the bill at Trump properties

Entering into the final week of campaign season, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold talks about the election storylines he's looking at right now.
5 years ago
voting...
Dave Ross

Ross: The wonderfulness of voting whether by mail or in person

I know election interference happens, but the other part of the story is that for many millions of us, voting is going pretty well.
5 years ago
holiday gatherings...
MyNorthwest Staff

UW Virology head: ‘Every additional person around that table adds risk’ at holiday gatherings

Dr. Keith Jerome, UW Medicine's head of Virology, recommends that families avoid big gatherings this holiday season to limit the spread of COVID-19.
5 years ago
wisconsin...
Dave Ross

Ross: No extension for you, Wisconsin

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that for a ballot to be counted in Wisconsin it must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
5 years ago
Dr. Anthony Fauci, doctors politicians...
MyNorthwest Staff

Should politicians or doctors be making policy on COVID-19?

Listening to epidemiologists is important, but scientists and doctors don't always consider the greater social impact of their recommendations. MD Dr. Gordon Cohen discusses.
5 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Tough questions for both candidates on ’60 Minutes’

The president cut his "60 Minutes" interview short because he didn’t like how he was treated. But if "60 Minutes" was in the tank for Joe, they have a funny way of showing it.
5 years ago
social media, twitter facebook...
MyNorthwest Staff

Should Facebook and Twitter be deciding what’s truthful?

Both Facebook and Twitter seemingly throttled a New York Post story on Hunter Biden and China. Should Facebook and Twitter be deciding what's truthful? Former AG Rob McKenna discusses.
5 years ago
enforcement...
Dave Ross

Ross: Even-handed enforcement gets results

The final presidential debate had the exact same rules as the previous debate, except this time, the debate commission enforced the rules.
5 years ago
email, vote...
Dave Ross

Ross: Do not base your vote on some strange email

I treat a last-minute political email as an attempted vote-jacking – a thief trying to snatch my ballot. And I defend myself by open-carrying my delete key.
5 years ago
antitrust, google...
MyNorthwest Staff

Tech expert: Google search results are self-serving, and a conflict of interest

Geoffrey Fowler, Washington Post tech columnist, on the case against Google and how their search results are self-serving and not the best information.
5 years ago
debate...
MyNorthwest Staff

Fahrenthold: Testing ‘self-control’ of candidates should be part of debate

In an effort to reduce a repeat of the chaos in the first presidential debate, microphones will be muted during each two-minute statement.
5 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: We can rise above the fatigue and exhaustion

All of us are sick and tired -- of COVID, of social media, of politics -- but a little courtesy on each side and nobody’s mic need be cut off.
5 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Not one hacked computer was smart enough to alert its owners

The Justice Department has charged six Russian military intelligence officers with a series of cyberattacks two years ago, all unbeknownst to the hackees.
5 years ago
Convalescent plasma COVID treatment, covid immunity...
MyNorthwest Staff

The difficulty in developing immunity to COVID-19

Is it possible to develop a long-term immunity to COVID? Mercer Island MD Dr. Gordon Cohen joins Seattle's Morning News to discuss.
5 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: The street demonstrations every American supports

They stand in the streets. Quietly. They socially distance, and they look like they’re waiting. Because they are. These are Americans lining up to vote.
5 years ago
Amy Coney Barrett...
MyNorthwest Staff

Looking at previous Amy Coney Barrett cases involving abortion, gun rights

Former Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna on two previous Amy Coney Barrett rulings involving gun rights and abortion.
5 years ago
Homeless study...
Nick Bowman

Study out of British Columbia sees success giving homeless lump sums of cash

A British Columbia group gave lump sums of cash to homeless individuals, and saw promising returns after following them for over a year.
5 years ago
Trump town hall...
Dave Ross

Ross: Trump town hall like cross-examination of a hostile witness

President Trump’s town hall on NBC yielded some startling admissions under the tough questioning of moderator Savannah Guthrie.
5 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Holding out on COVID relief bill isn’t helping those in need

People who are forced to move or are lining up at a food bank are probably not in the mood to hear the many excellent reasons why they have no money.
5 years ago
Amy Coney Barrett...
MyNorthwest Staff

UW assistant professor ‘a little disturbed’ by Barrett’s SCOTUS hearing answers

Assistant teaching professor at the UW Scott Lemieux joined Seattle’s Morning News to discuss Judge Barrett and whether nominees should be more forthcoming.
5 years ago
Barrett...
Dave Ross

Ross: Judge Barrett says ‘originalists don’t always agree’

The president wants a Supreme Court that will overturn Roe v. Wade and Obamacare, but in Judge Barrett’s testimony, I didn’t hear her pledge to do that.
5 years ago

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