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How A Phony Rockefeller Fooled Walter Kirn
Ross Reynolds speaks with novelist Walter Kirn, perhaps best known for book, “Up in the Air."Kirn’s latest work reads like fiction, but it’s not. “Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery,...
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Reinvestigating Class Sizes In Washington State
Steve Scher talks with Sterling Clifford of Class Size Counts. The group is currently collecting signatures for an initiative that would limit class sizes for kindergarten to third grade to 17 students...
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The Wetland That Saved Highway 101 From Flooding
Every winter on Oregon's north coast, the Necanicum River spills out over its banks during heavy rains and swallows the road just south of Seaside. This happens at least once — and up to seven times —...
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The Ultimate Reuse: Shipping Containers For Buildings
The cost of housing in the city is making many people think small, to embrace the micro movement that loves to reuse and recycle. Enter the idea of a shipping container as a building — a natural in a...
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Statewide Special Patrols To Crack Down On Distracted Driving Starting Thursday
You’ve probably heard the slogan “Click It or Ticket” to promote seatbelt safety. Now, Washington state is joining in a new national campaign to target people who text and drive.Special patrols will be...
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My Kingdom For A Horse-Head Squirrel Feeder
Seattle-based company Archie McPhee is getting national attention for putting a horse head on a squirrel.To clarify, the company is selling a squirrel feeder shaped like a hollow horse head. You put...
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Peter Boal: From Dancer To Mentor
When Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal arrived in Seattle in 2005, he was ready to lead Seattle's premier dance company into the 21st century. It was a challenge that excited him,...
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EPA Cleans Up 'Chemical House' In Seattle's Green Lake Neighborhood
The Environmental Protection Agency is working to remove hundreds of containers of hazardous chemicals from a home in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood.
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An Eye For An Eye: Did It Make The World Blind?
Steve Scher talks with Thane Rosenbaum, author of "Payback: The Case For Revenge," about how we view the phrase "an eye for an eye" and the role of revenge in our current justice system.
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Washington Electoral Process Among The Best In The Nation
Steve Scher talks with Zachary Markovits, project manager of Pew Charitable Trusts' Election Performance Index, about how well Washington state is operating when it comes to election and voting.
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What To Do If You Still Don't Have Health Insurance
Ross Reynolds talks with Richard Onizuka, CEO of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, about what people can do if they missed the March 31 deadline to sign up for health insurance.
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Seeking Reconciliation For Fathers And Sons
Steve Scher talks with Garth Stein, author of "How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets." The book is about the ways fathers and sons seek some peace and mutual acceptance as they age.
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Mudslide Survivor Motivated To Keep Going For Her Son, Family
SEATTLE (AP) — A woman pulled from the rubble of the Washington mudslide along with her infant son is starting to recover physically from her ordeal after six surgeries, but she and her doctor...
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Kirkland City Council Endorses Prop 1 Despite Concerns
Ross Reynolds talks with Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen about why the city voted to support the transportation funding measure despite reservations.
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Re-Engaging Neighborhoods For Seattle's Future
Ross Reynolds speaks with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray about the April 5 Neighborhood Summit and how the city could support thriving neighborhoods in the future.
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Emergency 911 Service Restored In Washington After Morning Outage
Emergency 911 service has been restored for the state of Washington after an outage affected dispatch centers throughout the state and parts of Oregon.The lines were restored in Washington and Oregon...
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Health Reform May Free People From 'Job Lock'
One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act is to give access to people who currently don’t have health insurance.Supporters see another benefit — to give people who dream of quitting their day jobs...
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Seattle Reconsidering Building A City Owned Broadband Network
Ross Reynolds talks with Bill Schrier, City of Seattle's former chief technology officer, about the challenges to building a municipal broadband network in Seattle.
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Jared Diamond Aims Evolution Education At Youth
Marcie Sillman talks with author Jared Diamond about an adaptation of his book, "The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal." This version of the book targets high school...
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Quebec's New Premier, Sewage Standoff, And Bill Clinton On Rob Ford
Quebec names Philippe Couillard as its new premier after the general election on April 7, and Vancouver's sewage treatment plans run into some setbacks. Plus, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford gets offered to...
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