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Pentagon Finds No Wrongdoing In Handling of Medal Of Honor Award
A Defense Department report released to KUOW has found no wrongdoing by senior command officials responsible for the lost Medal of Honor nomination for Captain William Swenson.Swenson, of Seattle, was...
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Seattle-Area Kids Don’t Get Enough P.E., But Who Is Keeping Track?
It’s an unseasonably hot day, but that doesn’t seem to faze the students racing around the playfield at Schmitz Park Elementary in West Seattle.
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A Northwest Project To Curb Allergies, One Peanut At A Time
David Baty remembers the first time he gave his son Spencer, 10, some peanuts.
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Nets Mended, Boots Packed. Fish Boats Head For Alaska
It’s the start of the spring fishing season. Big factory ships are heading out to sea, and in coming weeks, 10,000 people from Washington state will head north to the Alaska fishing grounds.
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Nancy Pearl Finds Library Passion In Pictures
Steve Scher talks to book hugger Nancy Pearl about a book that shares her passion for libraries. Also, she re-introduces us to an author she considers one of the best to ever put pen to paper.
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Candidate For SPD Chief Was A Reformer In Eugene, Ore.
Ross Reynolds talks to Robert Lehner, the police chief in Elk Grove, California. Lehner is one of the three remaining candidates vying for the position of Seattle police chief.
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President Of Seattle Teachers Union Re-Elected By 45 Votes
Ross Reynolds talks to Jonathan Knapp, president of the Seattle Education Association, about No Child Left Behind and his narrow victory over challenger Jesse Hagopian for union president.
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A Brief History Of Military Tattoos
Ross Reynolds talks to Dr. Anna Friedman, a tattoo historian and researcher, about the long history of tattoos in the military. The U.S. Army recently announced new restrictions on the size and...
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The Street-Level View From Poet J.W. Marshall
In "50th & Sunnyside" and "Poem of Our Good Fortune," poet and Seattle native J.W. Marshall proves that getting out of your car — whether to become a pedestrian or a bus rider — changes everything.
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How Missed Deadlines Are Preventing Mentally Ill People From Getting...
Steve Scher talks with journalist Brian Rosenthal about why King County mental health professionals are routinely missing deadlines to provide psychiatric evaluations — causing potentially dangerous...
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Murray's Plan To Save Seattle City Buses
Efforts to prevent King County Metro bus cuts have narrowed from a county-wide approach to a more localized strategy. On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray unveiled his proposal to give Seattle voters...
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Recess Shrinks At Seattle Schools; Poor Schools Fare Worst
In decades past, elementary students had recess several times a day.Today, parents and teachers across the country report dramatic cutbacks to that free time. In Seattle, the length of recess varies...
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Effective But Costly: Prison Officials Debate New Hepatitis Drug
About 3.2 million people in the U.S. have hepatitis C, a highly contagious virus that can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.Dr. Jodi Rich, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at The Warren Alpert...
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Internet Of Things: Connecting All Objects With Mini Devices
Ross Reynolds speaks with Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, about the Internet of Things, and how it will connect with our bodies, our homes, our...
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Chief Candidate Calls Seattle Police's Lack Of Technology 'Shocking'
Ross Reynolds talks to Mesa, Arizona police chief Frank Milstead about the challenges he would face if he's chosen to be the next Seattle police chief. Milstead is one of three candidates vying for the...
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Seattle City Council's Public Hearing On Minimum Wage Stirs Emotions
David Hyde speaks with KUOW reporter Deborah Wang, who attended Seattle City Council's public hearing on the minimum wage Tuesday night.
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'It's Really Terrifying:' Marijuana Businessman Steve DeAngelo On Running A...
Ross Reynolds speaks with Steve DeAngelo, executive director of Harborside Health Services, a medical marijuana dispensary in California, about what it's like to run a $30 million business mostly on cash.
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On The Border: Man Deported For Smuggling Women Into Washington
On Monday, Sung Hoon Ha, 30, was deported to South Korea after living in the U.S. for eight years. He had been caught operating a human smuggling ring in Washington state.
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Special: Stakeholders, Listeners Discuss Minimum Wage
Steve Scher sits down with three stakeholders in the minimum wage debate: James Parker, a volunteer for the organization 15Now, who currently makes $12 an hour; Howard Wright, co-founder of the Seattle...
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Ralph Nader Chats About New Book, Seattle’s Minimum Wage Debate
David Hyde speaks with Ralph Nader about Seattle's minimum wage debate and his new book: “Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle The Corporate State.”
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