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Why Are Seattle Area Rents Skyrocketing?
Marcie Sillman talks with real estate appraiser Richard Hagar about what's driving the increase in Seattle area rental prices.
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Love On Death Row
David Hyde talks with Damien Echols about the book he co-authored with his wife, Lorri Davis, "Yours For Eternity: A Love Story On Death Row."
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Teachers Protest Gates Foundation-Backed Education Reforms
A coalition of teachers and their supporters marched through downtown Seattle Thursday afternoon to the headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.The local branch of a national organization...
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South Park Bridge Reopens, To Neighborhood's Delight
The South Park bridge, which was closed in 2010 for safety reasons, reopened for traffic at 6 a.m. this morning after an entirely new bridge was built on the same location.On Sunday, with face painting...
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Taxi Drivers Balk As Mayor OKs More Rideshares
On June 16, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced that a stakeholders group had agreed to lift restrictions on the growth of rideshare companies. In exchange, companies like Lyft and Uber would meet the...
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Tenants: Know Your Legal Rights
Marcie Sillman talks with attorney Evan Loeffler, who specializes in landlord-tenant relations and real estate litigation, about what tenants can do to protect their financial interests.
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Facebook Expands Seattle Office Space, Studies Your Emotions
Marcie Sillman talks to Todd Bishop, tech writer and co-founder of Geekwire about the growing tech industry in the Northwest and Facebook's secret study into manipulating the emotions of its users.
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How Supreme Court Decisions Affect Washington State
Marcie Sillman talks to Marcia Coyle the chief Washington correspondent for the National Law Journal about the Supreme Court's decision on a few recent important cases.Then, Jim Mischel, co-founder and...
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The Private Industry Side Of Criminal Justice
Marcie Sillman talks with Sarah Stillman, journalist at the New Yorker, about the private companies supplying services in our criminal justice system.
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Second Try: Daughter Hopes Birth Mom Will Agree To Meet
Lynne Hogan has always wondered where she came from. She’s one of 540 adoptees who’ve requested a copy of their birth certificate under a new state law.
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Could Northwest Union Members Avoid Paying Dues?
Legal experts in Washington state are still assessing Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding labor unions. At issue is whether unions can require home health care workers to pay certain dues and...
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When What You Post Online Can Get You In Trouble
Marcie Sillman talks with Andy Sellars, assistant director of Harvard's Digital Media Law Project, about what you can and can't say online.
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Here's Why The Great Barrier Reef Matters To You, In Seattle
David Hyde talks with author Iain McCalman about his new book, “The Reef — A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change.”
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Nancy Pearl's English Walking Tour Inspires Mystery (Reading)
Marcie Sillman speaks with librarian of the airwaves Nancy Pearl about her suggestions for great mysteries. Pearl just returned from a 10-day English walking tour. She traced the Thames River from its...
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Postcard From Prague: Where Are You Going? We Are Seeking Asylum
On a journalism fellowship in Germany, KUOW's Ross Reynolds sends us an audio postcard from Prague in the Czech Republic. Just before the fall of communism, scores of East Germans made their way here...
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How Obama's Action On Immigration Reform Could Affect WA
Marcie Sillman talks with KUOW reporter Liz Jones about how President Obama's executive action on immigration policy could affect Washington state.
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New Summer Camp Launches For Kids With Autism And ADHD
It’s the season of summer camps, but kids with autism or ADHD are often left out because of behavior issues. But next week, they’ll get their own camp.Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of...
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Rail Workers Raise Doubts About Safety As Oil Trains Roll On
Curtis Rookaird thinks BNSF Railway fired him because he took the time to test his train’s brakes.The rail yard in Blaine, Washington, was on heightened security that day, he remembers, because of the...
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$15 Wage Supporters Say Foes Are Playing Dirty
UPDATE 7/2/2014, 4:51 p.m. PT: Forward Seattle, a group opposing Seattle’s new $15 minimum wage law, today submitted its petitions to put the law up for a popular vote. The Seattle City Clerk’s office...
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The Night A Fire Silenced KOMO's Airwave
On the night of Thursday, July 2, 2009, the 4th of July weekend was underway.
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