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The Case For Not Having Kids
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 4In Seattle, more people have cats than have kids. Same goes for dogs. In fact, Seattle is the second-most childless city in the US, just behind...
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Nancy Pearl On Characters You Wish You Could Meet
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 4What do Atticus Finch from “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Billy Ansell from “The Sweet Hereafter” and Anne from “The Sparrow" have in common? They're...
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13 For '13: Randy Engstrom and Andy Fife, Seattle Art Instigators
When Randy Engstrom and Andy Fife start talking about Seattle arts and culture you can almost feel the air around them vibrate. "It’s like a natural resource," enthuses Engstrom. Fife chimes in. "This...
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Group Wants More Recognition For Soldiers With Post Traumatic Stress
Army Secretary John McHugh will be at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Monday. He’ll be briefing reporters on the results of an Army-wide review of soldier behavioral health evaluations for post-traumatic...
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Will Olympia Figure Out How To Fund K-12 Education?
Washington state is under a state Supreme Court mandate to adequately fund K-12 education. But Democrats and Republican disagree over increasing funding versus guaranteeing the money is used well. Ross...
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Does Microsoft Need More Temporary Worker Visas?
Big changes to US immigration policy could mean more temporary work visas for people with skills like computer programming. Employers in the Northwest including Microsoft say there aren’t enough US...
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E-Verify: A Verifiably Good Or Bad Idea?
President Obama thinks E-Verify should be mandatory as part of his plan for immigration reform. Is this a good idea? How accurate is E-Verify? What happens if someone comes up negative? Is immigration...
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George Saunders On "Tenth Of December"
It took author George Saunders seven years to write his latest collection of stories, “Tenth of December.” But for many fans, (including the New York Times Magazine which called his new story...
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The North Korean Techno Party
The staff at the North Korean Embassy in Malaysia knew how to throw the best parties. But of course, all the loud music and cool eye shades just obscured what was really going on behind the embassy...
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Can Israel Live With A Nuclear Iran?
Scheduled for Spotlight at 8 p.m.Over the summer of 2012, Iran doubled the number of nuclear centrifuges installed in its underground Fordow site despite increased international pressure and economic...
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SE Hinton's "The Outsiders" Introduced Dark Teenage Fiction To The World
Back in 1967, a scandalous book about street thugs shot to the top of the bestseller lists. Its author was a 17-year-old woman who was nearly failing her high school English class. Why did her book...
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State Searches For Answers On Education Funding
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 5Despite a state Supreme Court ruling that Washington is underfunding public education to the tune of $1 billion, state legislators so far seem...
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"Fresh Off The Boat" With Eddie Huang
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 5Eddie Huang stormed through childhood. He fought bigoted kids, defied stereotypes of the "model minority" and partied hard. But he clung to the...
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Battle Over K-12 Education In Washington State
Yesterday Ross talked to the Republican Senate chair of the Early Learning and K-12 Education committee. Today he follows up with Democratic State Senator Rosemary McAuliffe. How do Republicans and...
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Cory Doctorow On Glee Copyright Issues, Aaron Swartz, And Digital Rights Battles
Ross Reynolds interviewed Boing Boing blogger, journalist, science fiction author, and digital rights activist Cory Doctorow. Below are highlights from his interview on The Conversation.
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Canada, Culture And Commerce: French Comedy, Microsoft And A Chinchilla
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Is Living "All Natural" Worth It?
Coming up on Weekday, Wednesday, February 5 at 9:00 a.m.Organic and “all natural” products are on the rise. Grocery stores have expanded their free-range, non-toxic options. We’re paying more trying...
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The Woman With The Tattooed Face
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril grew up in Nunavut, one of the most remote places in remote Northern Canada. After going to film school near Toronto, Alethea wanted to reconnect with her Inuit roots. So after...
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Does Counting Sheep Work? Tips For A Good Night's Sleep
According to the National Institute of Health, approximately 40 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders including sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and restless legs syndrome. Ross Reynolds...
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Legislators Consider College Aid For Undocumented Students
On Wednesday, hundreds of immigrants and advocates plan to gather in Olympia to lay out their priorities for lawmakers. One top issue is called the Washington Dream Act, which state Senator Ed Murray,...
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