Myths About Hearing Loss, And What You Can Do About It
Coming up on Speakers Forum on Thursday, March 28 at 8 p.m.Katherine Bouton was going deaf by age 30. During meetings at The New York Times, where she was a section editor, she had trouble hearing what...
View ArticleThis Week In Olympia With Austin Jenkins
Coming up on The Conversation, March 22 at noon.It's crunch time in Olympia but it's been crunch time in Olympia before. What are the chances that we will have a definite state budget before the end of...
View ArticleUndocumented Asian Immigrants In Washington State
Coming up on The Conversation, March 22 at noon.There are approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants now in the US – around a quarter million here in Washington state. Unlike other parts of the...
View ArticleAsk The Private Investigator
Coming up on The Conversation, March 22 at noon.Pop culture has served up many fantastic private investigators over the years: Sherlock Holmes, Magnum P.I. and Columbo just to name a few. What is it...
View ArticleConversation News Quiz!
Coming up on The Conversation, March 22 at noon.This week on The Conversation we've talked cleaning, community college, citizen of the year and more. Have you been paying attention? If so, be sure to...
View ArticleYour Story About The Jobs Recovery
Some of the jobs that disappeared during the Great Recession haven't come back. Was your job one of them?
View ArticleToll Plan Cheat Sheet
Washington state officials announced proposals on Tuesday to increase the toll rates on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the state Route 520 floating bridge. The tolls are being used to pay off bonds that...
View ArticleHigh Court To Seattle Police: “You Had To Be There” For Misdemeanor Arrest
If you’re not a police officer, imagine you are one.
View ArticleBoeing Machinists Optimistic Despite Layoffs
Boeing has announced it will lay off 800 machinists in the Puget Sound area this year. The company says workforce needs on two of its newest jet programs have been reduced.
View ArticleVirginia Wright: The Legacy Of An Art Philanthropist
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 25When you take stock of Seattle’s cultural institutions, you’ll often see the name Bagley Wright attached. More than 50 years ago, Wright helped...
View ArticleThe Creative Class: Dismissed?
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 25More than a decade ago, Richard Florida’s best-selling book “The Rise of the Creative Class” was a cultural phenomenon. Florida argued that young,...
View ArticleSeattle Compost Is A Hot Potato
Seattle city councilmembers are scheduled to vote Monday on legislation that could change where the city's food and yard waste ends up. But the latest plan is raising a stink east of the Cascades.
View ArticleThe Rabbi And The Klansman
Loving your enemies doesn’t always work. But when a Rabbi moved from New York City to Lincoln, Nebraska, and was targeted by the Grand Dragon with the local KKK, he was determined to try.Other Stories...
View ArticleSequester Strikes Again! Control Tower At Tacoma Narrows Airport To Go Dark...
For weeks you couldn’t seem to escape the word sequester and day by day the across-the-board spending cuts that went into effect are being felt. Most recently here in Washington state the closure of...
View ArticleThe Public Property Security Problem In Nickelsville
For almost 2 years the homeless camp known as Nickelsville has been located in West Seattle. Mayor Mike McGinn has not approved the camp but has said that he has no plan to evict the camp either. Well,...
View ArticleDo You Want The Government All Up In Your Junk Food?
Over 60 percent of Americans are overweight or obese. Most of us can agree that’s high. But we don’t agree how to fix it, nor can we agree on who is responsible for the problem. Is it time for the...
View ArticleHow To Avoid An Audit And Other Tax Advice From The IRS
Next month taxes are due and many Americans find themselves waiting until the last minute to file. Two IRS agents discuss tax dos and don'ts with Ross Reynolds.
View ArticlePoet Colleen McElroy On Choosing "What Stays Here"
In her poem "What Stays Here," Colleen McElroy imagines life as a female soldier who must choose between loyalty to herself, and loyalty to a military code that says "keep quiet" and "get along." Like...
View ArticleCanada, Culture And Commerce
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27Vancouver Sun political correspondent Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news from Canada. Film critic Robert Horton reviews what's happening on...
View ArticleDefense Contractor Lays Off One-Third Of Its Joint Base Lewis-McChord Staff
Last week the Department of Defense delayed anticipated furlough notices for civilian employees. The DOD said the two-week delay would allow it to analyze the impact of the federal budget sequester on...
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