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Pass A Citizenship Test To Graduate?
It’s not just math anymore, students are falling behind in history and civics too. A new report by independent, non-partisan research organization — the Pioneer Institute — says the state of US history...
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New Wash. Math Requirement May Delay Graduation For 3,730 High School Seniors
Two months before high school commencement, 9,083 seniors still haven’t passed Washington state’s new math graduation requirement.
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Why Are The Mariners Getting Into The Television Business?
The Seattle Mariners are likely to see an increase in future revenue now that they’ve purchased a controlling interest in ROOT Sports Northwest — the cable network that broadcasts their games. Up until...
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More Medical Marijuana Regulations Proposed
With all the talk about the legalization of marijuana perhaps you’ve been caught in a haze and haven’t been paying attention to what is going on with Washington’s long legal medical marijuana. Well...
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Canadian Mom Gets Her Missing Kids Back After 4 Years
If you ask school administrators what the greatest danger to children is, they’ll tell you: it’s not rogue shooters; it’s parents who abduct their own children in defiance of custody agreements.That’s...
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Sexual Assault Awareness: Going Beyond 'No Means No'
Approximately every two minutes, one woman will be raped in the United States. That means about 10 women will be raped by the end of this short 20 minute segment. Of those rapes over half will be...
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Governor Inslee Pushes For Tougher DUI Penalties
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the average drunken driver has driven drunk 80 times before their first arrest. Here in Washington after a rather horrific spree of drunk driving related...
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Seattle Children's New Cancer Treatment Program For Teens, Young Adults
Seattle Children’s Hospital is opening a new cancer unit Sunday specifically designed for teens and young adults. When young cancer patient age 15 to 29 goes in for treatment, they end up either in a...
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Boeing Engineering Layoffs To Start Friday
Boeing officials say pink slips will go out Friday to about a hundred engineers in the Puget Sound area. It’s the first round of more expected cuts for the engineering staff, which Boeing said it plans...
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Rethinking The Idea Of Money
In the book "Rethinking Money," economist Bernard Lietaer and journalist Jacqui Dunne trace the beginnings of our monetary system, including its serious problems and hope for the future.
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Army Surgeon General Suspends Trust Enhancement Program Following Investigation
The Army has suspended the Trust and Enhancement Sustainment Task Force, a program that was created to help improve patient care by building on trust. Documents from the investigation obtained by KUOW...
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State Yanks License Of Hempfest Pot Doc
How long does it take to get a prescription for medical marijuana? More than a few minutes, according to the Washington state Department of Health. State regulators have suspended the license of a...
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Inside The Brains Of Animals
Coming up on Speakers Forum on April 25 at 8 p.m.Some animals display very human behaviors: chimps grieve, rats love to be tickled, and moths remember living as caterpillars.Science journalist Virginia...
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FAA Accepts Boeing's 787 Battery Fix
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it has accepted Boeing's proposed fix to the 787 battery system. It says next week it will issue instructions to operators for making changes to the aircraft.
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News From Olympia, David Stockman, Covering Breaking News
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 22This Week In OlympiaThe legislative session is almost over but lots of issues remain unresolved. Education funding is still up in the air, so is an...
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Seattle Children’s Hospital Opens Nation’s First Cancer Clinic For Young Adults
Every four weeks, Anna Stephens comes to Seattle Children’s Hospital for chemotherapy. But she’s not a child. Stephens is 23 years old, and she’s one of thousands of young people with cancer who wind...
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South Seattle Neighbors Want Answers About Police Action
On March 22, 2013, around 5:00 a.m., a SWAT team from the Bellevue Police Department showed up at a tiny dead-end street in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood. They were there to arrest a suspect...
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DC Update, Media & History, Interfaith Amigos
The Washington, DC: Week In ReviewWhat was it like to work in Washington, DC, last week? Lawmakers rejected all the gun control proposals despite testimony from Newtown parents. President Obama...
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Should Companies Be Allowed To Not Consider Candidates Who Smoke?
In Washington state, it’s perfectly legal for employers to refuse to hire people who smoke. In 2006, state lawmakers tried but failed to join 29 other US states that made it illegal for employers to...
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Boston Marathon Bombings: The Social Media Manhunt
Professional and citizen journalists turned to social media last week to report and gather information on the bombings in Boston. But in the rush to get the latest news out, rumors and misinformation...
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