KIRO Newsradio Commentaries
KIRO Newsradio Commentaries

KIRO Newsradio Commentaries

Your favorite KIRO Newsradio hosts deliver bite-sized commentary on the people and events making news in your world.

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Angela Poe Russell: Politicians' public safety promises falling flat in Seattle

Angela Poe Russell: Politicians' public safety promises falling flat in Seattle

Call me naïve, but I still believe the government should work for everyone, whether you're rich or poor, young or old. Your color or your class shouldn’t mean different treatment by government agencies.

So when I saw that Metro Transit had to suspend a route due to safety concerns, it made me angry and sad. The suspended stop is located at 12th Avenue S. and Jackson Street in Seattle's Chinatown-International District. While it’s not known as the wealthy neighborhood, there are a lot of hard working people there, small businesses and senior citizens.

The fact that the city couldn’t protect their ability to safely catch a bus at their preferred stop is embarrassing and unacceptable.

Angela Poe Russell: Seattle physician exposes algorithms in healthcare

Angela Poe Russell: Seattle physician exposes algorithms in healthcare

When you go to the doctor, the expectation is they will use their experience, the latest research and their wisdom to offer you the best path forward for your health.

But what happens when technology and algorithms play a role?

In today’s commentary, Angela Poe Russell highlights a problem she got to see firsthand.

Harger: Seattle plagued by spreading graffiti along I-5 corridor

Harger: Seattle plagued by spreading graffiti along I-5 corridor

The graffiti problem along Seattle’s Interstate 5 (I-5) corridor is getting worse, and it’s hard to miss. 

'Dont' cut a cent:' Dave Ross on why the national debt never gets under control

'Dont' cut a cent:' Dave Ross on why the national debt never gets under control

Donald Trump's new treasury secretary is considered a fiscal hawk who will cut whatever it takes to get the national debt under control -- a debt that now exceeds $36 trillion. But it's a promise we've heard before. EVERY president says it has to be done. And yet, it never is.

Which is why every four years or so, I dig this song out of the archives to remind us why it never gets done

Ross: Voters weren’t just voting for change, they were voting for a hormone

Ross: Voters weren’t just voting for change, they were voting for a hormone

The internet continues to analyze the election, but look at this – a CBS News poll shows close to 60% of Americans, including some Democrats, approve of how Trump is handling the transition.

And the more I read the post-election analysis, the more I’m convinced voters weren’t just voting for a change – they were voting for a hormone.

Markovich: Opinion vs. facts and the ever-blurring line within journalismMatt Markovich: Accountability is expensive

Matt Markovich: Accountability is expensive

Matt Markovich looks at the changing trends in media consumption and news sources and the costs associated with it 

Angela Poe Russell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 'good idea' is actually pretty disturbing

Angela Poe Russell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 'good idea' is actually pretty disturbing

Don’t get me wrong, I love a great headline, and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s challenge/threat to Republicans is significant political theater. Sadly, it's also pretty disturbing.

To catch you up, Greene posted on the social platform X the following message to her Republican colleagues in the House and Senate: "If we are going to release ethics reports and rip apart our own that Trump has appointed, then put it ALL out there for the American people to see."

Charlie Harger: Cut some slack for Seattle weather forecasters

Charlie Harger: Cut some slack for Seattle weather forecasters

It’s hard to communicate uncertainty, especially when the weather has a mind of its own. That’s why Charlie feels for Seattle meteorologists right now. They’re trying their best to predict a storm that’s as fickle as, well, Seattle weather. And they know that if they get it wrong, people will be cranky tomorrow, accusing them of hyping something up.

Michael  Goldenkranz: Benefactors need to reshape incentives for young lawyers

Michael Goldenkranz: Benefactors need to reshape incentives for young lawyers

Listner Michael Goldenkranz has an idea to help serve those who are underepresented in the court of law and those going throgh the process of becoming a lawyer. 

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