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RSS FeedAlexis Mercedes Rinck is running for the at-large position in Seattle City Council against encumbant Tanya Woo. Alexis talks about her experience in public service, addressing homelessness and public safety if she is elected into Position 8.
Seattle City Council member Tanya Woo was appointed to Position 8 in the Council 8 months ago, and she is running to keep that spot against her opponent Alexis Mercedes Rinck -- what has Woo done in the months since being appointed and what does she hope to do if she gets elected?
John Woodrow Cox is a reporter for the Washington Post and along with members of his team looked into what exactly happened to a 14 year old boy in order to make him open fire at school. The story is called The making of an alleged school shooter: Missed warnings and years of neglect and we learn more in today's Ross File.
Warning: the topic of suicide is discussed in this interview
Sound Transit expansion continues to be a hot button issue and the co founders of Smart Transit are calling for a pause on the expansion efforts, despite being big believers in public transit.
Who decided what is and isn't recylable and just how powerful is that decision? ProPublica's Lisa Song covered this and she discusses her findings with Dave Ross
Jim Walsh joins us for a conversation about the recent primary election results in Washington as well as a conversation about the power and responsibilities of government.
Democratic Political Strategist Cathy Allen chats with Dave Ross and Colleen O'Brien about Tim Walz joining Kamala Harris on the Democratic Presidential ticket, what makes him a good Vice Presidential candidate, and why she would like to see him debate JD Vance.
Washington GOP Political Analyst Randy Pepple speaks to Dave Ross and Colleen O'Brien about Tim Walz as a Vice Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and why he believes Donald Trump does not need to debate Kamala Harris.
A topic that we think about a lot here locally -- fentanyl addiction...it is ugly, dangerous, and running rampant throughout the country, especially here in Seattle, in fact, last year in King County there were reportedly 1,060 fentanyl related deaths, a record high. Dr. Christian Lüscher from the University of Geneva is looking into the fentanyl crisis. He is visiting the Allen Institute to explain his work surrounding how the drug impacts the human brain.
There is research now to show that social connections can help heal physical ailments -- and those findings are outlined in a book titled "The Connection Cure" by author Julia Hotz...a look at "social prescriptions" being given to people in countries around the world like Finland -- we spoke to Julia, who described some of the common social prescriptions...