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KUOW Seattle News and Information

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 JBLM To House Troops Returning From Fighting Ebola | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 127

Joint Base Lewis-McChord south of Seattle is one of five bases nationwide that will keep troops returning from West Africa in a controlled monitoring...

 UW Surgeon Performs His First Gorilla Surgery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1490

The veterinarians at the Woodland Park Zoo had grown increasingly alarmed. Vip – known also as The Big Guy or Vippers – was an alpha male gorilla with a...

 UW Surgeon Gets Personal With Seattle's Alpha Gorilla | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1490

Jeannie Yandel spoke with Dr. Greg Davis of UW Medical Center. Davis performed sinus surgery on Vip, the alpha male gorilla at the Woodland Park Zoo. It...

 What Will Convince Drivers To Put Down Their Cell Phones? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 255

Texting while driving increases the crash risk 23 times – similar to driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.19 (the max in Washington state is 0.08)....

 Washington Adopts New Logging Guidelines To Avoid Landslides | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 126

State officials adopted a more cautious approach to logging near landslide-prone slopes on Wednesday. The adoption of new, voluntary guidelines came in...

 The View From Here: Perspective From Poet Sam Green | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 477

Waldron Island poet Sam Green reads two poems from his newest book, "All That Might Be Done." Each in its own way offers the gift of perspective. ...

 The Neck-And-Neck Mayoral Race In Vancouver, BC | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 450

Marcie Sillman talks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about the tight Vancouver mayoral race and how the city is taking lessons from...

 Is It Ever OK To Discriminate Based On Political Beliefs? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 553

Marcie Sillman talks with University of Washington philosopher Michael Blake about partyism and when it is and isn't ok to discriminate based on...

 Jane Smiley's Writing Career Moves From Genre To Genre | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 525

Marcie Sillman talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley about her career and new book "Some Luck," an epic family trilogy.

 Paseo Closes: What's Your Reaction? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 92

Paseo – Seattle's world famous Caribbean sandwich shop – closed its doors yesterday. Signs outside the Fremont and Ballard locations blamed ...

 As Winter Approaches, A Push For More Shelter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 133

In 2005, housing advocates in King County announced a plan to end homelessness within a decade. Since then, the community has produced 5,600 units of...

 Washington Rules Keep 'Big Marijuana' Small, For Now | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 366

To become the Starbucks of marijuana: That’s an alluring goal for the new entrants in Washington’s legal pot business. So far, state regulations have...

 Proposed Washington Law Criminalizes Child Access To Guns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 389

For two years, Democratic Rep. Ruth Kagi has been unsuccessful in sending her bill regarding child gun access prevention to the floor of the Washington...

 That Thing That Fascinates You, In 5 Minutes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4641

Since 2006, Ignite Seattle has given Puget Sounders the opportunity to share their insights into a topic they’re passionate about. It’s the prototype...

 'Reclaiming Prosperity' With Professor Robert Reich | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4988

Former Clinton-era Labor Secretary Robert Reich visited Seattle recently to encourage supporters of the 15Now campaign and to try to win over skeptics.

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