Dave Ross
MyNorthwest.com
Seattle, WA, United States
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Ross: Two less crooks to worry about
There are two less crooks to worry about today – both drug dealers. → Read More
Ross: No deep thoughts, just love for a super Super Bowl
No deep thoughts this morning – I just want to admit I had a really good time watching the Super Bowl on Sunday. → Read More
Ross: The volunteers working to address homelessness themselves
Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle is convinced that housing homeless people without first treating their drug addiction is doomed to fail. → Read More
Ross: Worried about balloning government budgets? Get involved
I know that many of us are mystified as to why it takes so much money to run a government, any government. → Read More
Ross: Rating how useful feedback surveys are anyway
Nines and tens count as passing, but anything below nine is considered failing. Have a nice rest of your day. → Read More
Ross: The Troyer trial and why people see what they experience
An emotional lava flowing just below the surface, as long as our go-to reaction is “when in doubt think the worst” – I predict more eruptions. → Read More
Ross: Common sense the only way to avoid fall COVID school closures
If the pattern holds, there will be a fall surge in COVID cases. But things are different this time around → Read More
Ross: Organ donor families finally get a chance to reconnect with the lives their loved ones saved
It was three years ago on this show that we ran an interview with a friend of mine, Jeff Siddqui, about his heart transplant; → Read More
Ross: The problem with the 'just arm the teachers' argument to prevent school shootings
Simply adding security to schools will never be enough. The real problem with America is that we take 'evil,' and give it a gun. → Read More
Ross: Are Americans ready for Big Tech to eliminate passwords?
Apple, Google, and Microsoft announce that they have joined the FIDO alliance: FIDO stands for Fast Identity Online, and its mission is to end password hacking. → Read More
Ross: A green solution for graffiti along Seattle freeways
Driving through Seattle, I noticed that along I-5 downtown, the areas with no graffiti have one thing in common: ivy on the walls. → Read More
Ross: Pickleball will soon be the official sport of Washington
The governor will soon sign a bill making pickleball the official sport of Washington state. No sport is so quintessentially Washington. → Read More
Ross: We can't toss the masks quite yet
The day is finally here – we do not have to wear masks, except where we do! So I’m sensing even though the mandate is lifted, I have to carry one anyway. → Read More
Ross: Take off the masks, take back the sidewalks
The tents in Seattle will return to the sidewalks, unless campers take the shelter offered and the rest of us start going downtown again. → Read More
Ross: Hang in there, Seahawks fans
We are losing Russell Wilson. For years the seismologists have been warning us of "The Big One" – little did we know how big it would be. → Read More
Ross: Try slowing down to mitigate the pain at the gas station
There's a way to mitigate the pain at the gas pump. Most of you won’t like it, but it works. I’m talking about slowing down. → Read More
Ross: The lesson from Putin's invasion of Ukraine is clear
The lesson we can take from Russia's invasion of Ukraine is clear – public shaming only works with leaders who care about their image. → Read More
Ross: Why we're not getting the full truth about Ukraine conflict
The Ukraine conflict proves that for any government in time of war, there is always one thing that has a higher priority than the truth: winning. → Read More
Ross: Trial run for November gives us a chance to practice signing our ballots
Even if you don’t care about school levies, find your ballot, sign the envelope and send it in, if for no other reason than as a rehearsal. → Read More
Ross: Always have snacks in the car
Once a highway is closed, you’re on your own until the highway crews dig you out. Until then, no one else is coming to help you. → Read More