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Dyer Oxley

Online Editor/Producer

About

Dyer Oxley joined KUOW as a web editor in 2020, handling day-to-day upkeep of the station’s website while providing editorial oversight. He also helms KUOW’s daily newsletter.

A newspaper reporter at heart, Dyer came to KUOW via various Seattle-area media — spanning talk radio, podcasts, and TV — where he covered the emerging opioid epidemic, transportation, local government, and the region's pop culture community (he argues the Northwest is one of the nerdiest places on the planet). You can count on him to keep up on the region’s many comic cons, science, and entertainment news.

Location: Pacific Northwest

Languages: English, Limited Klingon and Vulcan

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    Mayor Harrell is trying to make it cool to say 'I love Seattle': Today So Far

    While discussing his first 100 days in office, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pointed to three things he's been focused on so far. Part of that is how he wants it to be cool to say "I love Seattle." Also, now that the federal mask mandate is going away, a wave of mask-optional policies is moving through Washington's public transit agencies. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 18, 2022.

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    Watch out while driving this stretch south of Seattle: Today So Far

    While Seattle has millions to make structural updates to Highway 99, and make it safer, nearby communities can only afford to pay for two weeks of increased police patrols. Seattle's payroll tax on big businesses is up for debate in the courts. More allegations about Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler have emerged, accusing him of making transphobic and racist comments.

  • caption: Goodwill Games creator Ted Turner, center, wipes a tear from his eye after getting emotional during the lowering of the Goodwill Games flag during closing ceremonies in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, August 7, 1994. St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak is at left, Deputy Mayor Vitalby Myutko is at right.

    Do you remember the Goodwill Games?: Today So Far

    The Goodwill Games were relatively short lived and had nothing to do with thrift stores ... despite what I initially thought. Also, Washington will not add Covid vaccines to the list of required immunizations to attend school. And researchers are surveilling you ... actually, their monitoring your poop. Yep. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 14, 2022.

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    Hybrid work and Seattle's bottom line: Today So Far

    After two years of pandemic precautions pushing a considerable portion of employees to work from home, things are changing. Will hybrid schedules, or working from home, stick with us? Or will we experience a mass return to the office?

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    Washington's new plan to make money from its trees: Today So Far

    Washington earns a lot of revenue by leasing its public land for logging. But a new plan could change the way forests make money for the state, while combatting climate change. Also, With dwindling officers, and a focus on visible crime, investigating sex crimes has become much less of a priority in Seattle. And Gig Harbor residents didn't let vandals deter their message of hope for the Ukrainian people. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 11, 2022.

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    Should I stay or should I go now ... from King County?

    The Seattle area housing market is experiencing a few changes as buyers shift their focus, renters feel more pressure, and some folks leave town altogether. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 7, 2022.

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    More roads, more EVs. Can Washington do it?: Today So Far

    Washington wants to build a lot more highways in the coming years. At the same time, it has a goal to make all new cars sold in the state be electric by 2030. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 6, 2022.

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    Free and uncomfortable speech: Today So Far

    Seattle certainly loves its First Amendment rights. But what about the freedom of speech for those with whom you strongly disagree? That's a line the Seattle Library finds it has to often walk.
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    Seattle's big businesses and union trends: Today So Far

    The first Amazon union has formed in the United States, which is giving "hope" to some workers in the company's hometown of Seattle. But it's not the only mega Seattle company that is dealing with a trend of union votes.