Kate OConnell
Stories
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A Call To Change The Way Seattle Schools Discipline Kids
Bill Radke speaks with Jody McVittie, head of Seattle-based nonprofit Sound Discipline, about how to change the disparity in the discipline of students...
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Meet The Fellow Democrat Challenging Longtime Congressman Jim McDermott
David Hyde talks to Brady Walkinshaw, the young progressive candidate challenging fellow Democrat and longtime Washington congressman Jim McDermott for...
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Victim Of Cult Abuse Becomes Foster Mom To Give Back
Mary-Jeanne Smith was 13 when she ran away from home. She said she left to avoid an abusive environment. “My parents had joined sort of a religious...
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What Boeing's Tax Breaks Mean For Washington
Bill Radke speaks with Paul Guppy, vice president of research at the Washington Policy Center, and John Burbank, executive director of the Economic...
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The Weird World Of Sea-Tac Airport’s Lost And Found
There was that time with the bleeding box. The one that smelled bad, really bad. "It stunk up the entire floor," said Veta Hernandez, manager of the...
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7 Thoughts From Seahawk Fred Jackson On Thanksgiving
Running back Fred Jackson spent eight seasons with the Buffalo Bills before coming to the Seahawks at the beginning of this season. His wife and four...
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Seattle Gets Its First Latina City Councilmember
David Hyde speaks with Lorena Gonzalez, the first Latina ever to be elected to the Seattle City Council, about her top priorities for her first months...
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Parental Leave: Is It Fair To Employees Without Kids?
The Seattle City Council on Monday rejected another attempt to increase paid family leave for city workers from four weeks to 12. Estimated cost: $1.5...
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Homelessness On The Rise In Washington
The number of homeless people in Washington state is rising. According to new numbers released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
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Seattle's French Community Gathers To Grieve, Show Solidarity
The French anthem and cries of "Vive la France" swelled in Seattle's Belltown after a minute of silence Saturday for those killed and injured in the...