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The Record: Thursday, April 18, 2018

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The Seahawks are men. The Sea Gals are women. They're treated differently by their employer. Is it time for that system to change? Bill talks to Ken Belson, New York Times reporter who wrote about this issue this week and KUOW's Paige Browning who reported on the Sea Gals and the rules they have to follow.

Also, The Mariners player's might not be able to dip and chew anymore. There is a possible King County ban on smokeless tobacco on the field, in the locker room. Annie Tegan with the Campaign for Tobacco Kids in Seattle explains why she believes Safeco Field should be a chewing tobacco free zone.

And Seattle allows bicycles on sidewalks, and now electric bikes are allowed here, too. Is the city waging a war on pedestrians? Former Washington State Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald and Blake Trask, the senior policy director for the Cascade Bicycle Club discuss.

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