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Fake License Program Continues
8:52 am
Wed April 17, 2013

Washington House Authorizes Fake Driver License Program Over Objections

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Originally published on Tue April 16, 2013 5:51 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington House has voted to allow the Department of Licensing to continue to issue fictitious driver licenses to undercover police officers. But with new safeguards. Even so, the vote Tuesday came over the objections of some Republicans.

The Department of Licensing has issued so-called confidential driver licenses for decades. But it never had direct authorization from the legislature to do so. The program is supposed to be for law enforcement officers.

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Politics & Government
9:00 am
Tue April 16, 2013

Ask Governor Jay Inslee

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Governor Jay Inslee.
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By Weekday with Steve Scher

It's getting down to the wire at the state capitol in Olympia, where lawmakers are working to pass a budget in the final weeks of the 105-day state Legislative session. Legislators are bargaining over how to best meet a state Supreme Court ruling to amply fund public education to the tune of $1 billion. There's also talk of toughening DUI laws, and a dispute over funding for the Columbia River Crossing in Southwest Washington. We'll ask Governor Jay Inslee about the latest news. Have a question for the governor? Call us at 206.543.5869 or send an email to weekday@kuow.org.

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Food & Travel
9:00 am
Mon April 15, 2013

Roast Penguin? Jason Anthony On Antarctic Cuisine

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Explorers fishing for food in the Antarctic in the early 1910s.
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By Weekday with Steve Scher

What is there to eat in Antarctica? Not much, though you could try penguin. In 1897, stranded Captain Georges Lecointe said penguin tasted like “beef, odiferous cod fish and a canvas-backed duck, roasted together in a pot with blood and cod-liver oil for sauce.” Desperate and trapped Antarctic explorers have eaten all kinds of awful things. Author Jason Anthony explains the culinary lengths people will go to in order to survive.

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Toll Bridge Proposal
9:15 am
Thu April 11, 2013

Costly New Bridge Over Columbia River Spawns Ultimatum, Brinkmanship

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Originally published on Wed April 10, 2013 5:39 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. - A costly new interstate highway bridge over the Columbia River is spurring brinkmanship in Olympia. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined Democratic Governor Jay Inslee Wednesday to press state lawmakers to commit hundreds of millions dollars to the proposed new toll bridge between Portland and Vancouver, Washington.

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Food
10:00 am
Mon April 8, 2013

Adventures In Digestion With Mary Roach

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Mary Roach's 'Gulp.'
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By Weekday with Steve Scher

How does the human digestive system actually work? Why can competitive eaters eat so much, so fast? Why do we like certain food textures better than others? Science writer Mary Roach is the author of books including “Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife" and "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers." She answers these questions and more in her latest book, “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal."

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