Kara McDermott
Stories
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Pretty Perseids last night from Snoqualmie Pass
The Perseids come in July, but they burn most bright this week in August. This sends people into the woods, into the darkness, where they can see these...
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Bernie and eggs for breakfast for WA delegates
Hillary Clinton made history Tuesday night as the first woman to receive the presidential nomination from a major political party. Not everyone was...
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Arts & Life
Watch these legendary racing boats being made by hand
It takes about six minutes for the University of Washington’s top men’s rowing team to power the latest model Pocock racing shell on their home course...
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This Shoreline Couple Lets Homeless Families Camp In Their Yard
Brad Lancaster is an attorney. His wife Kim is a paralegal. They live in a small 770-square-foot house with their dog Sofie in Shoreline, Washington. Wh...
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Region Of Boom: We Hear You!
We have been collecting audience responses about changes they are seeing in the Seattle region as part of our Region of Boom project. You sent us hundre...
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A Question Of Public Safety In Seattle's District 2
Under the pressure of a mic test at the KUOW studios, Bruce Harrell could not remember the recitation, “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,”...
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Hey, Frank Deford: What's That About Professional Women's Soccer?
This morning, NPR listeners heard Frank Deford’s take on why women’s sports get so little attention: There aren’t that many women’s team sports. You...
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Super Blood Moon Lights Up Seattle Sky
The Northwest was was treated with a spectacular sky show Sunday night as a lunar eclipse coincided with a supermoon -- a full moon when it's at its...
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VIDEO: Watch Sheepdogs Compete On Baaaa-shon Island
You have to feel for sheepdogs. Sheep get cranky in the sun, they’re afraid of being penned and they don’t always like to stay together. And just when a...
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Get To Know Your New Seattle City Council District
How well do you know the Seattle City Council district you live in? In 2013, Seattle voted to split the city into seven districts to elect council...