Marcie Sillman
Stories
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Alaskan Politicians Hope To Abolish Daylight Saving Time
Marcie Sillman talks to Alexandra Guiterrez of Alaska Public Media about the Alaska state Senate's bill that would abolish daylight saving time and open...
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Why 'Rapid Re-Housing' May Be Key To Ending Homelessness In King County
Marcie Sillman talks with Alice Shobe about rapid re-housing and how the strategy fits into ending homelessness in Seattle and King County. Shobe is...
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Artist Jennifer Zeyl Thinks Seattle Is The Place To Be
Jennifer Zeyl cheerfully confesses that she knows her own mind. She's got a strong vision and she doesn't hesitate to make that vision a reality. "I...
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Some Seattle School Board Members Want To Suspend Common Core Tests
Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle Times reporter Leah Todd about why some school board members want to suspend Common Core-related exams in Seattle...
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1811 Eastlake: Where Formerly Homeless Alcoholics Are Allowed To Drink
Marcie Sillman talks with Bill Hobson about 1811 Eastlake -- a facility that houses formerly homeless, chronic alcoholics and allows people to drink....
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Gender Pay Gap Worse In Washington Than National Average
Marcie Sillman talks with Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner, executive director of MomsRising, about gender pay equity and other issues facing women in the...
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New Contoured Diaphragm Ready For Market
Marcie Sillman speaks with Patricia Coffey and Maggie Kilbourne-Brook, both of the Seattle-based global health nonprofit PATH, about the Caya countoured...
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Nancy Pearl Recommends Historical Fiction That Provides Real Insight
Marcie Sillman gets the week's reading recommendations from beloved librarian, Nancy Pearl, who suggests Priyar Parmar's, "Vanessa and Her Sister." The historical novel provides insight into the novelist Virginia Woolf and her sister, Vanessa Bell.
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Will Seattle Ever Be Trash Free?
Marcie Sillman talks with Heather Trim, Zero Waste Seattle leader, about what it would take for the city to be trash free.
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Debunking The Model Student Minority Myth
Marcie Sillman talks with Yoonsun Choi, University of Chicago professor, about the "model minority" myth and why lumping Asian students in one category...