Steve Scher
Stories
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Reaction To President Obama's Gun Control Announcement
Just over one month after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama and Vice President Biden are set to announce their plan for action on reducing gun violence. We'll carry the President's remarks live from the White House and hear what Beth Flynn of Washington Ceasefire and Phil Watson of the Second Amendment Foundation have to say about his proposals.
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'You Couldn't Tell My Father He Was White. Believe Me. I Tried.'
Before there was Rachel Dolezal, there was Mishna Wolff’s dad. In this 2009 interview, comedian Mishna Wolff tells Steve Scher about her dad, a white...
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SPU Shooting, Minimum Wage Passes, And Amazon Controversy Grows
A shooting on the campus of Seattle Pacific University on Thursday left one person dead and two others seriously injured. Seattle made history this...
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'DamNation' Documentary Explores The Snake River Dam Controversy
Steve Scher talks to the filmmaker Travis Rummell, dam engineer Jim Waddell and Jim Ahern, a Lewiston, Idaho, native, about the new documentary ...
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A Conversation With Saxophonist Kenny G
Sax man and bestselling instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, needs no introduction. Following stints with Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra (at...
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Seattle Police File A Lawsuit, City Council Agrees On $15, And Ramtha The Racist
Over a hundred members of the Seattle Police Department have filed a lawsuit against the federally-mandated reforms SPD has adopted. The Seattle City...
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One Minimum Wage Committee Member Says Process And Proposal Is A 'Charade'
Steve Scher talks with David Meinert, Seattle nightlife entrepreneur and restaurateur about his experience on the mayor's income inequality advisory...
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Game Of Homes: Leaving Seattle For The Cheaper Suburbs
This week, we have been airing Game of Homes, a series about finding affordable housing in Seattle. For one family, finding a place to live within their means meant leaving the city altogether.
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Game Of Homes: 11 People, Two Tiny Apartments
This week, we have been airing Game of Homes, a series about finding affordable housing in Seattle. For some, like the Pokhrel family, it’s about...
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Prohibition Still Around In Fircrest, Washington
Steve Scher talks to Fircrest City Councilmember Hunter George about the efforts change the city's prohibition-era laws on alcohol sales and consumption.