Steve Scher
Stories
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Canada's Ukrainians, Water Wars, And Rob Ford Does Late Night
Steve Scher talks with Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer about this week's news from Canada, including a reaction from Canadian-Ukrainians to the...
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World's Largest Caspian Tern Colony Could Be Relocated
Steve Scher talks with Dan Roby, wildlife ecology professor at the Oregon State University, about a plan to relocate a colony of salmon-eating Caspian...
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Universal Preschool In Seattle: Why Some Aren't On Board
Steve Scher talks with Liv Finne, director of Washington Policy Center's Center for Education, about her take on universal preschool and why she thinks...
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Vladimir Putin: Madman Or A Mastermind?
Steve Scher talks with Masha Gessen, author of The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, about the Russian president's erratic...
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Post-Chavez Venezuela: A Political House Of Mirrors
Steve Scher talks with Jose Antonio Lucero, chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Washington, about the protests in Venezuela.
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How Fraternities Came To Be So Dangerous And Powerful
Steve Scher talks with journalist Caitlin Flanagan about her Atlantic Magazine cover story, "The Dark Power of Fraternities." Flanagan said the...
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What's Next For Columbia River's Cracked Wanapum Dam?
Steve Scher talks with Northwest News Network reporter Anna King about what lies ahead for the Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River. On Friday, inspectors...
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Why Crimea? A Primer On The Current Ukraine Crisis
Steve Scher talks with Chris Woolf, news editor for The World, about how the history and geopolitics of the Crimean Peninsula play into the current...
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SPD Reversal, Rideshare Regulations, And State Education Funding
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray sets things straight after a reversal of police misconduct cases kicked up some dust. State lawmakers reach a compromise over...
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Old Favorites On The Library Shelf
Steve Scher and librarian Nancy Pearl look through the bin of Newberry Award winners at Seattle Public Library's Northeast Branch. They also wander over...