Snowy owls: messengers from the land of the midnight sun
Seattle is currently playing host to a mysterious, inspiring, Hedwig-esque visitor from the north. This week’s conversation with King County Executive Dow Constantine. And a look inside the solitary confinement cells at ICE’s Northwest Detention Center.
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Snowy owls (or one, at least) come to Seattle
When you see an owl, what comes to mind? Maybe wisdom, majesty, excellent eyesight. But owls are also a gift, says nature photographer Paul Bannick. And Seattle has been blessed by at least one non-native, snowy present from the frozen north.
King County Executive Dow Constantine 12.1
Thanksgiving is behind us and the end of a very long year is approaching. To find out what that means for COVID transmission rates and the end of federal funding, we spoke to King County Executive Dow Constantine for our weekly Tuesday chat, and took your calls.
UW Center for Human Rights on ICE and solitary confinement
The Northwest Detention Center places more incarcerated people in solitary confinement than any other facility in the nation, says a new report from the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights – and it’s not close. The Center’s director, Dr. Angelina Godoy, says that ICE records don’t match up with those of the prison operator, GEO Group, raising numerous red flags.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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