KIRO Newsradio Commentaries

KIRO's Matt Markovich asks the question - is a RINO - (republican in name only) a libertarian without knowing it. 

Angela Poe Russell: Helping lonely people doesn't take much effort

With Election Day rapidly approaching, the pace in newsrooms across the country is shifting into high gear. That sure is the case in the KIRO Newsradio/MyNorthwest newsroom. In just three weeks, Americans will cast their votes, ballot boxes will be locked and the fate of the nation will be sealed.

Seattle’s double standard: Adding surveillance cameras while cutting public transparency. 

I have used my computer for years, and Microsoft and Outlook have never failed me, at least not to any horribly scary extent. And I rely on the computer for my broadcast work, for my website, for scripts I write for galas that I am emceeing, for serving my clients. It’s a significant communication tool, right?

So I’m sitting there working, and the whole system starts blinking. Then, the monitor goes black -- nothing on the screen but darkness. The monitor light is on. It’s still working, but the computer driving it dies.

Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz visits Washington today and unfortunately, that means traffic 

IS the mainstream media playing a gotcha game when asking who won the 2020 Presidential Election? 

It’s been a rough week to be a parent. I mean every week as a parent is a rough week in some way. But this week leaders across the spectrum made it just a little tougher ensuring our kids know right from wrong and good from bad.

Can voting act as a source of therapy for folks with a bleek outlook on life?

Dave Ross is hopeful that those who are taking over gas stations to protest gas prices take over his next 

Admittedly, I am not a huge sports fan, but I am a fan of being a fan. I like excitement, fun and school spirit. I enjoy a game when I go. I root for the home team. I ride the wave of excitement when tournaments and playoffs are underway.

I also value local tradition and civic pride.

And honestly, those are the two most important reasons Gonzaga University (GU) should join the newly rebuilding Pac-12.

Patti Payne looks back on the life of Dan Evans 

While The United States is known for being a world superpower, perhaps we still have a lot to learn. In today’s commentary brought to you by WaFed bank, Angela Poe Russell shares 3 things we should adopt from a country she visited 5,000 miles away 

In today's commentary, Charlie Harger describes the important role SPD's Public Affairs Office serves and how important it is to get the information to the public 

We get it – we know your muffler’s broken!  

Nuclear waste at Hanford has been a disaster waiting to happen for generations.

Patti Payne tells us the story of Rob Angel and the power of Pictionary

While I blame him for his alleged actions, I’m also reserving some anger for something else that stood out while reading the indictment -- the people who knew about his behavior and did nothing about it.

The indictment against Diddy even said that physical abuse was quote "recurrent and widely known" and that he relied on associates, employees and business influence. Are we, as a society, so desperate for relevance and money that we can look at something so wrong and just pretend it’s not happening?

Charlie Harger has a bold idea for how to handle the traffic in Seattle 

Over the weekend, after some fact-checking, the news shows did a deep analysis into why J.D. Vance and Donald Trump would spread a rumor about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, eating pets and hunting geese.

It’s a little concerning because they’re running for a job where the decisions involve trillions of dollars and the world’s most powerful military – and they went public with a story that turned out to be a neighborhood rumor.

I understand why they’d run with it. It’s because some stories are just too good to fact-check. And sure enough, once fact-checking was done here, the story fell apart and became boring: It was based on fourth-hand information; pictures of a cat and geese from unrelated incidents.

It’s so simple. Treat people well and they will treat you well in return.