Strike temporarily closes Seattle restaurant The Walrus and the Carpenter ^15.2%

KUOW - By Kim Malcolm, Brandi Fullwood, John O'Brien - 6/26/2026, 12:45 AM

Biased Writer Voice 24.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 21.4% - Unattributed Quote 20.9%

Seattle is widely known for its thriving restaurant culture and award-winning dining experiences. Restaurateur Renee Erickson has garnered her fair share of acclaim, but unionized workers at one of her restaurants, The Walrus and the Carpenter, went on strike this week. That led management to close the location temporarily. For an update... more

Menopause expert hopeful about WA workplace developments ^34.1%

KUOW - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 6/13/2026, 12:33 AM

Hasty Generalization 16.6% - Optimism Bias 13.2% - False Dilemma 13.1%

Washington state might create new workplace policies for people with menopause. Governor Bob Ferguson signed an executive order last week that creates a work group to look into this question. Any new policies could impact some 600,000 Washington workers. To get an expert's opinion on this, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to Dr. Susan Reed, an... more

2 years after shooting death, family works to build a more just and peaceful Seattle ^15.9%

KUOW - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 6/5/2026, 1:05 AM

Appeal to Emotion 34.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 17.3% - Optimism Bias 16.2%

This week, many Seattleites are honoring the memory of Amarr Murphy-Paine. Two years ago, the Garfield High School student was shot and killed while trying to break up a fight in a school parking lot. No arrest has been made in the case. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to Amarr’s father, Arron. This interview has been edited for clarity. Kim... more

Why did the Seattle Chamber hire a progressive as its new CEO? ^57.5%

KUOW Public Radio - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 5/7/2026, 12:44 AM

Biased Writer Voice 34.7% - Confirmation Bias 19% - Negativity Bias 18.8%

The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1882, advocates for over 2,500 companies. Its new CEO is Joe Nguyen, a former Democratic state senator and Washington commerce secretary with a history of support for progressive tax and policy positions. For some background on this change in leadership, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to... more

New Amazon venture rocks shipping and logistics industry ^49.7%

KUOW Public Radio - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 5/5/2026, 12:03 AM

Confirmation Bias 11.8% - Overconfidence Bias 11.7% - Anchoring Bias 7.8%

Seattle-based Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services, which will make the company's freight distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping operations available to any business. That would be in direct competition with the likes of UPS and FedEx. And clients don't have to sell on Amazon's marketplace to make use... more

Got a poem in your pocket? Seattle’s Civic Poet does, sort of ^0.6%

KUOW Public Radio - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 5/1/2026, 1:13 AM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 18.5% - Appeal to Authority 13.3% - Anecdotal 13.3%

Just about every day now has a special observance associated with it. Among other things, April 30th is National Honesty Day, apparently a counterbalance to April Fools' Day. It's also Poem in Your Pocket Day, a capstone to National Poetry Month put forward by the Academy of American Poets. “Poetry is meant to travel,” they say. “However... more

Investigation points to ‘glaring conflict of interest’ in King County department ^69.4%

KUOW Public Radio - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 4/29/2026, 12:28 AM

Negativity Bias 26.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 18.7% - Biased Writer Voice 10.2%

Last year, the King County Auditor's Office released a damning report about lax financial oversight at the Department of Community and Human Services. It found potential fraud and numerous improper payments to contractors for four youth programs. A new investigation by the Seattle Times has found additional signs of possible financial... more

Man from India who just wanted to go home sent to Alaska by ICE ^65.5%

KUOW Public Radio - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 4/28/2026, 12:27 AM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 11.5% - Negativity Bias 11.3% - Anecdotal 10.5%

After spending months detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Rakesh Rakesh decided to voluntarily self-deport to India, where he was born and raised. But instead of putting him on an Alaska Airlines flight to New York, where he would transfer to a flight to India, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sent Rakesh... more

Earth Day is just another day for Seattle's EarthCorps — but still worth marking ^49.5%

KUOW Public Radio - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 4/23/2026, 2:02 PM

When Earth Day started in 1970, vehicles running on leaded gas averaged 12 miles a gallon on U.S. highways. The year before, an oil slick on Cleveland's polluted Cuyahoga River famously caught fire. That first Earth Day involved teach-ins and demonstrations, which soon led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and... more

Microsoft signals pause in funding for carbon dioxide removal market ^7.9%

KUOW Public Radio - By Kim Malcolm, John O'Brien - 4/22/2026, 12:40 AM

Optimism Bias 23.6% - Biased Writer Voice 22.5% - Negativity Bias 19.4%

Since 2020, Microsoft has spearheaded efforts to develop a carbon dioxide removal market. The Redmond-based software giant pledged to make the company carbon negative by 2030 and remove all its emissions since its founding by 2050. Now, the company seems to be taking a step back from leading that charge. New York Times climate team... more