Blogger King

May 2008
S M T W T F S
    
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

Categories


March 2006


'Living with Cancer'

11:44 AM Mon, Mar 27, 2006 |

Do you or does someone you know have cancer? Ten million Americans are now living long, productive but sometimes precarious lives. How do you do it?

Eloise Evans, just 11 years old, is in remission from a brain tumor. And she lives with gratitude along with dental, hearing and hair issues.

Dr. Teri Brentnall is a U.W. researcher who found a gene for pancreatic cancer while she herself is fending off breast cancer. She does it...



Is the Republican party shifting right?

4:05 PM Fri, Mar 17, 2006 |


A state lawmaker announces, he's switching parties.
Republican state representative Rodney Tom now says he's a Democrat--and he's going to run agai...



Extra cash for more legroom

4:37 PM Tue, Mar 14, 2006 |

The next time you book a flight on Northwest airlines, would you pay an extra $15 bucks per flight to get a more desirable seat? No, not a first class upgrade, but just a better coach seat? Like certain aisle seats or in a seat in an exit row with more legroom? Northwest posted the new add-on option on its website today, along with a picture of a seating chart. The gre...



Bar owners defy smoking ban

3:48 PM Tue, Mar 14, 2006 |

Monday we did a report about an Olympia bar owner who is openly defying Washington’s new smoking ban. After 15 complaints, the Thurston County prosecutor is seeking a court order to stop Frank Schnarrs, owner of Frankie’ Sports Pub.

Schnarrs says he’ll ignore any court order and keep smoking. “Tell the prosecutor, he...



Could Luna have been saved?

6:06 PM Fri, Mar 10, 2006 |

Luna the orca strayed from his pod five years ago and befriended boats off Vancouver Island, but the unnatural friendship ended Friday when a tugboat propeller struck and killed him.

Despite the successful repatriation of Springer, the young orphaned female orca found between West Seattle and Vashon Island, scientists became increasingly divided over whether Luna could successfully rejoin the L pod that lives primarily in U.S. wa...



Can a pharmacist say no?

2:43 PM Fri, Mar 10, 2006 |


Some pharmacists say they're morally opposed to the "morning after" pill. Are they within their rights to refuse dispensing the drug? Or should government force them to carry it?

>> Continue reading: Can a pharmacist say no?



Driving under the influence... of Ambien

6:02 PM Wed, Mar 08, 2006 |

The Washington State Patrol is seeing more and more cases of drivers who are under the influence of the popular sleeping drug Ambien.

In covering this story, I was surprised by the large number of DUI's where the problem isn't alcohol but drugs (both prescription and illegal). According to the State Toxicologist there were o...



The miracle of birth

4:36 PM Tue, Mar 07, 2006 |

Tania Finlayson is an amazing woman with cerebral palsy who's overcome life's biggest challenges -- even giving birth to a little boy. The funny thing is the story was supposed to air yesterday (Monday) before the Finlaysons had their baby. Being a father of two, I didn't want to bother the family after the delivery because I know ho...



Sims vs. Hutcherson

6:22 PM Fri, Mar 03, 2006 |


They're both pastors. But when it comes to gay rights, they read the Bible very differently.

It was a spectacle. Eight-hundred people pa...