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Amy Radil

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Amy Radil joined KUOW as a reporter covering politics and government in 2005. She got her start in radio as a reporter for Minnesota Public Radio from 1997 to 2000. She then freelanced for four years from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, contributing primarily to two public radio programs, The World and Marketplace. Amy graduated from Williams College in 1994 and received an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1997.

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Elections 2012
7:28 pm
Mon October 22, 2012

Civil Liberties And The Race For Supreme Court: McCloud Vs. Sanders

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Court candidates Sanders and McCloud speak before a bar association.
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Richard Sanders and Sheryl Gordon McCloud take questions from King County Bar Association president Richard Mitchell.
Former Washington State Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders.
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Former Washington State Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders.
Appellate lawyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud.
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Appellate lawyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud.
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The race for the open seat on the Washington Supreme Court has drawn two staunch defenders of individual rights. One is former justice Richard Sanders, who hopes to return to the court after losing his seat two years ago. The other is appellate lawyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud. Both are passionate about constitutional issues, and even praise one another’s work. But they cite important differences in their positions and personalities.

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Elections
5:56 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

Denny Heck And Dick Muri Seek New 10th Congressional Seat

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Democrat Denny Heck (left) and Republican Dick Muri.
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Voters in Pierce and Thurston counties are about to cast their first general election ballots in Washington’s new 10th Congressional District. Government jobs are an important anchor there: the two biggest employers are the US military and the state of Washington. Combining these voter groups could make for an interesting challenge. The district’s biggest city is actually Lakewood, near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, with a population larger than Olympia’s.

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