Safeco Field, by monsieurlam.
Proposed Tax Hike, Perspectives on Somali Pirates, and Mariners Home Opener
Ross Reynolds
04/14/2009 at 12:00 p.m.
State Unemployment Numbers
The unemployment rate in Washington state has climbed to 9.2%. From Olympia, KUOW regional correspondent Tom Banse explains what that number means.
Murky Waters
Somali pirates may be villains in the rest of the world but in Somalia they're considered heroes. We'll learn why.
Sales Tax Hike
Lawmakers may ask voters in November to approve a temporary sales tax increase to fund health care for needy people. We'll hear arguments, pro and con, from blogger David Goldstein and the Washington Policy Center's Paul Guppy, then we want to hear what you think.
Play Ball! and Play Fair
The Mariners are 5–2 going into their home opener against the Angels this afternoon. What are their prospects? What are the ethical dilemmas of a sport where stealing bases is core strategy?
Guest(s)
Tom Banse is a regional correspondent for KUOW.
Marcus Rediker is a history professor at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of books including "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea."
Paul Guppy is vice president for research at the Washington Policy Center.
David Goldstein is founder and blogger–in–chief of Horsesass.org.
Dave Cameron writes about the Seattle Mariners at USSMariner.com.
Michael Blake is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Washington.
KUOW does not endorse nor control the content viewed on these links as they appear now or in the future.
- 'Washington's jobless rate jumps to 9.2%,' Seattle Times
- 'You are being lied to about pirates,' The Independent
- 'Odds are 'better than 50-50' that voters will be asked to approve tax increase,' Tacoma News Tribune
- U.S.S. Mariner
- 'Ranking baseball's ethical transactions,' Hardball Times
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