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11:27 am
Thu October 11, 2012

Who Is Rick Steves?

Credit Jen Nance, Office of the Mayor / Flickr
Rick Steves (left) and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn on stage at Hempfest, 2011.

Travel guru Rick Steves has made his way into many a knapsack with his essential travel guides, but how did he first begin his travel business and what inspired that career? Ross Reynolds sits down with Rick Steves and goes beyond travel to hear his story. 

Seattle Census
9:52 am
Thu October 11, 2012

Living In A White City

Map based on 2010 census date. Red = non-Hispanic white, blue = African-American, green = Asian-American, orange = Hispanic, yellow = other. Each dot represents 25 residents. (Flickr Photo: Eric Fischer)

Seattle is one of the whitest cities in the country according to the most recent census. But what does that mean? What's it like to live in such a white city? We talk to you about the latest figures.

Elections 2012
9:52 pm
Wed October 10, 2012

Wash. State Auditor Candidate Wired Millions, Linked Account To Belize

State Rep. Troy Kelley, a Democrat running for State Auditor, answers reporter questions in August about his private business dealings. Photo by Austin Jenkins

Originally published on Wed October 10, 2012 3:12 pm

The job of Washington State Auditor is to root out waste, fraud and abuse in government. But the Democratic candidate for that position, State Representative Troy Kelley, has come under scrutiny for his private business dealings. This includes wiring millions of dollars around to an account that was eventually linked to a bank in Belize. That was key evidence in a lawsuit against Kelley.

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Religious Belief
12:38 pm
Wed October 10, 2012

Self-Reflection Through Scottish Buddhism

Writer Jay Craig
Credit (Ballard Writers Collective Photo/Peggy Sturdivant)
Seattle writer Jay Craig.

Seattle writer Jay Craig created his own religion. Its rules helped him deal with his bipolar disorder, and he thought it was good enough to overthrow Christianity. But when a close friend ended up in a mental institution claiming to be the daughter of God, Jay was forced to take a good, hard look at himself.

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