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Holidays And Religion
9:00 am
Fri December 21, 2012

The Interfaith Amigos On The Meaning of Light And Celebration

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The Interfaith Amigos at their TEDxDU talk in 2011.
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This time of year, Christmas lights add color to the night. Candles are lit to celebrate Hanukkah, "the festival of lights.” The world's major religions each use light to represent big ideas. The Interfaith Amigos join us to explain the religious meaning of light.

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Baseball History
11:06 am
Mon December 3, 2012

Baseball: A Mirror For America

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University Heights Baseball Team, Seattle, circa 1920s
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What does Baseball history tell us about America? That we’re a nation of scandals and corrupt leadership, of racial prejudice and cold economic calculus. But we’re also a nation of humility and redemption. William Woodward teaches American history at SPU and preaches the gospel of baseball all over Washington state. The narrative he sees  in baseball gives him hope – not just for America, but for the human condition. Professor Woodward gives Ross Reynolds his pitch.

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Recreation
12:55 pm
Wed November 21, 2012

Avalanche Deaths Inspire Safety Efforts In Backcountry Skiing And Snowboarding

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Joel Hammond is the Northwest sales representative for Salomon Sports. He says his job comes with a responsibility: to educate consumers about the dangers in the backcountry.
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Joel Hammond is the Northwest sales representative for Salomon Sports. His truck displays stickers memorializing his friend, Chris Rudolph. Rudolph was one of three skiers who died in February’s avalanche near Stevens Pass.
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Stevens Pass local Tim Carlson is prepping for the Swatch Freeride World Tour. He was with the skiers who died in February’s avalanche, and is featured in the video below..
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Joel Hammond’s truck displays stickers in memory of his friends. Three skiers died in February’s avalanche in the backcountry near Stevens Pass.
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Joel Hammond’s truck displays stickers in memory of his friends. Three skiers died in February’s avalanche in the backcountry near Stevens Pass.
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A memorial ski displays the names of the three who died in February’s avalanche near Stevens Pass.
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Scott Schell is the program director at the Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center, and is an avalanche education instructor. He’s now looking at the aviation industry to find new tools about group decision-making under pressure.
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Scott Schell teaching a three-day avalanche education course at Stevens Pass in March 2011. He’s showing students how to dig a “snow pit” which helps them assess avalanche danger.
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As the slopes open, skiers’ and snowboarders’ giddy enthusiasm is overshadowed by an accident near Stevens Pass last season.  Three people were killed: Jim Jack, Johnny Brenan and Chris Rudolph.  They were caught in an avalanche in the nearby backcountry — the wilderness just outside the Stevens Pass ski resort, unmonitored by ski patrol.  Jack, Brennan and Rudolph were all well-known and experienced skiers in the Washington ski scene.

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Sports Arena
6:05 pm
Mon October 15, 2012

King County And Seattle City Councils Say Yes To Sodo Arena

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Aerial photo of stadiums in Seattle's Sodo neighborhood.
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The King County Council and Seattle City Council both gave the go-ahead for an agreement to build a new professional basketball and hockey arena in Seattle.

The union that represents Longshore workers plans to file a lawsuit to stop it.

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