Dyer Oxley
Online Editor/Producer
About
Dyer Oxley joined KUOW as a web editor in 2020, handling day-to-day upkeep of the station’s website while providing editorial oversight. He also helms KUOW’s daily newsletter.
A newspaper reporter at heart, Dyer came to KUOW via various Seattle-area media — spanning talk radio, podcasts, and TV — where he covered the emerging opioid epidemic, transportation, local government, and the region's pop culture community (he argues the Northwest is one of the nerdiest places on the planet). You can count on him to keep up on the region’s many comic cons, science, and entertainment news.
Location: Pacific Northwest
Languages: English, Limited Klingon and Vulcan
Podcasts
Stories
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Do you remember the Goodwill Games?: Today So Far
The Goodwill Games were relatively short lived and had nothing to do with thrift stores ... despite what I initially thought. Also, Washington will not add Covid vaccines to the list of required immunizations to attend school. And researchers are surveilling you ... actually, their monitoring your poop. Yep. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 14, 2022.
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King County Sheriff Dating Game: Today So Far
King County is courting three candidates for its new sheriff. Meet our three contestants for the badge.
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Hybrid work and Seattle's bottom line: Today So Far
After two years of pandemic precautions pushing a considerable portion of employees to work from home, things are changing. Will hybrid schedules, or working from home, stick with us? Or will we experience a mass return to the office?
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Washington's new plan to make money from its trees: Today So Far
Washington earns a lot of revenue by leasing its public land for logging. But a new plan could change the way forests make money for the state, while combatting climate change. Also, With dwindling officers, and a focus on visible crime, investigating sex crimes has become much less of a priority in Seattle. And Gig Harbor residents didn't let vandals deter their message of hope for the Ukrainian people. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 11, 2022.
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Should I stay or should I go now ... from King County?
The Seattle area housing market is experiencing a few changes as buyers shift their focus, renters feel more pressure, and some folks leave town altogether. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 7, 2022.
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More roads, more EVs. Can Washington do it?: Today So Far
Washington wants to build a lot more highways in the coming years. At the same time, it has a goal to make all new cars sold in the state be electric by 2030. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 6, 2022.
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Free and uncomfortable speech: Today So Far
Seattle certainly loves its First Amendment rights. But what about the freedom of speech for those with whom you strongly disagree? That's a line the Seattle Library finds it has to often walk.
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Seattle's big businesses and union trends: Today So Far
The first Amazon union has formed in the United States, which is giving "hope" to some workers in the company's hometown of Seattle. But it's not the only mega Seattle company that is dealing with a trend of union votes.
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Bridging divides by getting curious: Today So Far
Bridging our divides: Go have a curious, uncomfortable conversation. Also, don't say "marijuana" in Washington state. And a rare fin whale washes up on a B.C. shore. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for April 1, 2022.
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Pandemic ups and downs (and no bikes at Green Lake): Today So Far
These days, the pandemic is a bit up and down. Cases are up, hospitalizations are down. Job openings are up, job hunters are down. And there's also no bikes allowed at Seattle's Green Lake Park.