http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/ KPLU Local News en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:10:40 GMT Public Interactive newsroom.NewsPodcast via Rome 30 info@kplu.org no KPLU Podcast Feed http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580512.html In Olympia, the sea of red ink is reaching drowning depth. Washington state's chief economist Thursday subtracted another three-quarters of a billion dollars from the state checkbook. The updated revenue forecast widens the state's budget deficit to more than two and a half billion dollars. KPLU's Tom Banse has details. N3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13:51 GMT info@kplu.org no In Olympia, the sea of red ink is reaching drowning depth. Washington state's chief economist Thursday subtracted another three-quarters of a billion dollars from the state checkbook. The updated revenue forecast widens the state's budget deficit to Washington State Tax Collections Drop Another $760 Million info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580131.html The MLS Cup championship soccer game is this Sunday in Seattle. Superstar David Beckham and his team the L-A Galaxy will play Real Salt Lake for the title at Qwest Field at 5:30 p.m. Sports commentator Art Thiel tells KPLU's Kirsten Kendrick that Seattle is the real winner in all of this. KPLU Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:36 GMT info@kplu.org no The MLS Cup championship soccer game is this Sunday in Seattle. Superstar David Beckham and his team the L-A Galaxy will play Real Salt Lake for the title at Qwest Field at 5:30 p.m. Sports commentator Art Thiel tells KPLU's Kirsten Kendrick that Art Thiel: MLS Cup a Soggy Success Story for Seattle info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580243.html It's open enrollment season for many health insurance plans. Some workers are finding their health insurance deductibles and co-pays are going up. Some small businesses are no longer offering employee coverage at all. And that's impacting hospitals, according to Washington's Insurance Commissioner. KPLU science and health reporter Keith Seinfeld explains: KPLU Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT info@kplu.org no It's open enrollment season for many health insurance plans. Some workers are finding their health insurance deductibles and co-pays are going up. Some small businesses are no longer offering employee coverage at all. And that's impacting "Under-Uninsured" Growing as Fast as Uninsured info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580321.html Reaction has been swift to a proposal to delay state high school graduation requirements in math and science. Superintendent Randy Dorn says kids and teachers need more time to prepare for the exams, which begin phase-in two years from now. More from KPLU education reporter Gary Davis. KPLU Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:49 GMT info@kplu.org no Reaction has been swift to a proposal to delay state high school graduation requirements in math and science. Superintendent Randy Dorn says kids and teachers need more time to prepare for the exams, which begin phase-in two years from now. More from Reaction Swift to Proposed Delay in Math & Science Testing info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580505.html For several years now, energy experts have been predicting a "nuclear renaissance" in this country. But that's not materializing very quickly. In Idaho, an energy developer is now on his third proposed site for a new commercial nuclear power plant. Thursday night in Payette, Idaho, people traveled hours to express their feelings at an initial public hearing. Opinions on the nuclear option were sharply divided. KPLU's Tom Banse reports from Payette County. N3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:10 GMT info@kplu.org no For several years now, energy experts have been predicting a "nuclear renaissance" in this country. But that's not materializing very quickly. In Idaho, an energy developer is now on his third proposed site for a new commercial nuclear power plant. Much-discussed "Nuclear Renaissance" Slow To Arrive info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580283.html Boeing breaks ground tomorrow (Friday) on a new production line in South Carolina. It's a second location for final assembly of the 7-8-7 Dreamliner and the Machinists union here is still insisting they can do a better job building the planes in Everett. KPLU business and labor reporter Bellamy Pailthorp has the story. KPLU Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:19:37 GMT info@kplu.org no Boeing breaks ground tomorrow (Friday) on a new production line in South Carolina. It's a second location for final assembly of the 7-8-7 Dreamliner and the Machinists union here is still insisting they can do a better job building the planes in Boeing Breaking Ground in South Carolina info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1579766.html All signs show the outbreak of H1N1 flu is tapering off in western Washington. But, the virus is not going away, and neither is frustration over how scarce the vaccine is. More from KPLU science and health reporter Keith Seinfeld: KPLU Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:19:15 GMT info@kplu.org no All signs show the outbreak of H1N1 flu is tapering off in western Washington. But, the virus is not going away, and neither is frustration over how scarce the vaccine is. More from KPLU science and health reporter Keith Seinfeld: H1N1 Tapering Off, Vaccine Still Scarce info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580508.html A new nuclear facility in the Northwest? Residents of southwest Idaho appear sharply divided over a proposed new nuclear power plant near the Oregon-Idaho border. Thursday night, around 250 people filled a high school auditorium for an initial public hearing on the project. KPLU's Tom Banse reports from Payette, Idaho. N3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:02 GMT info@kplu.org no A new nuclear facility in the Northwest? Residents of southwest Idaho appear sharply divided over a proposed new nuclear power plant near the Oregon-Idaho border. Thursday night, around 250 people filled a high school auditorium for an initial public Hundreds Sound Off on Proposed Idaho Nuke Plant info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580011.html This week (11/19-11/25), school teachers in Spokane are meeting with parents to talk about students' fall grades. What's different this year, for grades four-through-six anyway, is that the traditional letter grades are gone. They've been replaced by a more comprehensive system of measuring student progress. KPLU's Doug Nadvornick reports. N3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:01 GMT info@kplu.org no This week (11/19-11/25), school teachers in Spokane are meeting with parents to talk about students' fall grades. What's different this year, for grades four-through-six anyway, is that the traditional letter grades are gone. They've been replaced by Spokane Schools Move Away From Letter Grades info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580286.html Boeing breaks ground on the second assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina today (Friday.) The decision not to put that line in Everett remains a big blow to the Machinists Union. KPLU business and labor reporter Bellamy Pailthorp explains. KPLU Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:49 GMT info@kplu.org no Boeing breaks ground on the second assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina today (Friday.) The decision not to put that line in Everett remains a big blow to the Machinists Union. KPLU business and labor reporter Bellamy Pailthorp Boeing Says Union Strike Risk Too Great in Everett info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1580010.html Thanksgiving is approaching. We all have that person in the family who we're eager to see. Some of us also have that loved one we'd rather stay far away. Those are pretty much the reactions from residents in Richland, after news that Sarah Palin is coming to town for turkey day. KPLU's Anna King reports. N3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:55:13 GMT info@kplu.org no Thanksgiving is approaching. We all have that person in the family who we're eager to see. Some of us also have that loved one we'd rather stay far away. Those are pretty much the reactions from residents in Richland, after news that Sarah Palin is Palin Reportedly Coming To The Tri-Cities For Thanksgiving, Richland Residents React info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1579467.html KPLU's "All Blues" host John Kessler and long-time radio personality John Maynard have joined forces to create a funny and entertaining feature called "Record Bin Roulette" that scribbles way off the page. This week they discuss marriage, for better or for worse. KPLU Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:07 GMT info@kplu.org no KPLU's "All Blues" host John Kessler and long-time radio personality John Maynard have joined forces to create a funny and entertaining feature called "Record Bin Roulette" that scribbles way off the page. This week they discuss marriage, for better Record Bin Roulette: Marriage info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1579860.html It's a change Seattle's superintendent calls long overdue. The district approved new school boundaries last night (Wednesday), the heart of plan that seeks to provide kids an education closer to home. KPLU education reporter Gary Davis was at the meeting. KPLU Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:48:31 GMT info@kplu.org no It's a change Seattle's superintendent calls long overdue. The district approved new school boundaries last night (Wednesday), the heart of plan that seeks to provide kids an education closer to home. KPLU education reporter Gary Davis was at the For Seattle, A Return To Neighborhood Schools info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1579224.html Seattle schools are poised to adopt new school boundaries as part of a return to a neighborhood schools system. The school board will vote Wednesday evening on maps that will determine where children are assigned. KPLU education reporter Gary Davis reports. KPLU Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:33:13 GMT info@kplu.org no Seattle schools are poised to adopt new school boundaries as part of a return to a neighborhood schools system. The school board will vote Wednesday evening on maps that will determine where children are assigned. KPLU education reporter Gary Davis Seattle Ready To Set School Boundaries info@kplu.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news/content/1579137.html The topic of today's discussion with Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson and KPLU's DIck Stein is a teenage... BAKER. That's right, baker! Here's the story on today's Food for Thought. KPLU Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:33:19 GMT info@kplu.org no The topic of today's discussion with Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson and KPLU's DIck Stein is a teenage... BAKER. That's right, baker! Here's the story on today's Food for Thought. Food for Thought: Seventeen...and Baking! info@kplu.org