KIRO Newsradio Commentaries

The time is now for Washington to learn from last summer's tragic Lahaina fires, KIRO Radio Meteorologist Ted Buehner explains why. 

That’s why the commencement speech by Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker caught me off guard. His theme: Stay in your lane. But he spent the first 15 minutes veering outside of it, criticizing many things and people -- the president, birth control, the COVID-19 response, priests, bishops, Catholics, Pride Month, shacking up, the emasculation of men, IVF, I could go on.

President Biden's weekend visit inconvenienced a lot of people -  and for what.

In today's commentary, KIRO's Matt Markovich says his visit is no different from what baseball's Sammy Sosa is doing.

We as broadcasters are held responsible for what we put out on the airwaves, so why not treat social media companies and the content they produce the same way? 

This week the school board of Seattle Public Schools voted to move forward with a plan that could lead to the closure of over ¼ of the district’s current elementary schools, and that means changes are coming to parents across the district. 

Washington state has unique laws when it comes to sports betting, allowing it, but only at casinos. Paul Holden used to scoff at this law, but now, after being able to bet without that restricition, he's changed his mind. 

As protests continue on college campuses, so does the constant media coverage.

In today’s commentary, Angela Poe Russell discusses why some of it is lacking.

Is the new era of politicians more or less authentic than their counterparts? Dave Ross uses South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as an example

So many of us think we are too smart to be scammed. But what if you get scammed by no fault of your own…and everything you own is at risk?

Recently, Walmart announced that they will be closing all 51 healthcare and telehealth facilities across multiple states. This after promises to expand these community enriching programs just a year ago.  They cite not being able to operate these facilities at a profit. Walmart, one of the most profitable corporations on earth, owned by the wealthiest family in America, can’t afford to take a loss to provide affordable health care options for their customers, or their employees