With Election Day rapidly approaching, the pace in newsrooms across the country is shifting into high gear. That sure is the case in the KIRO Newsradio/MyNorthwest newsroom. In just three weeks, Americans will cast their votes, ballot boxes will be locked and the fate of the nation will be sealed.

This commentary is from KIRO Newsradio listener Scott Scowcroft regarding his proposal to get the presidential candidates and their policies on full display one final time.

I guess a second presidential debate won't happen again this year, and that’s too bad. The American public deserves to see Harris and Trump one more time, side-by-side on one stage, answering tough questions and describing why each believes they would make the better president.

Seattle’s double standard: Adding surveillance cameras while cutting public transparency. 

I have used my computer for years, and Microsoft and Outlook have never failed me, at least not to any horribly scary extent. And I rely on the computer for my broadcast work, for my website, for scripts I write for galas that I am emceeing, for serving my clients. It’s a significant communication tool, right?

So I’m sitting there working, and the whole system starts blinking. Then, the monitor goes black -- nothing on the screen but darkness. The monitor light is on. It’s still working, but the computer driving it dies.

As Hurricane Milton barrels through Florida, many can’t help but wonder if storms like these will become more regular.  

In today’s commentary brought to you by WaFed bank, Angela Poe Russell shares her perspective as a native of Florida and offers important historical context.  

Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz visits Washington today and unfortunately, that means traffic 

IS the mainstream media playing a gotcha game when asking who won the 2020 Presidential Election? 

It’s been a rough week to be a parent. I mean every week as a parent is a rough week in some way. But this week leaders across the spectrum made it just a little tougher ensuring our kids know right from wrong and good from bad.

Can voting act as a source of therapy for folks with a bleek outlook on life?

Shopping malls are increasingly becoming a hot spot for violence.  You’ll recall there was a shooting in southcenter mall parking lot last friday and young teenager was killed inside alderwood mall - over the summer 

So what do we do about this? 

In today’s commentary brought to you by Wafed bank, Angela Poe Russell shares what malls in other parts of the country are doing and finds it a bit disheartening.