Marcie Sillman
Stories
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Seattle's Lake Levels Are Dropping. Can This Man Fix That?
Marcie Sillman speaks with Ken Brettmann, senior water manager for the Army Corps of Engineers' Seattle District, about why Lake Washington and Lake...
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How Portlanders Are Responding To Oregon Wildfires
Marcie Sillman speaks with Sarah Mirk, online editor for Bitch Media, about what Portlanders are doing in response to Oregon's drought. (Hint: not much.)
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Nancy Pearl And The Case Of The First-Time Novelist
First-time novelist Elisabeth Egan spent most of her career writing about other people's books as a literary editor for magazines and websites. That...
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'A Sad Society': What It's Like For Families Of Fallen Firefighters
Marcie Sillman speaks with former wildland firefighter Rob Palmer about his brother Andy Palmer. Andy Palmer died while fighting fires in California in...
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85 Percent Of Washington In Extreme Drought – Will This Bad Storm Help?
Washington is seeing fire and rain this weekend, as huge wildfires burn in Chelan and Okanogan counties and a major storm bears down on the western part...
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Tracing Northwest Grit Through Richard Hugo's Poetry
Seattle’s Richard Hugo House is a literary center in a large wood-frame house, just east of Cal Anderson Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The...
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All Things Wildfire: Radio Host Keeps Methow Valley In The Know
Marcie Sillman talks to Don Ashford, host at 97.5 FM KTRT The Root about how he is using the airwaves to bring the latest wildfire information to...
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This Fall, Fantasy Football Can Be Data-Driven, Thanks To Microsoft
Marcie Sillman speaks with GeekWire's Todd Bishop about a partnership between Microsoft and the NFL that, among other things, will allow fans access to...
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Seattle Teachers Demand Equal Recess In Contract Talks
Marcie Sillman talks to KUOW's Ann Dornfeld about recess (and other issues) that are on the table in contract talks between the Seattle teacher's union...
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'Heart's Home': Finding Shelter From Twisp Fire Amid Last Year's Wreckage
When wildfire blazed through Meg Donohue’s property on Texas Creek last year, only a small cabin remained standing. It became a refuge last week when...