Stephen Howie
Online Editor/Producer
About
Stephen Howie is an award-winning journalist, nonfiction writer, college professor, and videographer. His first book, "The Bluffton Charge: One Preacher’s Struggle for Civil Rights" won the Mammoth Books Nonfiction Prize.
From 2016 to 2018, Howie collaborated with Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, director of integrative medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center, to research and write "AntiCancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six" (Viking/Penguin).
In addition to books, Howie has written articles, essays, profiles, and investigative journalism for prominent newspapers, literary journals, and magazines. To see and read examples of his work, visit his website at: stephenshowie.com.
Stories
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Government
'Enough' — Biden appeals for new gun laws in the wake of mass shootings
A somber President Joe Biden appealed to Congress Thursday to pass federal gun laws in the wake of mass shootings at an elementary school in Texas, a grocery store in Buffalo and a medical office in Tulsa.
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Health
Worried you’ve been exposed to Covid? Help could be just a swipe away
Covid cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in King County and statewide. After two years of pandemic, and the inevitable onslaught of pandemic fatigue, state officials are urging residents to remain vigilant and to let others know if they test positive. The state has an easy way to do that, a smartphone app called WA Notify.
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Environment
Fearing ‘spontaneous combustion,’ Snohomish County closes two dumps to deal with growing trash pile
Snohomish County is closing its two main transfer stations to deal with a growing pile of trash that officials fear could heat up to the point of starting on fire.
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Business
Amazon stock drops 14% after disappointing quarterly report
Amazon stock suffered its worst day in 16 years Friday in the wake of a quarterly report, in which the company reported a net loss of almost $4 billion.
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Health
Contradictory rulings on abortion pill put Washington at center of national debate
In breaking news this afternoon, the U.S. is absorbing two contradictory rulings on a key abortion drug, mifepristone. One came from a federal judge in Eastern Washington, another from Texas. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson joined KUOW’s Kim Malcolm for an update on the rulings.