Steve Scher
Stories
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Book Hugger Nancy Pearl Revists Old Favorites
Steve Scher talks with Nancy Pearl about the books she has been re-reading lately, including Reif Larsen's "The Selected Works of T.S. Spivett," and...
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A Proposal For $15 Minimum Wage, May Day, And The Seattle Police Chief Search
Steve Scher recaps the news of the week with Crosscut's Knute Berger, news analyst Joni Balter, The Stranger's Eli Sanders and LiveWire host Luke...
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A Look At America's Middle East Foreign Policy Over The Last 70 Years
Steve Scher talks to University of Washington professor Joel Migdal about his new book "Shifting Sands: The United States and The Middle East."
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From Nigeria To Middle America: Optimism Spans Continents In Mengestu's Book
Steve Scher sits down with 2012 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and writer Dinaw Mengestu to talk about his newest book, "All Our Names."
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Why Do You Love The Books You Love?
Think of your favorite book. What is it about that book that makes you love it? Is it the eloquence of the sentences? The adrenaline of the story?...
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Bus Cuts Coming, Tunnel Digging Delayed, And Minimum Wage Talks Continue
Steve Scher recaps the news of the week with Crosscut's Knute Berger, news analyst Joni Balter, The Stranger's Eli Sanders and LiveWire host Luke Burbank.
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Why Some Buildings Aren't Ready For 'The Big One'
When disaster strikes, architects and engineers see their best laid plans put to the test. When the Nisqually Earthquake struck in 2001, home repair...
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Exploring World War I Books With Nancy Pearl
World War I began 100 years ago this June. A century later, the Great War is still generating interest among scholars, writers and readers. Steve Scher...
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Tom Steps Down, Boeing Moves Jobs Out Of Washington, And Minimum Wage Debate Heats Up
As Washington state Senator Rodney Tom announced his decision to not seek re-election this week, how does his departure change the dynamic in the...
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A Look At Russian President Putin's Strategy In Ukraine
Steve Scher talks with Columbia University Professor Stephen Sestanovich about today's meeting between U.S., Ukrainian, EU and Russian officials in...