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NORTHWEST NOW 2023 - 2024
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We Heart Seattle - Seattle has experienced increasing homelessness over the past decade with many city and county programs and agencies coming up short when it comes to solutions. But over the past few years, a not for profit group made up of mostly volunteers has had some success in clearing homeless camps and even helping those who live in them with help finding shelter and treatment for addiction. On this edition of Northwest Now, we'll talk to We Heart Seattle about their efforts that have received both praise and criticism from public officials.
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Tom Layson is KBTC's Managing Editor and worked in Yakima, Terre Haute, Louisville, Sacramento, Columbus and New York-New Jersey. Tom anchored 13 hours of live coverage in the NY/NJ market during 9-11 - just one example of the many thousands of hours he’s been on set or in the field covering politics, natural disasters, courts and crime, economic development, personal finance and the environment over the past 40 years. Tom grew up in the Maple Valley area and is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University.
About Northwest Now:
Northwest Now is a weekly public affairs television show hosted by veteran journalist Tom Layson. Every week we take a closer look at the issues and people who are part of Western Washington. Join us every Friday night at 7:30 on KBTC. You can see past editions of Northwest Now below.
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Outgoing Moderates - May 10
Deciding not to run.
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Real Estate 2024 - April 26
Home prices remain high.
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Mind Matters: Suicide - April 12
A tragic crisis grows.
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Dr. Paul Elliott-Cobbs - April 5
Teaching life lessons through music.
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Boeing In Trouble - March 29
A loss of money, market share, and trust.
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Wa Na Wari - March 22
Collecting black oral history.
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Open Government 2024 - March 8
Your right to know in jeopardy.
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Matt Driscoll - March 1
Our resident opinionator
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Bring Them Home - Feb 23
The plight of deported veterans.
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Secretary of State Steve Hobbs - Feb 16
Election security at the forefront.
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Mind Matters: Alzheimer's Disease - Feb 9
Looking for breakthroughs
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Pierce Economy 2024 - Jan 26
Navigating a moderate slowdown
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Dr. Max Hunter - Jan 19
Speech is My Hammer
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Searching For Peace - Jan 5
In a world gone mad
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Office of Equity Director - Dec 29
Meet Megan Matthews
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Brown & Haley - Dec 22
100 Years of Almond Roca!
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Mind Matters: Loneliness - Dec 8
An American epidemic
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Rising Traffic Deaths - Nov 24
Mayhem on the highways
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New Poet Laureate 2023 - Nov 17
Meet Arianne True
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Artificial Intelligence - Nov 3
A new beginning, or the beginning of the end?
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Tacoma Dome 40th Anniversary - Oct 27
A landmark and cultural icon
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Icicle Work Group - Oct 20
Saving salmon through cooperation
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Breaking The Barriers
Physical barriers inhibit fish migration
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Saving Downtown Seattle - Oct 6
Is Seattle's bottom behind us?
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Childcare Crisis - Sep 29
Looking for solutions to a growing problem
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First Time Home - Sep 22
The journey to reunite with family.
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Psilocybin Program - Sep 8
A trip to better mental health?
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Washington Climate Crisis - Sep 1
Change in the Pacific Northwest.
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Back To School 2023 - Aug 25
A "perfect storm" of challenges
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