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    <title>97.3 KIRO FM News</title>
	<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
    <link>http://kiroradio.com/973kirofmnews</link>
    <description>The latest news and features from the 97.3 KIRO FM newsroom.</description> 
	<itunes:subtitle>The latest news and features from the 97.3 KIRO FM newsroom.</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>The latest news and features from the 97.3 KIRO FM newsroom.</itunes:summary>
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		<itunes:name>KIRO RADIO</itunes:name>
		<itunes:email>feedback@mynorthwest.com</itunes:email>
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    	<category>News &amp; Politics</category>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Judge calls for end to "boarding" of psychiatric patients]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A judge in Tacoma wants to stop the practice of "parking" mentally ill patients in hospital emergency rooms, sometimes for days at a time, without psychiatric treatment.

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          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews052113_9956435.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[A judge in Tacoma wants to stop the practice of "parking" mentally ill patients in hospital emergency rooms, sometimes for days at a time, without psychiatric treatment.

]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Portland voting on fluoridation in drinking water]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's been called one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century; adding cavity-fighting fluoride to the drinking water. But some people in one northwest city are fighting tooth and nail to keep fluoride out.
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          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews052013_9956375.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[It's been called one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century; adding cavity-fighting fluoride to the drinking water. But some people in one northwest city are fighting tooth and nail to keep fluoride out.
]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Scherf Execution no certainty]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Appeals could delay or overturn the death sentence imposed on former Monroe Prison inmate Byron Scherf, convicted for the January 2011 murder of corrections officer Jayme Biendl]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews051513_9956177.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[Appeals could delay or overturn the death sentence imposed on former Monroe Prison inmate Byron Scherf, convicted for the January 2011 murder of corrections officer Jayme Biendl]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[President Obama: IRS acting commissioner has resigned ]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the ouster of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following disclosures that the agency targeted conservative political groups.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews051513_9956179.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews051513_9956179.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the ouster of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following disclosures that the agency targeted conservative political groups.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson praises Seattle after NBA vote]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said his "hat's off to Seattle" after the NBA voted to reject the Kings move.  "I hope they get a team at some point.  I think they will," he said in a press conference following the vote.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews051513_9956180.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews051513_9956180.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said his "hat's off to Seattle" after the NBA voted to reject the Kings move.  "I hope they get a team at some point.  I think they will," he said in a press conference following the vote.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[High school students suspended over sexually explicit photo posted on Twitter]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three high school students have been suspended for a sexually explicit photo sent out over social media last week that depicts two of the students, who are brothers and star athletes at Edmonds-Woodway, having sex with a freshman girl. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews051313_9956089.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews051313_9956089.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Three high school students have been suspended for a sexually explicit photo sent out over social media last week that depicts two of the students, who are brothers and star athletes at Edmonds-Woodway, having sex with a freshman girl. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Prom, graduation parties target for 'Party Patrol']]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Pierce County "Party Patrol" was out in full force over the weekend, hoping to bust post-prom parties. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse was along for the ride.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews051313_9956043.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[The Pierce County "Party Patrol" was out in full force over the weekend, hoping to bust post-prom parties. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse was along for the ride.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Son of slain North Bend woman reminds us to 'cherish' Mother's Day]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mother's Day was not gift-based for 32-year-old Erik Pieczatkowski and his mom, Lucy, who was killed on New Year's Eve. It was about spending time together. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050913_9955895.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050913_9955895.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Mother's Day was not gift-based for 32-year-old Erik Pieczatkowski and his mom, Lucy, who was killed on New Year's Eve. It was about spending time together. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[911 calls released from deadly Sound Transit bus accident]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The driver of an SUV that was struck by a Sound Transit bus Monday evening told dispatchers in a newly released 911 call that his father is dead in the back seat and his mother is in "pretty bad shape."]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050813_9955863.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050813_9955863.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[The driver of an SUV that was struck by a Sound Transit bus Monday evening told dispatchers in a newly released 911 call that his father is dead in the back seat and his mother is in "pretty bad shape."]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[State seeking elderly residents to apply for food stamps]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Allan Blackman, 77, owns his own home and makes $50,000 a year, which is why he disregarded a phone call and a letter telling him he may qualify for food stamps. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050713_9955820.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050713_9955820.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Allan Blackman, 77, owns his own home and makes $50,000 a year, which is why he disregarded a phone call and a letter telling him he may qualify for food stamps. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Elimination Communication]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seattle moms say there is no need to wait until a child is 2 or 3 to start potty training.  They help their infants use the toilet when they're just days old by using Elimination Communication.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050613_9955733.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050613_9955733.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Seattle moms say there is no need to wait until a child is 2 or 3 to start potty training.  They help their infants use the toilet when they're just days old by using Elimination Communication.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[May Day march in Seattle turns to mayhem]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, violence and vandalism broke out during a May Day march in Seattle. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050313_9955668.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050313_9955668.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, violence and vandalism broke out during a May Day march in Seattle. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Snowpack and warm temperatures create avalanche risk this weekend]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[More than a foot of fresh snow combined with warming temperatures create an avalanche danger in the Cascade and Olympic mountains this weekend, according to weather forecasters and northwest avalanche experts.
]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050213_9955627.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050213_9955627.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[More than a foot of fresh snow combined with warming temperatures create an avalanche danger in the Cascade and Olympic mountains this weekend, according to weather forecasters and northwest avalanche experts.
]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Seattle Police provide update on May Day melee]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seattle police say many of those arrested in the Wednesday's May Day melee were also involved in last year's violent demonstrations, and at least some came from out of town to cause problems.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050213_9955635.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050213_9955635.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Seattle police say many of those arrested in the Wednesday's May Day melee were also involved in last year's violent demonstrations, and at least some came from out of town to cause problems.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Seattle's May Day rally starts off peaceful ]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seattle police gear up for a May Day rally at Judkins Park. That's where labor and immigration demonstrators will gather to march to the federal building downtown. Brandi Kruse reports.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050113_9955565.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_kironews050113_9955565.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Seattle police gear up for a May Day rally at Judkins Park. That's where labor and immigration demonstrators will gather to march to the federal building downtown. Brandi Kruse reports.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Former Seattle mayor, chief  recall mistakes of WTO riot control]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seattle's Mayday mayhem of last year stirs memories of the "Battle in Seattle," the WTO riots of 1999 that put Seattle is the national spotlight.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_kironews043013_9955529.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_kironews043013_9955529.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Seattle's Mayday mayhem of last year stirs memories of the "Battle in Seattle," the WTO riots of 1999 that put Seattle is the national spotlight.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Dan Schulte talks about the condition of his wife and infant son.]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dan Schulte of Seattle briefed reporters at Seattle Children's Hospital Tues. on the condition of his wife and infant son, severely injured in a March 25 drunk driving crash in Wedgwood that killed Schulte's parents.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_kironews043013_9955508.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_kironews043013_9955508.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Dan Schulte of Seattle briefed reporters at Seattle Children's Hospital Tues. on the condition of his wife and infant son, severely injured in a March 25 drunk driving crash in Wedgwood that killed Schulte's parents.]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[At anarchist gathering, talk of May Day at the forefront]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In between songs at the Black Coffee Co-op's Open Mic Night, those in attendance discussed grand jury resistance, the FBI, Seattle police and Wednesday's planned protests. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/kironews042913_0_424.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/kironews042913_0_424.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[In between songs at the Black Coffee Co-op's Open Mic Night, those in attendance discussed grand jury resistance, the FBI, Seattle police and Wednesday's planned protests. KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse reports.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Flipped Learning]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a traditional classroom, teachers spend a majority of their time on lecture and instruction.  In a "flipped classroom," most of the class period is spent on working directly with students.
]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_kironews042913_9955425.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_kironews042913_9955425.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[In a traditional classroom, teachers spend a majority of their time on lecture and instruction.  In a "flipped classroom," most of the class period is spent on working directly with students.
]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse talks May Day with Seattle PD Capt. Chris Fowler]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Leading the Seattle Police Department's May Day efforts Wednesday will be Capt. Chris Fowler, who sat down with KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse at police headquarters Monday to discuss how officers will respond to those bent on violence and vandalism.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_kironews042913_9955465.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_kironews042913_9955465.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Leading the Seattle Police Department's May Day efforts Wednesday will be Capt. Chris Fowler, who sat down with KIRO Radio's Brandi Kruse at police headquarters Monday to discuss how officers will respond to those bent on violence and vandalism.]]></description>
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