Link to the Show / Show NotesParents Protest Teacher's Rehiring:
A teacher in Morton, Washington, who served time in jail for assaulting female students is back teaching this year. Parents are protesting the decision to rehire him. KUOW's Phyllis Fletcher reports.
Pacific Northwest Tallest Forests In The World:
Tall trees hold a lot of carbon, which keeps it out of the atmosphere, which slows climate change. But some forestry researchers at the University of Washington say older, taller trees aren't necessarily better for forests — and those trees can keep carbon out of the atmosphere, even if they're cut down.
Pike Place Market's New Big Fish:
Pike Place Market will get a new executive director in the fall. Ben Franz-Knight, a University of Washington alumnus and executive director of Santa Monica Pier Restoration, takes over for Carol Binder.
Docs Say 'No' To Oxycontin:
Doctors who work in Swedish Hospitals' Cherry Hill and First Hill emergency departments will no longer write prescriptions for Schedule II narcotics. The move at the Seattle emergency rooms is an effort to combat the dramatic rise in abuse and overdose deaths associated with drugs like OxyContin, Dilaudid and morphine. KUOW's Patricia Murphy reports.
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