Dave Ettl

Here comes the heat again...temperatures in Yakima are expected to be into the upper 80’s to near 90 through the weekend.  With all that heat comes the light and the risk of exposure to too much sunshine!   Skin cancer is serious medical business. 1 person will die of Melanoma every hour so the more we know, the more often we’re reminded, the healthier we can be. 

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You have to hand it to a guy with a long ring finger…or rather he’ll probably just take it!  Men whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers appear to be more successful at the frantic, high-frequency trading in financial districts, reports the University of Cambridge in England.  Just having a longer ring finger was equal to years of experience on the job. Odd isn’t it?

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I know how the Maytag Repairman feels.  That may be a dated reference for some! For many years the Maytag  company used a “lonely repairman” character to advertise its appliances with the idea that they were so reliable, so durable that they never broke down. 

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I wish I was Dave Ramsey’s nephew.  Then all those family holiday dinners could have been spent learning at the feet of the master of money.  Money Management is one of my weakest links.  When I was raised, we were self-taught and tight-lipped about money matters. Not anymore.

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The Miss Yakima County Scholarship program is currently accepting applications for its August 3 and 4 pageant. Young women between the ages of 13- 23 are eligible to compete. Winners will receive scholarship dollars and go on to compete at Miss Washington and Miss Washington’s Outstanding Teen

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 Negotiations have fallen through with my political opponents and it now appears that I will be off the air- but roaming around behind the scenes of KIT- for at least the next two months. It’s dis

appointing but not unexpected and certainly prescribed for by law.

I am

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A couple of days ago the Yakima Herald Republic ran a letter to the editor called “Let’s not get steamed about IRS” written by The Reverend Ken Jones. I don’t know Mr. Jones but at the risk of incurring the wrath of his ultimate employer, resulting in my eternal steaming, I have to say that I AM steamed and I feel called to respond. So borrowing some good thoughts from the Good Book, here from my irreverent perspective, is the book on the IRS and its targeting scandal.

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In the world of talk radio, your phone calls are considered to be the records we play.  Some callers always deliver a hit, some never do and some subject matter themes will always play well. On the music side of the dial some songs get a lot more attention than maybe they deserve.  

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A lot of people have been wondering where I have been the past week. Gout? Vacation?? Termination??? Gout to begin with but then the particulars of an on-air host running for office have kicked in. Let me try to explain... and THANKS for asking

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Now that Memorial day is in the rear view, it Bar-B-Que City full speed ahead!  Who doesn't love the taste of summertime - a succulent steak or juicy burger cooked on the grill?

The bad news is that it can also increase your risk of developing colon cancer, since the grilling process forms potent cancer-causing substances on the meat. The good news is that there are specific things you can do when grilling to lower that ominous risk of cancer.

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