Sounders Women, And Greendays Gardening

Steve Scher
05/01/2012 at 10:00 a.m.

Dirty Journalists: The phone–hacking scandal now being investigated in the UK reveals a litany of abuses carried out by journalists to fill the pages of some of Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers. Is anyone in the UK really surprised, though? British cultural commentator Stuart Kelly thinks not. “In the US there’s a proud American tradition of crusading journalists like Woodward and Bernstein — even Superman’s a journalist,” he says. “In the UK, eh, not so much.” From Samuel Richardson to Spiderman, how do the UK and US view the fourth estate? And what does it tell us about Rupert Murdoch?

Women’s Pro Soccer Catching On In Seattle: The 2012 season has been a transformative and exciting time for women’s professional soccer in Seattle. The Sounders Women signed a new coach and five new players from the US national team and has been playing to sellout crowds. As the popularity of soccer grows in Seattle, what’s ahead for players and fans?

Greendays Gardening Panel: The Greendays gardening panel offers their guidance for your gardening projects. The rain and sun have been good for plants. Some are doubling in size. What gardening projects do you have going on? We’ll take your questions at 800.289.KUOW (5869).

Related Event

The Seattle Sounders Women face the University of Washington in a sold–out game at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila on Saturday, May 4, 2012.

Guest(s)

Stuart Kelly is cultural correspondent for Scotsman Publications.

Megan Manthey plays forward and midfield for the Seattle Sounders Women. She joins the team after winning three championships as the first American to play for Fortuna Hjorring, a Danish professional team.

Michelle French began coaching the Seattle Sounders Women in 2012. She has played soccer competitively for over 20 years and won a silver medal playing for the US in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Marty Wingate writes about gardens and travel. You can find her works at martywingate.com. Her book is “Landscaping for Privacy.”

Willi Galloway is host of the gardening and cooking website digginfood.com. Her book new book is “Grow, Cook, Eat.”

Greg Rabourn is the Vashon basin steward and works on habitat restoration and salmon recovery on Vashon and Maury Islands. He also helps landowners in the Raging River and Patterson Creek watershed solve landscape problems sustainably. You can see him as co–host of King County TV’s “Yard Talk.”