
Ruby de Luna
ReporterYear started with KUOW: 1994
Ruby de Luna is a features reporter at KUOW. She had originally planned to go into TV, but ditched the idea after discovering public radio. Ruby has reported on immigrant communities. She currently covers health care issues.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a BA in communication from Seattle Pacific University.
In the age of computer/digital audio editing, Ruby is proud to be one of the few old–schoolers who can still edit tape with a razor blade. In her free time she practices her knife skills on new recipes.
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Washington small businesses got some good news Tuesday.Senator Patty Murray and the Treasury Department announced they found a solution that will let…
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You wouldn’t know it given the technical problems that plagued Washington’s health exchange over the last several days, but the state is fifth in the…
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The holiday frenzy isn’t the only deadline looming.For people who expect to have health coverage when the new year starts, the deadline to enroll for a…
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Imagine if rivals Boeing and Airbus teamed up on a new plane, or Microsoft and Apple built a computer.That’s a bit like what Fred Hutchinson Cancer…
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When was the last time you called your primary care doctor and got in the same day? It doesn’t happen often.“People often end up in the ER,” said…
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In the quest to improve gun safety, public health officials are borrowing a practice that’s common in car sales — talking up safety features. Now when…
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More than a week after the election, backers of the measure to label genetically modified food finally conceded defeat – but promised they would be back…
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Within hours of President Barack Obama’s announcement that people could keep their old insurance plans – at least for another year – Washington state’s…
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When you think of young invincibles, as the government calls those who haven’t signed up for health insurance, you may think of the dude recklessly riding…
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Washington state likely won’t be labeling its food containing GMO products, after all. With most of the votes counted on Tuesday night, 55 percent said no…