Tacoma Mayor's Race, Poker's Life Lessons, and Retirement? What Retirement?

12:00 p.m.

Tacoma Election Update

The Seattle mayoral race isn't the only nail–biter around. In Tacoma, City Councilwoman Marilyn Strickland leads architect Jim Merritt by a mere 117 votes in their race for the corner office. Pierce County voters also decided to do away with ranked–choice voting. We'll find out more from the City of Destiny.

Peter Boal's Artistic Balance

Peter Boal says he's happy people were so upset about a Pacific Northwest Ballet production that they wrote angry letters to newspapers. KUOW's Marcie Sillman profiles the critically acclaimed and controversial Artistic Director.

12:20 p.m.

Welcome to Retirement. Now Get Back to Work.

Americans are beginning to view retirement differently. The life of golf and leisure is no longer available to many because of the financial crisis. And others can't imagine retiring from work entirely. What's your view of retirement? Are you retired, about to retire, or imagining what your life will be like when you near retirement age? We'll hear from Paul Hodge, Director of Harvard's Generations Policy Program.

12:40 p.m.

Poker's Life Lessons

Obama plays poker. Many American presidents were avid poker players. Jim McManus says it's no surprise, because the skills needed to succeed at poker are key skills for political and military strategists. The poker player, journalist and author of a new history of poker called "Cowboys Full" explains what poker can teach us.