Why do we tint our windows in the rainy NW?

KNKX Public Radio | By Paula Wissel

Published April 6, 2012 at 4:30 AM PDT

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If it seems like you’re seeing more tinted windows here, you are.

You pull up to a stop light, look over and the windows on the SUV next to you are so dark you can’t see in. Why are we hiding behind tinted automobile windows here in the Pacific Northwest?

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Paula Wissel

Paula is a former host, reporter and producer who retired from KNKX in 2021. She joined the station in 1989 as All Things Considered host and covered the Law and Justice beat for 15 years. Paula grew up in Idaho and, prior to KNKX, worked in public radio and television in Boise, San Francisco and upstate New York.

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