Mayor Durkan slammed for 'Slave Shacks,' 'slums'
As Mayor Jenny Durkan pushes her plan to bring tiny home villages to Seattle, one activist is speaking up, claiming they’re more akin to “slave shacks” than proper homes to house our most vulnerable.
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Shooter reported along I-5 in Mount Vernon
Drivers on I-5 in Mount Vernon reported that someone was shooting along the roadway Wednesday morning.Comments -
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Thunderstorms could roll in Wednesday afternoon, evening
Western Washington weather will deliver thunderstorms over Wednesday afternoon and into the evening. Downpours and even hail is expected as well. -
Michael Medved
Why do Americans prefer sports to politics?
Athletic competitions maintain clear rules of play enforced by professional umpires, while politics has increasingly adopted the idea of “anything goes.” -
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Secret poll suggests Seattle City Council is as hated as Trump
A poll was performed amid the Seattle head tax deliberations gauging public perceptions of the city council and some of their policies. The results aren't too favorable of the Seattle City Council. -
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Seattle may ditch parking meter window stickers
Seattle may get rid of the well-known window stickers used to show drivers paid for parking, Instead, they could be replaced with a stickerless system. -
Dori Monson
Dori: Democrat politicians' hypocrisy on illegal immigration
Dori points out the hypocrisy of politicians on the United States' border policy. -
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Fake opioid pills flooding illicit market, laced with fentanyl
They look like genuine pills from the pharmacy, but they are fake and flooding into the illicit market amid the opioid crisis. Many pills are laced with fentanyl as overdoses rise. -
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Seattle man thanks Kurt Cobain for making upcoming kidney surgery possible
Kurt Cobain smashed his guitar at a 1990 Seattle concert. Richard Newland has held on to the pieces ever since. Today, he says Cobain has paid for his kidney surgery after selling the guitar at auction. -
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Seattle Mayor Durkan to protest immigration policy at US-Mexico border
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is part of a delegation of U.S. mayors that will travel to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tornillo, Texas to "protest the Trump Administration’s family separation policy." -
Dori Monson
Dori: Alleged Father's Day attack just part of Durkan's collateral damage
A dad and daughter were allegedly attacked by a man in Seattle while on a Father's Day outing. It's just the latest statistic in a weekend full of violent crime. -
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Doctors come together to address gun violence as public health issue
Expect your doctors to start talking to you and your kids about gun violence. -
Ron and Don
Aggressive immigration policy making things worse
It turns out that the more hardline America gets on immigration, the worse the problem will be. Plus, do we really want to keep young children in cages? -
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Seattle's plastic straw and utensil ban takes effect July 1 for all food providers
Seattle will become the first major city in the U.S. to enact a plastic straw and utensil ban on July 1. -
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Seattle City Council approves mayor's $620M education levy
Seattle voters will be asked on the November ballot to pay more property taxes for education. -
Jason Rantz
Ambulance chaser Bob Ferguson is fishing for clients to sue Trump
Much like an ambulance chaser looking for clients to exploit, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is basically looking for clients to sue President Trump.
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