Harger: Ordinary abundance and how the most astonishing thing about your life is no longer being astonished by it
A website called Ordinary Abundance blew up on my feed this weekend. It walks you through an ordinary modern apartment, and every ordinary object opens a quote from someone in history for whom that object was unimaginable.8 hours ago
Harger: Auburn Police arrested five shoplifters at Fred Meyer and booked them into jail. Here’s why that matters more than you think
Last year, Kroger closed the Fred Meyer in Kent, about 10 minutes from the Auburn location, citing "a steady rise in theft and a challenging regulatory environment."1 day ago
Harger: 2 students, 1 bear, pastrami, and a dorm kitchen that needed 2 days of professional cleaning
Two Cornell students wanted to do some home cookin' in their communal dorm kitchen. These two guys wanted to make bear pastrami. Kind of complicated, but sure.4 days ago
Harger: SPD described a Georgetown stabbing suspect down to his jacket. For the Bite of Seattle shooters? Nothing.
Here's what SPD has released about the shooters who opened fire into a crowd at the Bite of Seattle on July 26, killing two bystanders: nothing.5 days ago
Harger: Sound Transit’s radical new idea that riders should pay to ride
Discover Sound Transit's bold plan for riders to pay, set for a vote on Aug. 27. Is this common sense or a new challenge?6 days ago
Harger: A Kent business lost $90,000 to copper wire theft. The accused got $113.40 at a recycler. He didn’t show up for court
$113.40. That's what the copper was worth at the recycler. The business it came from has lost more than $90,000. Merry Christmas.8 days ago
Harger: The legislature built a perfect trap for the income tax repeal. A Thurston County judge just proved the trap works
Before any of this started, the Democrats asked experts to design a perfect bill to enact an income tax. Guess what? The experts delivered.8 days ago
Harger: Pierce County forgot to charge me for a school levy, sent a letter blaming nobody, and wants $1,100 by November
I got a letter from the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer, informing us of a "discrepancy" on our 2026 property tax statement. Not a mistake. A discrepancy.11 days ago
Harger: A killer. Medium to high risk. Questioned about arson 3 times. 2 states had his file. Hundreds of homes in Spokane are gone
The situation in Spokane is hard to believe. A man has been arrested and is being held on suspicion of starting the biggest of those three fires.12 days ago
Harger: The Bite of Seattle shooter is still out there. SPD won’t release a description. Here’s what may be slowing this investigation down
I'm frustrated. I don't have inside information. What I have is police reports, public statements, and the same questions you have.13 days ago
Harger: My primary ballot is sitting on my microwave. If a politics nerd is cramming, the August primary isn’t working
We moved primaries from September to August in 2008 to give election officials more time to process mail-in ballots. That made logistical sense. For actually getting people to vote, it's a flop.14 days ago
Harger: Washington leads the nation in retail theft. Vancouver’s answer is to stop citing shoplifters. What could go wrong?
A study ranked us No. 1 among the states for retail theft impact. No. 1. Out of 50. The study found Washington had 48% more reported retail theft than our share of the national population would predict.15 days ago
Harger: The Seattle Times wants to ban the Blue Angels. I’ve changed my mind. They’re right
Thanks to The Seattle Times' editorial board, I've changed my mind. The Blue Angels don't belong in modern Seattle. Not because they're loud. Not because they're military. Because they're just too exciting.18 days ago
Harger: A 15-year-old allegedly opened fire at the Bite of Seattle. Two broken laws will almost certainly let him walk
The bullets that killed Whitehead and Villalba do not appear to have come from the teen's gun. Think about what a defense attorney does with that.19 days ago
Harger: Seattle took in 40% more in taxes, spent all of it, and now wants the highest sales tax of any major city in America
This fall, Seattle voters, who are generally open to raising taxes on themselves, will decide whether to raise the sales tax to expand bus service, and whether to boost the library levy.20 days ago
Harger: Three people are dead at the Bite of Seattle. A two-year-old was shot. The city deserved better than what came next
A 44-year-old man was killed. A 56-year-old woman died at Harborview after surgery. Four others, including a two-year-old boy, were shot. A toddler.21 days ago
Harger: We find something pure and we love it so hard we ruin it. Jimothy needs an exit strategy
Jimothy is a sensation. One week ago, we first brought you the story of this goofy raccoon on our show. Every day since, the Jimothy content has multiplied.25 days ago
Harger: Congress just cut thousands of dollars off the only home a lot of Americans can afford
What's going on is that lawmakers in both parties have figured out affordable housing is sinking them with a big part of the country.26 days ago
Harger: I love sea lions. Some of them have to die, or $7 billion in salmon recovery goes in their adorable bellies
I love sea lions. I've put this off for years and I hate saying it, but some sea lions gotta die.27 days ago
Harger: Coffee was going to kill you. Now five cups a day is heart-healthy. Check back in five years
The American Heart Association came out Monday and said five cups of coffee a day is safe for most adults.28 days ago
Harger: Washington’s budget went from $33 billion to $80 billion. Two former Democratic governors claim Olympia has lost the thread
Between Gary Locke and Christine Gregoire, they've balanced more budgets than anyone currently working in Olympia, and they know what one looks like when it's heading somewhere bad.29 days ago
Harger: One year of daily commentaries. A few things I’ve learned in this chair
One year ago tomorrow, I started doing a daily commentary on "Seattle's Morning News." But to tell you where this really started, I have to go back to 1989.1 month ago
Harger: I love my diesel F350. She costs me $11,300 a year just to commute. That’s why I drive an EV to work
My commute is roughly 80 miles round trip, from Auburn to KIRO in Eastlake, five days a week. That's about 400 miles. At 11 miles per gallon, that's roughly 36 gallons of diesel a week.1 month ago
