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Dori: Prolific offenders come here for drugs, but Satterberg says we can’t prosecute possession

About 3,500 crimes in Seattle are committed by just 100 prolific offenders. Yet King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg says it's a waste to arrest people for personal possession of drugs.

8 years ago

Dori: Bill wants to eliminate sales tax on diapers, but why?

The Legislature is looking at eliminating sales tax on diapers to help needy families -- but this only makes a difference of $3 per child per month.

8 years ago

Dori: Upzoning a Socialist plan to take away private property in Seattle

Do you ever wonder why the Seattle City Council is so in favor of up-zoning? It's to turn us into a society without private property.

8 years ago

Daylight Saving Time bill will change Seahawks gametimes

If Daylight Saving Time becomes permanent, TV networks are not going to alter gametimes because we've altered our clocks.

8 years ago

Dori: Tim Eyman’s chair explanation is bizarre

Dori reacts to Tim Eyman's sworn declaration after the activist was caught on camera taking a chair out of Office Depot without paying.

8 years ago

Dori: Durkan’s State of the City promises more of the Freeattle we know

Jenny Durkan's 2019 State of the City promised a continuation of sanctuary policies, and plenty more free stuff in Freeattle.

8 years ago

Dori: Tugboats can’t dump waste in Puget Sound, but 250M gallon spill is fine?

The EPA wants tugboats to stop dumping filtered waste into Puget Sound -- yet, the 250-million-gallon spill in 2017 was no problem, as we learned.

8 years ago

Dori: Edmonds city gov. seeks to shut down free speech after ‘Build That Wall’ cookie

The City of Edmonds is getting Orwellian in its official condemnation of the Edmonds Bakery's "Build That Wall" cookie.

8 years ago

Dori: I predicted Amazon HQ2 wouldn’t succeed in New York

Just as Dori predicted back in November, Amazon's plans for an headquarters in New York didn't go well.

8 years ago

Dori: AG goes after Klickitat Co. sheriff over I-1639, but not Durkan, Constantine

Bob Ferguson is going after rural sheriffs for not enforcing I-1639, but he won't hold accountable King County politicians who don't enforce drug laws.

8 years ago

Dori: Oh happy day! Mike O’Brien not seeking reelection

Mike O'Brien is not running for reelection to the Seattle City Council. Now we need to get someone competent in his place.

8 years ago

Dori: Even liberal California has abandoned high-speed rail

If even far-Left California has abandoned the idea of high-speed rail, isn't it time that Washington came to its senses, too?

8 years ago

Dori: Jay Inslee uses homeless person’s death to push state income tax

Jay Inslee actually used the death of a homeless person during the snowstorm to further his illegal income tax agenda.

8 years ago

Dori: Snowstorm shows you to pay attention to whom you elect

If this snowstorm has reminded us of anything, it's to be careful of the people we elect to political office.

8 years ago

Dori: Thank your Seattle police officers — look at their job

Before you criticize cops, look at this unimaginable situation Seattle police officers were in Thursday morning (WARNING -- bodycam audio contains disturbing content).

8 years ago

Dori: Seattle snowstorm panic shopping a result of socialism

Want to know why everyone is panicking about the Seattle snowstorm? It all has to do with the prevalent socialist mindset of people around here.

8 years ago

Dori: Sound Transit spent $250K of your money on steel octopus

Sound Transit spent $250,000 on a public art display -- a steel octopus statue outside one of its Tacoma rail stations. They want to know what the public thinks. I have a few thoughts.

8 years ago

Dori: Ahead of likely death penalty repeal, I still struggle with the issue

Legislators are likely going to repeal the death penalty in Washington; it's an issue Dori still wrestles with personally.

8 years ago

Dori: News outlets protecting Patty Murray by not reporting Senate story

Why are no news outlets reporting that Sen. Patty Murray was the lone senator to block a unanimous consent decree to ban killing late-term-abortion-surviving babies after birth?