Man warns drivers about police traffic trap, gets ticketed
A man by the name of Daniel Gehlke says he was ticketed by the Seattle Police Department for what some might call a good deed — essentially warning people of a traffic trap.11 years ago
Man in Nazi armband in Seattle ferry terminal causing stir online
A photo of a man wearing a Nazi armband at the Colman Dock Ferry Terminal in Seattle is spreading like wildfire locally on social media.11 years ago
Rachel Dolezal is everything that’s wrong with political correctness
Absolutely everything that's wrong with the concept of political correctness is personified in Rachel Dolezal, the white woman pretending to be black for personal gain, except when being white leads to personal gain.11 years ago
Bicycle activists and SDOT bribe you into accepting bad road design
Seattle bicycle activists, with the support of the Seattle Department of Transportation (an organization run by bike activists), are trying to bribe you. Now, the bribe is just a $5 gift card to Starbucks (paid for by a grant) and it's for a reasonable cause: promoting safe driving, bicycling, and pedestrian behavior. But, like much of what they do, it's ill-conceived.11 years ago
Hey Merrick, you’re a few months late on SPD body cameras
The big news Monday (outside of Rachel Dolezal) wasn't really big news at all. Several newspapers, TV newscasts, and blogs lead with they'll have us believe is a meaningful and almost shocking admission by the Seattle Police Department federal monitor Merrick Bobb: he wants the SPD to have body cameras. Yeah well, welcome to the party.11 years ago
3 really embarrassing NAACP Facebook posts featuring Rachel Dolezal
I am fascinated by the story of Rachel Dolezal, the white NAACP Spokane leader who presented as black. I'm fascinated not just because I can't quite figure out why she did what she did (did she actually convince herself she's black? did she appropriate black culture to boost her career?), but because the NAACP is sticking by her.
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Great news: Racism no longer exists
Good news everyone: the concept of racism no longer exists! And we all have Rachel Dolezal to thank for it because if you accept her as black (even though she's white), I'm not sure racism can exist anymore (certainly not in how we've traditionally defined it). That's a good thing, right? Racism is dead!11 years ago
This woman is no hero
A volunteer for Young Life Snohomish is stepping down after she was asked to remove a Facebook photo that showed rainbow-colored flowers in support of gay rights.11 years ago
Is this a local case of a racist deputy? Not even close
Christopher Hardy is a Parkland high schooler with Washington High School who was set to graduate last Saturday, but wasn't allowed to participate in the ceremony. Now, the NAACP is involved.11 years ago
They asked for a higher wage, but now they want fewer hours
You'd think the low-income workers would embrace a raise (in this case to $13 an hour) because it means more pay for the same amount of work. But they're not.11 years ago
The real reason Seattle will lower speed limits to 20 mph
As the City of Seattle is set to test lowering speed limits on residential streets to 20 mph (from 25 mph), it's important to understand why they're doing it. Is this about safety or getting people out of cars?11 years ago
Shame on your rush to judge father of girl who took her own life
Last week, a 13-year-old girl took her own life by jumping off the I-5 overpass in Tacoma. A lack of information didn't stop people from creating a narrative to explain why this girl killed herself.11 years ago
Dishonest, despicable criticism of Alaska Air
Conservative news and opinion site The Daily Caller is taking issue with Alaska Airlines for embracing their LGBTQ customer base - and they're doing it in such a dishonest way that it leaves me wondering if the writer simply doesn't like gay people.
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Can ping pong fight crime in Seattle parks?
Can ping pong prevent crime in some of Seattle's parks? No, of course not. But that's not stopping the City of Seattle and neighborhood activists from trying the game as a crime prevention tool. The results? Well, a bit surprising.11 years ago
Will labor industry changes cost you your job?
You can see how evolving industries are affecting the worker, such as smaller lumber mills closing down because they can't keep up with the trends associated with their businesses.11 years ago
Is it wrong to publish killer’s photo in Marysville yearbook?
The shooting by Jaylen Fryberg at Marysville Pilchuck is reopening wounds once again as some found his name and picture in the school's yearbook. It's a controversial move that's upsetting some community members. But I support it.11 years ago
Is this really transgender discrimination?
Lizzi Duff is claiming discrimination by Peoples Bank - a bank that promises "a higher level of service." But I'm not so sure it's discrimination.11 years ago
You won’t believe this shockingly disingenuous housing affordability study
In this week's housing affordability crisis news, activists and bloggers are pushing a new, shockingly disingenuous study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) to make a case for a minimum wage much higher than the $15 an hour activists have been pushing for.11 years ago
Campaign signature gatherers getting worse? How is that possible?
Don't you just hate when signature gatherers bug you while you're trying to go grocery shopping? Whether it's for a candidate or, more often than not, an initiative, the moment they walk up to me with those huge clip boards, I just get this huge sense of dread because I will never, ever sign one of those petitions. It's ridiculous, it's annoying and a new report out suggests the signature gatherers are getting worse. (How that's possible, I have no idea).11 years ago
Is this jail overcrowding solution too controversial to work?
It would appear Washington state is suffering from an "inmate overflow problem." We have lots of criminals, but not a lot of jail space. Here's one controversial solution.11 years ago
West Seattle residents fighting shoddy SDOT bike lane study
The neighbors around Admiral Way in West Seattle were caught off guard by an SDOT plan to narrow lanes and add bike lanes along the busy street — a street that is already congested with traffic and is infrequently traveled by bicyclists.11 years ago
Is this Seattle’s most insane bike lane idea?
Another nonsensical bike lane plan proposed by the Seattle Department of Transportation and I suspect they tried to make sure this one didn't get out for us to ridicule or stop.11 years ago
The maddening revision of the Olympia shooting
I'll be the first one to admit that we don't know all the details that happened in the Olympia shooting this week that sent two men to the hospital. We're relying on limited testimony and audio evidence. But how about we all pretend to care about all the facts of the case currently presented, rather than revising the story to fit ideological views?11 years ago
