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Jason Rantz
Rantz: I was assaulted, Israel flag burned at Seattle’s anti-Semitic rally
Seattle's progressive activists assembled at Westlake Park to scream anti-Semitic vitriol. I was assaulted while covering the event.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: School district equity training pushes Ze, Fae, Hu personal pronouns
The Edmonds School District endorsed the use of radical and nonsensical personal pronouns during a mandatory equity training for all certified staff.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: School district coaxes parents to lie to get children vaccine, cheat system
The Olympia School District coaxed parents into lying about their children's birthdays in order to cheat the system for early access to vaccines.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: WA doesn’t track outdoor COVID transmission, King County can’t point to one case
WA does not track outdoor transmission rates of the coronavirus and Seattle & King County Public Health can't point to a single instance of outdoor transmission.5 years ago
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Bellevue Police Department aims to attract officers from other cities with hefty signing bonus
While the Seattle Police Department continues to face staffing problems, Bellevue is facing issues of its own, albeit on a much smaller scale.5 years ago
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Rantz: Trans book controversy reveals school board president owns all-ages sex shop
A controversy over a transgender book read in a first grade Bellingham classroom reveals the district's school board president owns an all-ages sex shop. Can she be objective here?5 years ago
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Rantz: Seattle-King County Public Health gives needles to homeless addicts at K-8 school
Seattle and King County Public Health distribute needles to homeless addicts at the growing encampments attached to Broadview Thompson K-8.5 years ago
KTTH staff
Former AG McKenna: ‘May be that’ colleges do have authority to require vaccination
Former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna says it appears public colleges can mandate COVID-19 vaccines, but it hasn't yet been tested in court.5 years ago
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Washington is one of two states without a plan or date to fully reopen
There is a petition, started by the Washington Hospitality Association, asking Governor Inslee to put a plan in place and set a date to reopen the state.5 years ago
KTTH staff
Bellevue Deputy Mayor: It’s ‘difficult to run a business’ with uncertainty of rollback
Local leaders are taking notice of the seemingly unfair rollback rules. While the Bellevue Deputy Mayor benefits from the pause, he says it seems arbitrary.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: UW, PLU force vaccines on students but not staff; mask use unknown
Students at the University of Washington and Pacific Lutheran University are forced into COVID vaccines. Staff? Not so much.5 years ago
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Should rollback decisions be made at the state or local level?
Should decisions about COVID-19 restrictions be made at the local level? Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring says yes.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Inslee brings vaccine passports, segregation to stadiums, colleges, churches
Washington state now has vaccine passports, thanks to Governor Jay Inslee. He simply won't call them vaccine passports because it's politically unpopular.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: King County Detention dramatically lowers standards for ‘equity’ hires
The King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention dramatically lowered its hiring standards to promote more people of color and LGBTQ employees.5 years ago
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King County councilmember: Phase 2 rollbacks are ‘old-line thinking’
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn argues that Phase 2 rollbacks aren't consistent with a world where vaccines are now widely available.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: High school bribing students into vaccines with graduation credits
Chimacum High School students earn nearly half of their required community service hours in exchange for getting the coronavirus vaccine. That's bribery.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Chocolati Cafe staffer who denied Seattle cop service is out of a job
A rude, cop-hating employee is out of a job at Seattle's Chocoalti Cafe in Wallingford after denying service to a police officer and a trainee.5 years ago
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Rep. Walsh: ‘Very questionable’ whether WSU can enforce vaccine mandate
Could Washington State University's newly-announced COVID-19 vaccine mandate run into legal troubles? State Rep. Jim Walsh weighs in.5 years ago
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Spokane County sheriff taking advantage of Seattle’s police exodus
Spokane Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich explains to KTTH's Jason Rantz that he's taking advantage of the departure of more Seattle police officers.5 years ago
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Rantz: Seattle school with encampment went on lockdown over firearm sighting
A homeless man seen with a firearm sent Broadview-Thompson K-8 into lockdown as Seattle Police searched the encampment.5 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Seattle Times ‘inclusive’ group bans ‘justice system,’ ‘inmate’ for social justice
The Seattle Times banned the use of "criminal justice system," "inmate," and other words and terms deemed problematic.5 years ago
KTTH staff
SPOG president: Continued exodus of Seattle police officers ‘a community crisis’
With the Seattle Police Department losing another 66 officers so far in 2021, what's driving this exodus? SPOG head Mike Solan weighs in.5 years ago
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Rantz: Seattle’s socialist councilmembers collectively worth over $3.5 million
Socialists on the Seattle City Council have taken advantage of our capitalist system, getting wealthy off the low-income voters they claim to fight for.5 years ago
