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Charlie Harger

Harger: McDonald’s is killing the self-serve soda fountains. My coworkers are taking it personally. I have questions

McDonald's is getting rid of the self-serve soda fountains. Customers will now get their drinks handed to them by an actual employee, like it's 1987.
4 months ago
Denny Blaine Park...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘We don’t care about topless sunbathing’: Jake and Spike say Denny Blaine Park neighbors want police to crack down on lewd acts

A judge signed an order Friday allowing topless sunbathing at Denny Blaine Park, according to KOMO News.
4 months ago
Katie Wilson KOMO News...
John Curley Show

‘Let your guys know you can answer these questions’: Curley offers Katie Wilson advice after team yanks her from KOMO question

KIRO host John Curley had some advice for Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson after her team stopped her from answering a question last week.
4 months ago
may the fourth be with you john williams...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: May the Fourth be with you, and thank John Williams for that

Thank you John Williams for providing the soundtrack to so many of our lives. May the Fourth be with you.
4 months ago
seattle mayor katie wilson governor ferguson media...
Charlie Harger

Harger: Mayor Katie Wilson dodged press questions. Governor Ferguson built a system to do it statewide

Washington leaders have decided the press is a problem to be managed rather than a function to be answered. Seattle and Olympia are getting very good at this.
4 months ago
Laurelhurst...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘I never get calls when social services are cut’: Gee calls out Laurelhurst for forcing Seattle Children’s helicopters to land mile away

Seattle Children's wants to revisit a policy that requires some medical helicopters to land a mile away and transport patients the rest of the way.
4 months ago
tree service puget sound area consumerman...
Charlie Harger

It’s not always a good idea to trust a random guy with a chainsaw. Here’s how to find a tree service worth hiring in the Puget Sound area

When it's time to call a professional for tree service, the difference between a good hire and a bad one can cost you thousands of dollars or your roof.
4 months ago
Ezell's seattle expansion...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘A dream 42 years in the making’: Ezell’s Famous Chicken owner eyes nationwide franchise

Discover Ezell's journey from Seattle roots to nationwide franchise expansion after 42 years of success.
4 months ago
DCYF lawsuit teen died autistic...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘He weighed 61 pounds’: Lawsuit says DCYF missed signs of starvation before 15-year-old autistic teen died

A lawsuit reveals DCYF's failure to act before an autistic teen died from starvation while under adoptive care.
4 months ago
seattle mayor katie wilson...
John Curley Show

‘Tax me more’: Curley mocks Katie Wilson’s $1.3B spending plan for child care, education

Curley mocks Katie Wilson's proposed $1.3B levy for education and day care as council bypasses voter approval.
4 months ago
Katie Wilson Seattle budget Starbucks starlink term homelessness prevention...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘She revealed her true colors’: Jake and Spike react to Katie Wilson’s ‘bye’ to millionaires departing WA

Katie Wilson bids farewell to millionaires in WA. Jake and Spike share their thoughts on the unexpected departures.
4 months ago
wa prisoners parks tablets...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘That’s enraging’: Jake and Spike debate WA giving inmates free tablets while cutting state park funding

Washington's decision to provide tablets for inmates raises concerns as state park funding faces significant cuts.
4 months ago
Issaquah Mayor city hall...
John Curley Show

‘We just had to be a little creative’: Issaquah mayor boasts $40M savings from city hall plans

The City of Issaquah, behind Mayor Mark Mullet, has found a way to save roughly $40 million.
4 months ago
Randy Johnson Mariners...
Charlie Harger

Randy Johnson No. 51 retirement: Rick Rizzs remembers the Big Unit’s Mariners legacy

The Seattle Mariners will honor Hall of Famer Randy Johnson with a pregame ceremony at T-Mobile Park on Saturday.
4 months ago
AG Nick Brown millionaires' tax...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

WA AG defends role in drafting millionaires’ tax legislation, pushes back on McKenna’s claims

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown pushed back against the legal challenge to the state's new millionaires tax.
4 months ago
Little League...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: Little League used to be orange slices, now it’s swag bags

Orange slices used to be enough. Now we’re spending $20,000 a year so a teenager can play Little League.
4 months ago
gas pump...
Charlie Harger

Seattle gas prices hit new record as analyst warns of $7 to $8 a gallon if Strait of Hormuz stays closed

Seattle faces record gas prices, with analysts predicting $7 to $8 per gallon if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
4 months ago
thurston county Nicole Romanoff Gina Munna murder...
Charlie Harger

‘I thought police couldn’t chase me’: Woman with 47 arrests gets 23 years for murder in Thurston County crash

"I thought police couldn't chase me if I drove recklessly." That's what Nicole Romanoff believed when she got behind the wheel of a stolen truck in Thurston County three years ago.
4 months ago
millionaire's tax ferguson heywood...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It’s blatantly unconstitutional’: Former WA Attorney General Rob McKenna doesn’t think court will uphold millionaires’ tax

Former WA AG McKenna questions the millionaires' tax legality. Insights on the potential court outcomes and implications.
4 months ago
Seattle schools cellphone ban...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: Seattle schools’ cell phone ban is a good start — but it doesn’t go far enough

Seattle Public Schools’ new superintendent has moved to restrict phones for elementary and middle schoolers, but not high schoolers. That’s where he lost me.
4 months ago
sound transit san francisco seattle...
Charlie Harger

Harger: Sound Transit is bleeding money while Seattle debates fare gates. San Francisco just showed us exactly what they do

61% of Link light rail riders actually pay their fare. San Francisco looked at numbers like that and built fare gates. Seattle is looking at numbers like that and scheduling more meetings.
4 months ago
millionaires tax income tax washington future 42...
John Curley Show

‘We’re getting there’: WA Rep. April Berg appears to confirm millionaires’ tax is path to broader income tax in leaked Zoom meeting

Future 42 shared a leaked Zoom meeting in which lawmakers paint the millionaires' tax as the next step toward an official income tax in the state. 
4 months ago
Northgate Station garage sound transit...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: What?! Sound Transit wants you to pay for something that was free

Sound Transit is rolling out a new parking permit program at its crowded light rail garages.
4 months ago
Seattle taproot theatre copper wire...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We need your help’: Copper theft forces Seattle’s Taproot Theatre to raise $400K

Support Seattle's Taproot Theatre in recovering from a copper wire theft that threatens their 50-year legacy in the arts.
4 months ago