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Charlie Harger
‘Protecting inmates to death’: Weak scanners blamed in Thurston County Jail overdoses
Thurston County Jail inmates hiding drugs in their body cavities and folds of fat aren't worried about radiation exposure. They're counting on our bureaucracy. And right now, they're right to count on it.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: From 1995 to 2025, how the Mariners still unite Seattle like nothing else
Playoff sports can do what politics never could: Turn strangers into neighbors for nine beautiful innings. And now the Mariners are soon going to play October ball.1 year ago
Seattle's Morning News
Former FBI agent: ‘The ball was dropped’ in Travis Decker search
Human remains discovered in the Cascade Mountains may belong to Travis Decker, the Army veteran accused of killing his three young daughters earlier this summer.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: WA’s justice system’s safeguards left an assaulted 5-year-old girl without justice
Yesterday, I was seeing red after a 46-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old homeless girl walked out of King County Jail. Free.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Sound Transit said it will stay the course. Should taxpayers?
Explore Harger’s insights on Sound Transit’s financial decisions and what it means for taxpayers. Real money, real concerns.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: When death on the street becomes normal, something is broken
A homeless man died on the street in Portland Sunday, sitting curled in the middle of the pavement, eyes closed, tinfoil clutched in his left hand, a small baggie in his right.1 year ago
Seattle's Morning News
Audience members help save man’s life after he collapses at Spokane comedy show
Teamwork at a Spokane comedy show Friday night saved a man's life, showcasing the power of community in urgent situations.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: WA families continue to shoulder the cost of the Climate Commitment Act
I told you Washington drivers had already paid about $4 billion more for gas under the Climate Commitment Act. Nearly $700 per driver. And now, here we are again. Things are getting even more expensive.1 year ago
Seattle's Morning News
‘We’ve had serious public safety problems’: Seattle council president backs Seattle’s surveillance cameras
Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson discusses Seattle's new surveillance cameras aimed at improving public safety and deterring crime.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Show up to the Raymond public pool and other community treasures before they’re gone
Gang, this is what we mean when we say “use it or lose it.” People worked too hard to build the Raymond public pool. And it isn’t just about Raymond anymore.1 year ago
Jason Sutich
‘It’s the lucky Cheetos’: Rick Rizzs credits his own superstition for the Mariners recent success
Discover how Rick Rizzs' superstition boosted the Mariners' playoff hopes and transformed their season in September.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
‘I never imagined this view could vanish’: What it meant to see the World Trade Center every morning
For a brief moment after 9/11, we weren’t divided. We weren’t shouting. We simply stood together, grieving. I think about that now, in the wake of yesterday's assassination.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Green Hill School Detention Center is beyond repair, time to start over
We need to talk about Green Hill School, because Washington taxpayers are funding something that has gone terribly, systematically wrong.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Congress can’t keep dodging UFO questions because 80 years of ‘we don’t know’ isn’t enough
Happening on Capitol Hill Tuesday, members of Congress are holding another hearing on UAPs. That’s the government’s term for “unidentified anomalous phenomena.”1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Why was the U.S. Open so afraid of Trump getting booed?
Quick question: Since when is booing too dangerous for television? Because at yesterday’s U.S. Open, it sure seemed that way.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Community colleges, the unsung heroes of WA education, deserve more credit
Enter our community colleges and vocational schools, the heroes nobody puts on a bumper sticker.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Bail for ‘the most dangerous driver in WA’ isn’t justice, it’s gambling with lives
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders, who briefly chased this driver himself, called him "likely the most dangerous driver in the state."1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: We pump an extra $8.5B into education yearly and scores keep dropping
Despite increased funding, back-to-school results show no improvement in educational performance.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle religious gathering shows free speech survives when it’s loud, messy, and nonviolent
This is free speech in action: A religious gathering met with counter protesters in one noisy, nonviolent package.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: A local’s brutally honest guide to the Puyallup Fair (Washington State Fair)
The Washington State Fair opens today, and I'm about to share some potentially divisive Puyallup Fair hot takes that might get me banned from the scone line.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: If you overstayed your visa in China, you’d disappear. That’s why America must be different
Immigration raids test our values. Understand the differences in visa policies between China and the U.S. for a better perspective.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Mayor Harrell curbed graffiti. Now he should focus on public drug use
Mayor Harrell is making Seattle look like a city that actually cares about first impressions. Too bad the mayor can't power-wash away downtown's drug problems as easily.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Washington spent $4B on the climate. China erased it in a week.
Washington invested $4B for climate, while China reversed it in days. Explore the implications for global climate initiatives.1 year ago
