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Charlie Harger
Harger: Move over Bruce and Katie — Cal Raleigh has my vote for Seattle mayor
Sorry, Bruce. Sorry, Katie. I know you’re the actual candidates for mayor of Seattle. But I am officially endorsing Cal Raleigh for the mayor of Seattle.1 year ago
Jason Sutich
‘I couldn’t sleep’: Rick Rizzs is sleepless in Seattle ahead of Mariners pivotal Game 5
Longtime Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs joined "Seattle's Morning News" ahead of Game 5 to detail the gravity of tonight's matchup v. the Detroit Tigers.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: When I heard the capitol was vandalized, my first thought was political. That’s the problem.
My brain immediately went to politics when I heard the capitol building was vandalized. Let me be clear, it's all beyond the pale. Violence is violence. Wrong is wrong.1 year ago
Seattle's Morning News
AG Brown: WA has spent past year preparing for ‘unlawful’ National Guard deployment
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown said the state has been preparing for the National Guard for a year.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Leesa Manion’s fury exposes a broken system in King County’s justice system
King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion explicitly said she's not calling for cuts to public defense. She just wants parity.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Economist says Washington is already in a recession
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, believes that 22 states are already in recession. Not heading toward one. Not at risk of one. Already there.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: The plastic bag ban has backfired in Washington, study finds
Washington's plastic bag ban is making things worse. The state's own study says we should drop it.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Portland protesters’ practices are alienating their own allies
Let's also stop pretending the small subset of violent protesters out there in Portland night after night are somehow the good guys. They're not.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: WA lawsuit payouts now twice the size of state’s budget deficit
Washington's lawsuit payouts have soared to seven times their past levels, now double the state's budget deficit.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: From Federal Way to Spokane, attacks on signature gatherers undermine democracy
Hitting people with cars? Ripping up petitions? Defacing signatures? That's not democracy. That's vandalism dressed up as virtue.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Rick Rizzs and Steve Raible, Seattle’s sports broadcasters who narrate our lives
Explore how Rick Rizzs and Steve Raible enhance our lives with their memorable commentary and love for the game.1 year ago
Jason Sutich
‘Cal has to be the MVP’: Rick Rizzs crowns Cal Raleigh as MVP after 60 home run season
The Mariners celebrate their AL West title as Cal Raleigh shines with 60 home runs, earning MVP honors from Rick Rizzs.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Record tax revenue can’t keep up with Olympia’s spending addiction
Olympia's spending addiction overshadows record tax revenue, raising concerns about the state's financial future.1 year ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Trump’s ‘Tylenol causes autism’ claim shows the danger of governing by gut, not science
President Trump has a new health warning. Pregnant women with pain or fever should just tough it out with no medication to help, except in extreme circumstances.1 year ago
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
