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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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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.2 months 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.2 months 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.2 months 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.2 months 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.2 months 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.2 months 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.2 months 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.”2 months 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.2 months 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.2 months 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."2 months 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.2 months ago
