It just keeps getting worse: Dispatch from the Urban Jungle that is Seattle

You know, this is rapidly getting old. The constant stories of drug gangs, murders of innocents, rising homeless camps that were cleared recently, and teachers molesting students. What haven't we seen going down in the Seattle area? The crime rate is going higher, streets are more dangerous (even in nicer neighborhoods), judges still release prolific …

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Another Dispatch from Seattle

Here's what's going on in Seattle this week. First, the story of the CID Stabber. CID is the abbreviation for Chinatown-International District of Central Seattle, which has Asian restaurants, grocery stores, and housing for Asian seniors. The last few years since 2020 have brought all sorts of different people and activities to the normally quiet …

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Report from the Seattle-area War Zone, September 2024

As has been usual for years, crime is becoming more common all over the Seattle area. The police departments of Seattle and other local cities are under-staffed, for multiple reasons including the "Defund the Police" movement that took hold in 2020, the hostility of the City Council to law enforcement in general, and King County …

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Seattle area Independence Day festivities get underway with a Bang. Report from the War Zone

Here are just a few of the headline stories to get the long July 4 weekend off to a bang-up start in the Seattle area. Before the hot weekend even starts, and very near my neighborhood, we have this explosive story: (courtesy of KOMO News) Teenage Girl Fatally Shot During Altercation at Alderwood Mall. The …

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