The race for Seattle City Attorney just might epitomize what many conservatives believe is behind the decay and lawlessness in all-too-many American cities, while liberals see things far differently. One candidate, described by KOMO News as “a former Democrat who ran for the state’s lieutenant governor post as a Republican,” thinks it is time for […]
Florida Parents’ Effort to Shame NRA over Parkland Tragedy May Be Backfiring
When the parents of a teenager who was one of the 17 victims of the 2018 Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., announced they would hand-deliver 1,700 cookies shaped like people with holes in them to the National Rifle Association Tuesday, it ignited a reaction from viewers watching […]
Shock Poll Results: Over Half Tell Seattle TV Station They Would ‘Arm Themselves’
After months of often violent, destructive protests in Seattle, when the local ABC affiliate—KOMO, a Sinclair Broadcasting-owned company—posted a poll on Twitter asking what steps people would take to protect their business or neighborhood, more than half of the respondents say they would arm themselves. As this report was published, the survey result showed 23.4 […]
Stubborn Holdouts Stall Seattle CHOP Recovery
A few dozen stubborn holdouts are refusing to leave the so-called CHOP (for Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone as they appear to have given themselves a new identity, and are preparing a list of demands they will present to the city, according to KOMO and the Seattle P-I.com. Now calling themselves the Black Collective Voices, […]
WA Governor Mandates Masks, Ignites Furious Opposition
UPDATED – Washington’s Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee, already the focus of considerable criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, has ignited a fury among his Evergreen State constituents by mandating face masks everywhere outside the home starting Friday. Two surveys, one taken by KOMO, the Seattle-based ABC affiliate and another by the Lynnwood Times, […]
Seattle’s ‘Gun Problem’: Blame, Penalize Law-Abiding Citizens
Noted in the third paragraph of a KOMO News story about the shooting death of a Seattle woman last Friday in the Beacon Hill neighborhood is the fact that the suspect “has nine prior felony convictions,” which disqualified him from legal gun ownership or possession. It is not a unique problem to the Jet City. […]