“People don’t pay attention to some of the stuff Bruce Harrell has done, says Bruce Harrell about Bruce Harrell.
“People don’t pay attention to some of the stuff Bruce Harrell has done," Bruce Harrell told Heidi about Bruce Harrell back in July. Kelly O

What the Fuck, Bruce Harrell? "Bruce Harrell’s campaign may be in some hot water following allegations that they essentially bought the 37th District Dems endorsements for both him and Pamela Banks," reports Seattlish. "An SEEC complaint alleges that, before the deadline to become a voting member of the organization in time for endorsements, 15 new memberships were paid for in one batch, with sequential money orders purchased at the same location."

Jobs Versus the Environment? We're Off That: "Local labor, environmental, and social justice groups are sick of hearing debates over clean energy framed as 'jobs versus the environment,'" Sydney reports. "A sweeping alliance of these groups announced that they're reframing the argument by working together toward a climate initiative on the 2016 ballot."

KOMO Profiles Transgender Soldier Based Near Tacoma: "Captain [Jennifer] Peace is an Army intelligence officer with Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 7th Infantry Division and wonders if her military career can survive her openness as a transgender soldier," KOMO reports. Adam Ashton at the Tacoma News Tribune broke the story:


The Washington State Supreme Court says the states charter schools law is unconstitutional.
The Washington State Supreme Court says the state's charter schools law is unconstitutional, but the schools are still getting state funding. Washington State Supreme Court

Charter Schools Are Still Receiving State Funding: "Though the state Supreme Court ruled last month charter schools violate Washington’s constitution," KPLU reports, "state education officials sent regular funding payments to the schools at the end of September, according to Tom Franta, CEO of the Washington State Charter Schools Association."

ACLU Files Suit Against Eastern Washington County: "The American Civil Liberties Union says an eastern Washington county is operating a modern day debtors’ prison in violation of both the United States and Washington State Constitutions," KPLU reports. "The ACLU of Washington and the law firm of Terrell Marshall Law Group filed a class-action lawsuit against Benton County, which includes the towns of Richland and Kennewick."

Ravenna Resident Sam Parker Has a Question for Mayor Ed Murray: Regarding the plan to build a park, rather than affordable housing units, on the old Hugh Sisley property in Ravenna (within minutes of Greenlake and Resevoir Park): "Whose families" does that serve? "Which families can afford to live here?"

Seattle Crows Hate Dick Cheney: Well, they hate his face. A researcher studying crows wore a Cheney mask while he caught and banded them; he discovered that afterward, the crows seemed to recognize the face and get upset when he showed up. "Not only did they hold a grudge," KUOW reports, "they seemed to build their ranks as time went on, emitting a low-frequency call that said, essentially, there’s danger nearby."

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