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Woman tries to cope with husband’s hit-and-run death Gregory Moore of Maple Valley was fatally struck while jogging a year ago. A 15-year-old SeaTac girl is in custody. Michelle Moore is frustrated with the prosecution’s handling of the case.

By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com

Michelle Moore pushed a wheelbarrow full of bark on a recent sunny afternoon in her Maple Valley backyard. She wanted to turn toward her husband to tease him about a life of luxury he promised.

But those teases ended just over a year ago.

Gregory Moore, 53, was killed the morning of July 18, 2021 by a hitand-run driver while jogging near

his home.

“I miss having that long-term relationship where we know each other’s past, we know what we’ve planned for the future and we have all of these stupid inside jokes that married people have,” Moore said about her husband of 29 years. “I miss that.”

The loss of her husband has left Moore frustrated with the justice system.

In September 2021, King County prosecutors charged a then

15-year-old SeaTac girl with seconddegree murder for allegedly hitting Moore with a car and then fleeing the scene. She pleaded not guilty.

The case remained unsolved for about eight weeks. King County Sheriff’s Office detectives used headlight fragments found near the scene, video surveillance and other evidence to identify a 2004 Toyota Camry that reportedly hit Moore.

The release of a photo to the media similar to the car that struck Moore led to tips from the public

and eventually led detectives to look for the 15-year-old SeaTac girl. She was taken into custody Sept. 9, 2021.

She has remained in custody at the county’s Children and Family Justice Center in Seattle. The Kent Reporter is not naming the girl because she is a juvenile.

Casey McNerthney, spokesman for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, explained after the second-degree murder charge was filed that prosecutors didn’t seek a first-degree murder charge because there was no evidence that the teen premeditated the death of Moore.

He said the two were strangers to each other.

“She is charged with murder in the second degree under the felony murder theory,” McNerthney said.

“That is, in the attempt to commit a felony, she caused the death of another human being. Specifically, in this case, it is alleged that she intended to hit/bump the victim with a motor vehicle (assault in the second degree), and this caused his death.”

A trial date before a judge has not yet been set as the case continues to get pushed out.

King County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Jimmy Hung said during a See MOORE, Page 4

Drag racing rookie of the year returns home

PHOTO COURTESY OF DANA GLENN

Dallas Glenn is sponsored by RAD Torque Systems and KB Racing Chevrolet Camaro.

Dallas Glenn will race at Pacific Raceways for the first time since becoming a professional driver.

By Bailey Jo Josie bailey.jo.josie@soundpublishing.com

Everybody loves a homecoming story, and for pro stock racer Dallas Glenn, the last weekend of July brings him home for some drag racing.

Glenn will be racing at Pacific Raceways in Kent from July 29 to July 31 for the 34th Flav-R-Pac National Hot Rod Association Northwest Nationals. Glenn, who was raised in Covington, is in his sophomore year in the NHRA and the Northwest Nationals will be his first time back at Pacific Raceway since he turned pro.

“I’d been there many, many times. My parents had me there at 6 months old to watch the races,” said Glenn, 31, a Kentwood High School grad who now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina. “It would

be really big to win this race since a lot of people I know will be there.”

As a pro stock racer, Glenn races a car that the NHRA website describes as a factory hot rod with “some of the most technologically advanced machines in drag racing.” When Glenn first started racing in his teens, he used the family’s 1955 “Chevy wagon,” which was turned into a race car.

“I won a few races, but it was a very large learning curve,” Glenn said of his early racing days, which included racing at Pacific Raceways. “I then started racing my grandmother’s 1968 El Camino in a different class and I won a decent amount of races.”

The Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways is the thirteenth race in the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. There are only a few races left before the “Countdown to the Championship” in September, where only the top 10 drivers in their class get to go on to the final championship. Currently, Glenn is at number 5, having not won

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Dallas Glenn holds his trophy from his win in Gainesville, Florida, in March 2022.

a race since the Gatornationals back in March.

“I wouldn’t say it’s bad luck, but we’re a little bit behind,” said Glenn, who was named the 2021 NHRA Rookie of the Year. “We need to get the momentum shifted. Last year I finished third, now I’m bumped back to fifth, but winning this next race could get me back up.”

A home field advantage would make for a great victory for Glenn and his

racing team, but he says he’s also very excited to just be back in his hometown.

“Not only am I going to be able to see a lot of friends, but also I also get to race on my old track. I always love coming back and seeing the things that have changed and to tell people who have been traveling what to do and where to go in the area,” he said, adding that Covington Teriyaki is one of his favorite restaurants.

County calls for removal of unauthorized signs near drop boxes Placed by GOP activists, the signs claim the boxes are “under surveillance.” That’s voter intimidation and is illegal, elections officials say.

By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com

King County Elections officials have called for the removal of unauthorized ballot drop box signs that warn voters the drop box is “under surveillance.”

Elections staff began receiving reports of the suspicious and intimidating signs after voters began to receive their Aug. 2 primary ballots that were mailed July 13, according to a July 19

King County Elections news release.

The signs feature a QR code for placing “election incident” reports. Located around King County, these signs appear to be a targeted effort undertaken by party-affiliated activists to intimidate and dissuade voters from using secure ballot drop boxes, according to the news release.

“King County Elections will not stand for intimidation or

scare tactics,” King County Elections Director Julie Wise said. “I believe this is a targeted, intentional strategy to intimidate and dissuade voters from using secure ballot drop boxes.

“My team is not going to stand by and allow any group to seed fear and doubt amongst our residents and voters, especially when they are simply trying to make their voices heard. My team is documenting and removing these signs and referring any information about who placed them to the King County Sheriff’s Office for further investigation.”

Voter intimidation is outlawed at both the state and federal

level. No voter should be discouraged from exercising their constitutional right to vote.

Under state law, it is a crime to intimidate voters in an effort to discourage them from depositing their ballots in a drop box, according to the news release.

Under federal law, it is a crime whenever two or more people conspire to prevent or discourage people from exercising their constitutional right to vote.

Wise said these are serious offenses that impact the heart of our democracy. Elections will work with appropriate state and federal authorities to ensure that the surveillance signs

are fully investigated and that persons posting them are held accountable under the law.

Observers play a key role in maintaining secure and transparent elections. In King County and across Washington state, observers are welcome at drop boxes and are typically coordinated through the major political parties, according to the news release. Observers are given information about the ballot collection process, so they can know what to look for as the boxes are emptied and closed. However, observers are See SIGNS, Page 4

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not allowed to interfere with voters or elections staff, nor can they intimidate or discourage others from exercising their right to vote.

“There are many ways curious or concerned voters can observe and engage in our electoral process,” King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg said. “However, voter intimidation is not one of them.

Washington law permits voters to drop off ballots for others. Signs intended to make voters feel like they are being watched and monitored and violating the law by depositing ballots is voter intimidation, period.”

Mathew Patrick Thomas, chair of the King County Republican Party, has requested that his party’s members remove and discontinue placement of the signs, according to the news release.

Both major political parties are key partners in transparency and observation of elections, Wise said. King County Elections is deeply grateful for that partnership.

“King County Elections conducts some of the safest and most secure elections anywhere in our nation, and these intimidation tactics are a direct extension of the anti-democratic rhetoric behind The Big Lie,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “Voter intimidation is a state and federal crime, and I’ve directed Sheriff Cole-Tindall to investigate. There is no duty more sacred than protecting the right to vote and our democratic institutions, but today our democracy is under threat from those for whom their own extreme ideology is more important than the nation itself.”

This type of voter intimidation does not increase security nor provide greater integrity to elections, according to the news release. Drop boxes are constructed of half-inch thick steel, with multiple locking mechanisms, no pry points, fire stops, and are equipped with tamper-evident seals. Bolted into concrete, drop boxes are nearly indestructible and are a safe, convenient, and secure way for voters to return their ballot. All ballots — whether returned by drop box or mail — are verified at Elections headquarters in Renton.

“We thank our voters and observers for bringing this issue to our attention,” Wise said. “We truly appreciate the quick action of the King County GOP Chair, Mathew Patrick Thomas. We will continue to work together with voters, party leaders and others to ensure our elections are accessible, transparent, and secure.”

According to a July 18 story in The Seattle Times, Republican activists organized the sign posting in several Seattle-area locations.

July 20 phone interview that the defense has asked for the case to be continued as they want more time to prepare their case as they look for mitigating factors. Hung said the case also was delayed when the public defender originally assigned to the case was moved out of juvenile court, so another attorney had to take over.

No plea negotiations are being discussed with the defense, Hung said.

“We are not looking to reduce the charges,” Hung said.

During the investigation into Moore’s death, detectives found evidence that led to further charges against the girl in a July 2021 hit and run in Des Moines that reportedly injured a pedestrian who has not yet been identified. She faces second-degree assault and felony hit and run charges in that case that has been added to the seconddegree murder charge.

“I’m super frustrated by the prosecution team and the whole judicial system,” Moore said. “It’s ridiculous to me that they chose to try her as a minor in the first place.”

Moore and her family pushed hard for prosecutors to try the girl as an adult. If convicted as a juvenile, the teen will be released when she turns 21. If convicted by a jury in adult court, the girl could have faced a sentence of up to 20 years.

“This juvenile was 15 years old at the time of the offenses for which she was charged,” according to a Prosecuting Attorney’s Office statement after charges were filed. “She has no prior arrests or criminal history. The laws of our state presume that a child this age must be prosecuted in juvenile court.”

Youth who are 16 at the time of a crime can legally be charged as an adult if they are charged with a felony.

“One of the consolations they offered me to try her

Delia (Dee) Mae Miller Delia (Dee) Mae Miller was born October 10th, 1948, in Monroe, Louisiana. At the age of 73, she completed her journey to Glory on Friday, July 15th, 2022, after enduring an unexpected stroke.

Delia Mae knew no strangers and served as a pillar of strength for her family and the community. All who were fortunate to experience her love will remember her as a comforter, organizer, advocate, chef, baker, fashionista, caregiver, artist, gardener, teacher, travel extraordinaire, professional telecommunication artist, QVC investor, bible scholar, and most of all a prayer warrior.

Delia Mae was also a dedicated and avid contributor to local and international organizations, such as the Red Cross, community centers, schools, churches, performance art centers, dance troupes, kitchens, and sports teams.

Dee was preceded in death by her parents Leola and Lawrence Ard Sr.; her siblings Bernice Ard, Alma Ard, Clarice Moore, Lawrence Ard Jr., and Helen Stewart; her daughters Delaine Morris and Shawna Miller.

Dee will be lovingly remembered by her husband Johnny Miller, son John “Pete” Miller (Luckisha), grandchildren Kayla Miller, Taylore Dominique (Julius), Kyrie Miller, Esaias Miller, Jayden Phillips, and Jeremiah Miller, and great-grandchild O’vannie Dominique; Siblings Willie V (Jimmy), Erma, Eberdine, Patricia (Don), and Sue.

George Arwin Chidester George Arwin Chidester, 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2022, at Whatcom Hospice House, Bellingham, Washington, with family members at his side.

George is the son of Robert Bruce Chidester and Mary Emma (DeBray) Chidester and was born on December 23, 1945, in Cut Bank, Montana where he attended St. Margaret’s Catholic School until the family moved to Spokane, Washington in 1960.

George graduated from Shadle Park High School, Spokane, Washington in 1964 and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 1972. He worked for the Boeing Company, Renton, Washington where he retired after a thirty year career.

George had various artistic talents and enjoyed oil painting and writing prose and poetry. He taught himself to play the piano and was a voracious reader. Some of his favorite pastimes were traveling, card games, and shooting hoops with his best friend, Mike Henley.

George is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Bruce, and Mary Emma (DeBray) Chidester, and brother, John Marshall Chidester.

He leaves behind his wife, Janet McKinnon, Victoria, BC Canada. From a previous 25-year marriage, step-daughters, Jan Marie Ethier and Vanessa Kay Chidester, Seattle, Washington; sister, Wanda L. Husman, nieces Heidi L. Husman and Stephanie C. Husman, and nephew, Bruce W. Husman, Albuquerque, NM; nephews Adam Burrows, Florida, and William Burrows, Bozeman, Montana, and nieces, Hannah Forsythe, Waco, Texas; Betty Jean Bains-Jordan, and Roseanne DeWitt, Anchorage, Alaska; and Janet’s son-in-law Richard, who kept frequent contact through telephone calls and fun sports discussions during the pandemic when visits were not possible.

Interment will be in Cut Bank, Montana.

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Michelle and Greg Moore.

as a minor was the juvenile system moves a lot more quicker than the adult system, but it sure doesn’t feel like it’s moving very fast to me,” Moore said.

Hung said he knows the Moore family came away disappointed that the case didn’t get moved to adult court. He said that’s motivation for the prosecution to get to trial.

“We are doing what we can to move the case along so Miss Moore and her family can have some sense of closure on the legal process because there will never truly be closure for them as they will have to deal with their loss for the rest of their lives,” Hung said. “We don’t want this legal process to continue to contribute to their harm.

We are doing everything we can to bring this case to a resolution.”

Hung understands the frustration.

“The wheels of justice move slowly couldn’t be more true,” Hung said. “That’s part of the things about the system that are not perfect.”

Moore said nothing of note has happened in court since November when a judge denied a motion by the defense to release the girl from custody. The defense wanted the girl placed on electronic home monitoring to the custody of a woman who is unrelated to the girl and not a guardian, according to court documents. The woman is the mother of a girlfriend of the SeaTac girl.

Prosecutors argued that the girl should remain in custody as a likely failure to appear for further court proceedings, to

protect her from herself and as a threat to community safety, according to court documents.

“I did take comfort a little bit as long as it’s on trial she is in juvenile detention,” Moore said. “It’s a little less cushy than where she will go eventually which is more like a summer camp to me.”

If the teen is convicted or pleads guilty, she will be turned over from the county to the Juvenile Rehabilitation division of the state Department of Children, Youth & Families. Hung said the teen would serve her sentence at the Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie.

It’s tough on Moore to see the judicial system fail to come through after the taking of her husband’s life.

“The whole thing is pretty frustrating,” she said. “No one ever expects to be in the middle of something like that. Greg and I were just normal people living our lives and working and then this happened.”

Moore said she wanted prosecutors to file charges against the two teens who were passengers in the car that reportedly hit her husband as well as the teen who drove another vehicle that followed them and saw the incident, according to court documents “I’m incredibly frustrated with the prosecution’s decision not to try anybody else,” Moore said. “The passenger in her car and a backseat passenger and the driver in the car that followed. They didn’t say anything until they were caught. That is incredibly frustrating and has caused

me a lot of anxiety.”

Hung said investigators looked into the role of the passengers.

“There is no evidence they committed a crime,” Hung said.

He added that just being present at the scene of a crime doesn’t make you a part of that crime. He said there was no evidence that the passengers assisted in the decision to strike Moore with a vehicle while he was jogging.

The SeaTac girl reportedly saw a jogger and tried to bump Moore with her vehicle to “scare him,” according to a witness statement.

A woman found Moore dead in the ditch later in the morning that day in front of the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 23855 SE 216th St. Moore said support from family and friends have helped her cope with her husband’s death.

“I’ve got top-notch friends and family for my support system,” she said. “I have no complaints in that department. I belong to a couple of widow groups online. I’m very thankful for the support I have.”

Moore said it’s a process to cope with the loss of her husband.

“The one year anniversary was (July 18). …that was a tough day,” she said. “We’ve had all of the firsts, first Christmas, first Thanksgiving and first birthday which was really hard. It’s supposed to get easier, but it doesn’t feel like it’s getting a lot easier.”

The death of Greg Moore will stick in her memory.

“It will always be there,” she said. “Thirty years from now, it doesn’t ever disappear, it’s still a loss.”

Living in their house without her husband proved to be challenging.

“For the first nine months I was here by myself and that was really hard,” Moore said. “But a few months ago my daughter and her family moved in so we are finding new memories and inside jokes. Her and her family are absorbing that space that got opened by Greg’s departure, so that’s helpful.”

She wishes the justice system could be more helpful.

“It’s very, very slow,” Moore said. “It’s called the justice system but it doesn’t feel like justice to me. It feels like a slap on the wrist for the severity of the crimes she (reportedly) committed.”

Justice, in the eyes of Moore, won’t be served.

“She should have been tried as an adult which would have afforded her a jury trial which is what she should have and not a bench trial (before a judge),” Moore said.

“It should be (a sentence of) 20 years, 15 years minimum.

I’m confounded by the fact that she will serve until she’s 21. She turns an adult at 18 but stays in a juvenile facility. If she was transferred to an adult prison, I’d feel some justice in that, but that’s not happening.”

Moore doesn’t see a promising outlook for the teen involved in the case.

“I’m fairly certain she will end up in prison eventually, but unfortunately other people will probably get hurt for that to happen,” Moore said. “I would never want another innocent person to be put in the position I am in now or to suffer what Greg did.”

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Election 2022: Smith faces 5 challengers in 9th District

By Andy Nystrom anystrom@soundpublishing.com

Adam Smith, who has served as the U.S. Representative in the Washington 9th Congressional District since 1997, will run for re-election against five other candidates in the Aug. 2 primary.

The top two candidates from the primary will vie for the twoyear term in the general election on Nov. 8.

The district, which includes Mercer Island, spans from Bellevue and south Seattle down through Renton, Tukwila, Kent, Federal Way and Tacoma. King County Elections (KCE) mailed primary ballots to registered voters on July 13, and a drop box was scheduled to open the following day at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th St. Ballots must be postmarked by Aug. 2 or placed in the drop box by 8 p.m. that evening.

■ Incumbent Smith (D), a Renton resident, defeated candidate Doug

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Clockwise from top left, Adam Smith, Doug Basler, Stephanie Gallardo, Seth D. Pedersen, David Michael Anderson and Sea M. Chan.

Basler (R) for the third time in 2020.

In his candidate statement on the KCE website, Smith, a former prosecutor for the city of Seattle and attorney, praised the diverse and hard-working district where he grew up.

“As our nation faces unprecedented challenges, I am focused on strengthening the middle class, ensuring equality of opportunity for all, and investing in our

future. We must provide a progressive path forward where everyone can thrive,” said Smith, adding that, “All people, no matter their background, should have access to quality, affordable healthcare.”

■ Basler, who hails from Kent, is a former senior vice chair of the King County Republican Party and is founder of Street Church, which provides food and support for the homeless and at-risk populations.

“It’s time for bold leadership that listens to you and fights for you in Congress. It’s time for change in the 9th Congressional District. It’s time to bring back the American Dream,” Basler said in his candidate statement.

Basler said representatives are elected to maintain a safe environment for families and children, to protect the country’s borders and economy, and citizens’ constitutional rights.

“When elected, I’ll fight to protect parents’ rights, restore the dollar and slow inflation, unleash domestic energy to lower gas

prices, and to protect your rights, neighborhoods, schools, and jobs,” he added.

■ Independent David Michael Anderson of Seattle is a retired international consultant whose work has ranged from technology networks and IT security to consolidated accounting of international subsidiaries.

In his statement, he said his candidacy is faith driven and based on “Making America Great Again Again.”

Anderson added: “Regardless of political party, election integrity must be the expectation of every one. This candidacy demands it and will focus on the will of the people being accurately expressed.”

■ Renton resident Sea M. Chan (R) is the former president of more than six different community service organizations and has spent 20-plus years researching environmental remediation, fisheries conservation, micropower, microbial fuel cells and

more, according to his candidate statement.

His top priority is empowering communities, he said.

Chan’s wife is a hospital first responder who prefers the Democratic party. On running as a Republican, he noted: “No matter how we label ourselves, our family like millions of other families have been ignored and exploited by a system that has given up core values that made America strong.

We have two baby girls that deserve a future where they can not only survive, but flourish and have their voices heard in a way our generation hasn’t been heard.”

■ Seth D. Pedersen (R) is a Seattle resident who owns a small family business and aims to give back to the community by running for office, he said in his candidate statement.

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Schrier faces multiple challengers in 8th Congressional District

By Alex Bruell alex.bruell@soundpublishing.com

Here’s an overview of candidates running in the 2022 primary election for Washington’s 8th Congressional District. The large 8th District runs from Issaquah, Sammamish and Snoqualmie all the way south to Enumclaw and Auburn, and east to Wenatchee and Ellensburg.

Ballots for the Aug. 2 primary election were mailed to voters this month.

Elections will be certified Aug. 16, and the top two finishers in each election will advance to the Nov. 8 general election.

U.S. Congress Representative, District 8 Kim Schrier (Prefers Democratic Party) Incumbent Dr. Kim Schrier is finishing her first term in Congress, and touts among her accomplishments her efforts passing bills to reduce the price of crucial prescription drugs like insulin, improving healthcare access for veterans and supporting training and resources for police.

Schrier spent more than two decades working as a pediatrician before she went to congress. (She received her medical degree at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine in 1997.)

Schrier, who currently serves on the Energy & Commerce and Agriculture committees, has frequently proposed bills around consumer protection, healthcare and wildlife / forest management in

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affects every-day Americans.

“We need effective representatives, men and women who will actually represent our interests, stand up for all Americans, and that’s why I want to represent you,” he added. “As corporate party politics threaten to pull the nation apart, I stand ready to get to work and represent you. It’s time for us, the people who actually run this country, to take charge of our nation.”

■ Seattle resident Stephanie Gallardo (D) is board director for the National Education Association and Washington Education Association, vice president

From left to right, starting from the top row then moving to the bottom: Emet Ward, Kim Schrier, Reagan Dunn, Matt Larkin, Dave Chapman, Ryan Dean Burkett, Justin Greywolf, Keith Arnold, Patrick Dillon, Jesse Jensen and Scott Stephenson are all candidates for U.S. Representative for Washington’s 8th Congressional District this year. Photos submitted by candidates or taken from their campaign websites or other materials.

her time as a representative.

Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party) Reagan Dunn is a seasoned attorney and well-known Republican in King County focused on reducing crime, controlling federal spending and turning the country off the “wrong track” elected leaders have put it on.

Dunn is Schrier’s most politically experienced candidate. He was re-elected this year for a fifth term representing the southeast corner of King County. He’s a seasoned attorney who served as a federal prosecutor in the nation’s antiterrorism unit, a national coordinator for former President George W. Bush’s Project Safe Neighborhoods and counsel to the assistant Attorney General in

the Department of Justice.

He earned his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. Dunn says he’ll be a better voice for supporting law enforcement and prosecuting violent criminals than Schrier, and serve as a budget hawk for federal spending.

Emet Ward (Prefers Democratic Party) Ward, a former Microsoft and Google employee, says he got a personal lesson in the state of the economy after losing his business and most of his belongings last year. He said that he wants to pay forward the help he received in his time of need.

Ward called for a “digital overhaul” of the government to send funding and assistance “where we need it most, in real time.” Ward said he also has a plan for a system that would detect financial fraud more easily, as well as methods to improve climate modeling, farm production, energy sourcing and more.

Ward pledged to hold “zero investments of any kind” if elected and to make all of his personal financial information public. He said he also won’t take any camping contributions from “any corporate or foreign interests.”

Matt Larkin (Prefers Republican Party) A manufacturing company owner and former Pierce County prosecutor and presidential speechwriter, Matt Larkin also points to rising inflation, federal spending and crime as key issues in his campaign.

Larkin earned a Masters of Law Degree from George Washington University and his JD from the Gonzaga School of Law. Sporting his campaign slogan — “Make Crime Illegal Again” — Larkin says

there’s a policy failure in prosecutors who refuse to pursue criminal charges.

He called “enabling policies” and the situation at the U.S. border as causes of crime, homelessness and drug abuse in the country.

Dave Chapman (Prefers Republican Party) Running a campaign focused on trade issues, Chapman identifies globalization as a failure that has harmed Americans and calls for tearing down and replacing the existing system of international trade. His Congressional run focuses on re-thinking the trade deals and other arrangements the U.S. has around the world.

“When a foreign government gives subsidies to its airplane industry, or when a country which is selling thousands of cars over here refuses to allow farm products to be sold over there, ordinary Americans suffer,” Chapman wrote.

Chapman has spent decades working with a computers and semiconducters, holding a Master’s of Science in Semiconductor Physics. He also See 8TH, Page 6

of the Tukwila Education Association and a member of the Educators of Color Caucus in the Washington Education Association, according to her candidate statement.

The high school history teacher in the Tukwila School District noted: “With over a decade of teacher leadership in one of the nation’s most diverse zip codes, I have been well trained to champion the legislative priorities of the 9th Congressional District at the federal level. If elected, I will prioritize canceling federal student loan debt, universal healthcare, campaign finance reform, a Green New Deal, and fully funding our public schools, financed with a drastic cut to the bloated military budget.”

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worked for the U.S. Office of Naval Research from 2006 to 2008.

Ryan Dean Burkett (States No Party Preference) Ryan Dean Burkett, 49, is a sales specialist at O’Reilley Auto Parts, but spent around three decades in the restaurant industry.

Burkett has run for office before — state representative in 2012, 2014 and 2018, and for Congress in 2020 — though he acknowledges that he’s “never made it past the primaries.”

If elected, Burkett said he’d pass term limit legislation, abolish Daylight Savings Time, and cut Federal spending by about 30 percent while in office.

He pledged to take no donations until after being sworn in the first time, to donate a quarter of his salary as

representative to non-profits and to only seek re-election once.

Justin Greywolf (Prefers Libertarian Party) Greywolf, who has career experience working in information technology and software engineering, calls for more effort for programs addressing climate change, equal application of the law and help for those experiencing homelessness, mental health crises and addiction.

Greywolf says he supports a government-funded healthcare system in theory, but doesn’t see it as viable yet. The government should provide healthcare options for those who can’t get it from an employer or on their own, but that insurance coverage shouldn’t be required nor should it be funded through any new or increased taxes, Greywolf said.

He supports a path to naturalization for immigrants in the U.S. already,

ending the criminalization of cannabis, and strengthen efforts to reduce the rates of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Keith Arnold (Prefers Democratic Party) An employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Keith Arnold is a proponent of ranked choice voting who says ideological extremists on the the right and left pose risks to American democracy.

Ranked choice voting — in which voters rank their favorite candidates rather than voting for only one in an election — is a system that advocates say would allow more candidates outside the Republican-Democrat duopoly to make their cases to Americans. It would essentially allow voters to vote their conscience without feeling guilt for not supporting the party’s strongest candidate in the race.

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Patrick Dillon (Prefers Concordia Party) Dillon, an IT consultant with experience teaching English in Japan and a degree in Sociology from Iowa State University, ran to represent the 8th district in 2018. He’s back again running as a “fed-up moderate,” dissatisfied with both major political parties and willing to work as a bridge

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S c o tt S t e p h e n s o n (Prefers Republican Party) Stephenson is an accomplished engineer and programmer with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and MIT. Stephenson is a “proud Trump Republican” who says he was compelled to run due to “the radical Left and weak, establishment Right (who) are destroying this incredible country in order to turn it into a Communist state.”

Stephenson said he would focus on education reform, national security and election security if elected. He said federal funding should be cut off for schools that support “radical trans agenda” or critical race theory and also called for the abolishment of the Department of Education.

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Dillon writes in his entry for the candidate guide that the shortest path to improving the country’s governance is breaking up RepublicanDemocrat rule over political discourse, and calls for unity in the political system.

Dillon also cites experience volunteering as a youth soccer coach at Bloodworks NW. Jesse Jensen (Prefers Republican Party) A former U.S. Army Ranger Captain with experience directing health care and technology companies, Jensen is running to push back on “the radical socialist politicians in D.C.” Jensen cites experience co-founding a task force rescuing American and Afghan linguists left behind in Afghanistan. He earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

Like his Republican counterparts, Jensen promises a

A heatwave smoldered in the greater Seattle area this past week with temperatures reaching the mid-90s and a heat advisory in effect.

The weather was part of a broader heatwave that seared much of the country, especially the Midwest, mid-South and East Coast, according to the Weather Service.

The region usually only gets around five days each year that exceed 90 degrees, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Mike McFarland said, and now “we are finally starting to accumulate a few,” he said.

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Since the 2021 heat wave, the county has already taken steps to protect residents from deadly heat, including adding bus shelters, planting trees and protecting existing greenspaces. The extreme heat mitigation strategy will be part of the county’s strategic climate action plan and its regional hazard mitigation plan.

Right before the 2021 heat wave scorched the county, it released the findings of a heat mapping project that found Auburn, Kent and portions of Seattle were disproportionately affected by high temperatures. Lack of tree canopy and an abundance of hard surfaces like pavement in those areas trap heat and exacerbate extreme temperatures.

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Schrier faces multiple challengers in 8th Congressional District

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Here’s an overview of candidates running in the 2022 primary election for Washington’s 8th Congressional District. The large 8th District runs from Issaquah, Sammamish and Snoqualmie all the way south to Enumclaw and Auburn, and east to Wenatchee and Ellensburg.

Ballots for the Aug. 2 primary election were mailed to voters this month.

Elections will be certified Aug. 16, and the top two finishers in each election will advance to the Nov. 8 general election.

U.S. Congress Representative, District 8 Kim Schrier (Prefers Democratic Party) Incumbent Dr. Kim Schrier is finishing her first term in Congress, and touts among her accomplishments her efforts passing bills to reduce the price of crucial prescription drugs like insulin, improving healthcare access for veterans and supporting training and resources for police.

Schrier spent more than two decades working as a pediatrician before she went to congress. (She received her medical degree at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine in 1997.)

Schrier, who currently serves on the Energy & Commerce and Agriculture committees, has frequently proposed bills around consumer protection, healthcare and wildlife / forest management in

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affects every-day Americans.

“We need effective representatives, men and women who will actually represent our interests, stand up for all Americans, and that’s why I want to represent you,” he added. “As corporate party politics threaten to pull the nation apart, I stand ready to get to work and represent you. It’s time for us, the people who actually run this country, to take charge of our nation.”

■ Seattle resident Stephanie Gallardo (D) is board director for the National Education Association and Washington Education Association, vice president

From left to right, starting from the top row then moving to the bottom: Emet Ward, Kim Schrier, Reagan Dunn, Matt Larkin, Dave Chapman, Ryan Dean Burkett, Justin Greywolf, Keith Arnold, Patrick Dillon, Jesse Jensen and Scott Stephenson are all candidates for U.S. Representative for Washington’s 8th Congressional District this year. Photos submitted by candidates or taken from their campaign websites or other materials.

her time as a representative.

Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party) Reagan Dunn is a seasoned attorney and well-known Republican in King County focused on reducing crime, controlling federal spending and turning the country off the “wrong track” elected leaders have put it on.

Dunn is Schrier’s most politically experienced candidate. He was re-elected this year for a fifth term representing the southeast corner of King County. He’s a seasoned attorney who served as a federal prosecutor in the nation’s antiterrorism unit, a national coordinator for former President George W. Bush’s Project Safe Neighborhoods and counsel to the assistant Attorney General in

the Department of Justice.

He earned his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. Dunn says he’ll be a better voice for supporting law enforcement and prosecuting violent criminals than Schrier, and serve as a budget hawk for federal spending.

Emet Ward (Prefers Democratic Party) Ward, a former Microsoft and Google employee, says he got a personal lesson in the state of the economy after losing his business and most of his belongings last year. He said that he wants to pay forward the help he received in his time of need.

Ward called for a “digital overhaul” of the government to send funding and assistance “where we need it most, in real time.” Ward said he also has a plan for a system that would detect financial fraud more easily, as well as methods to improve climate modeling, farm production, energy sourcing and more.

Ward pledged to hold “zero investments of any kind” if elected and to make all of his personal financial information public. He said he also won’t take any camping contributions from “any corporate or foreign interests.”

Matt Larkin (Prefers Republican Party) A manufacturing company owner and former Pierce County prosecutor and presidential speechwriter, Matt Larkin also points to rising inflation, federal spending and crime as key issues in his campaign.

Larkin earned a Masters of Law Degree from George Washington University and his JD from the Gonzaga School of Law. Sporting his campaign slogan — “Make Crime Illegal Again” — Larkin says

there’s a policy failure in prosecutors who refuse to pursue criminal charges.

He called “enabling policies” and the situation at the U.S. border as causes of crime, homelessness and drug abuse in the country.

Dave Chapman (Prefers Republican Party) Running a campaign focused on trade issues, Chapman identifies globalization as a failure that has harmed Americans and calls for tearing down and replacing the existing system of international trade. His Congressional run focuses on re-thinking the trade deals and other arrangements the U.S. has around the world.

“When a foreign government gives subsidies to its airplane industry, or when a country which is selling thousands of cars over here refuses to allow farm products to be sold over there, ordinary Americans suffer,” Chapman wrote.

Chapman has spent decades working with a computers and semiconducters, holding a Master’s of Science in Semiconductor Physics. He also See 8TH, Page 6

of the Tukwila Education Association and a member of the Educators of Color Caucus in the Washington Education Association, according to her candidate statement.

The high school history teacher in the Tukwila School District noted: “With over a decade of teacher leadership in one of the nation’s most diverse zip codes, I have been well trained to champion the legislative priorities of the 9th Congressional District at the federal level. If elected, I will prioritize canceling federal student loan debt, universal healthcare, campaign finance reform, a Green New Deal, and fully funding our public schools, financed with a drastic cut to the bloated military budget.”

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not allowed to interfere with voters or elections staff, nor can they intimidate or discourage others from exercising their right to vote.

“There are many ways curious or concerned voters can observe and engage in our electoral process,” King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg said. “However, voter intimidation is not one of them.

Washington law permits voters to drop off ballots for others. Signs intended to make voters feel like they are being watched and monitored and violating the law by depositing ballots is voter intimidation, period.”

Mathew Patrick Thomas, chair of the King County Republican Party, has requested that his party’s members remove and discontinue placement of the signs, according to the news release.

Both major political parties are key partners in transparency and observation of elections, Wise said. King County Elections is deeply grateful for that partnership.

“King County Elections conducts some of the safest and most secure elections anywhere in our nation, and these intimidation tactics are a direct extension of the anti-democratic rhetoric behind The Big Lie,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “Voter intimidation is a state and federal crime, and I’ve directed Sheriff Cole-Tindall to investigate. There is no duty more sacred than protecting the right to vote and our democratic institutions, but today our democracy is under threat from those for whom their own extreme ideology is more important than the nation itself.”

This type of voter intimidation does not increase security nor provide greater integrity to elections, according to the news release. Drop boxes are constructed of half-inch thick steel, with multiple locking mechanisms, no pry points, fire stops, and are equipped with tamper-evident seals. Bolted into concrete, drop boxes are nearly indestructible and are a safe, convenient, and secure way for voters to return their ballot. All ballots — whether returned by drop box or mail — are verified at Elections headquarters in Renton.

“We thank our voters and observers for bringing this issue to our attention,” Wise said. “We truly appreciate the quick action of the King County GOP Chair, Mathew Patrick Thomas. We will continue to work together with voters, party leaders and others to ensure our elections are accessible, transparent, and secure.”

According to a July 18 story in The Seattle Times, Republican activists organized the sign posting in several Seattle-area locations.

July 20 phone interview that the defense has asked for the case to be continued as they want more time to prepare their case as they look for mitigating factors. Hung said the case also was delayed when the public defender originally assigned to the case was moved out of juvenile court, so another attorney had to take over.

No plea negotiations are being discussed with the defense, Hung said.

“We are not looking to reduce the charges,” Hung said.

During the investigation into Moore’s death, detectives found evidence that led to further charges against the girl in a July 2021 hit and run in Des Moines that reportedly injured a pedestrian who has not yet been identified. She faces second-degree assault and felony hit and run charges in that case that has been added to the seconddegree murder charge.

“I’m super frustrated by the prosecution team and the whole judicial system,” Moore said. “It’s ridiculous to me that they chose to try her as a minor in the first place.”

Moore and her family pushed hard for prosecutors to try the girl as an adult. If convicted as a juvenile, the teen will be released when she turns 21. If convicted by a jury in adult court, the girl could have faced a sentence of up to 20 years.

“This juvenile was 15 years old at the time of the offenses for which she was charged,” according to a Prosecuting Attorney’s Office statement after charges were filed. “She has no prior arrests or criminal history. The laws of our state presume that a child this age must be prosecuted in juvenile court.”

Youth who are 16 at the time of a crime can legally be charged as an adult if they are charged with a felony.

“One of the consolations they offered me to try her

Delia (Dee) Mae Miller Delia (Dee) Mae Miller was born October 10th, 1948, in Monroe, Louisiana. At the age of 73, she completed her journey to Glory on Friday, July 15th, 2022, after enduring an unexpected stroke.

Delia Mae knew no strangers and served as a pillar of strength for her family and the community. All who were fortunate to experience her love will remember her as a comforter, organizer, advocate, chef, baker, fashionista, caregiver, artist, gardener, teacher, travel extraordinaire, professional telecommunication artist, QVC investor, bible scholar, and most of all a prayer warrior.

Delia Mae was also a dedicated and avid contributor to local and international organizations, such as the Red Cross, community centers, schools, churches, performance art centers, dance troupes, kitchens, and sports teams.

Dee was preceded in death by her parents Leola and Lawrence Ard Sr.; her siblings Bernice Ard, Alma Ard, Clarice Moore, Lawrence Ard Jr., and Helen Stewart; her daughters Delaine Morris and Shawna Miller.

Dee will be lovingly remembered by her husband Johnny Miller, son John “Pete” Miller (Luckisha), grandchildren Kayla Miller, Taylore Dominique (Julius), Kyrie Miller, Esaias Miller, Jayden Phillips, and Jeremiah Miller, and great-grandchild O’vannie Dominique; Siblings Willie V (Jimmy), Erma, Eberdine, Patricia (Don), and Sue.

George Arwin Chidester George Arwin Chidester, 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2022, at Whatcom Hospice House, Bellingham, Washington, with family members at his side.

George is the son of Robert Bruce Chidester and Mary Emma (DeBray) Chidester and was born on December 23, 1945, in Cut Bank, Montana where he attended St. Margaret’s Catholic School until the family moved to Spokane, Washington in 1960.

George graduated from Shadle Park High School, Spokane, Washington in 1964 and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 1972. He worked for the Boeing Company, Renton, Washington where he retired after a thirty year career.

George had various artistic talents and enjoyed oil painting and writing prose and poetry. He taught himself to play the piano and was a voracious reader. Some of his favorite pastimes were traveling, card games, and shooting hoops with his best friend, Mike Henley.

George is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Bruce, and Mary Emma (DeBray) Chidester, and brother, John Marshall Chidester.

He leaves behind his wife, Janet McKinnon, Victoria, BC Canada. From a previous 25-year marriage, step-daughters, Jan Marie Ethier and Vanessa Kay Chidester, Seattle, Washington; sister, Wanda L. Husman, nieces Heidi L. Husman and Stephanie C. Husman, and nephew, Bruce W. Husman, Albuquerque, NM; nephews Adam Burrows, Florida, and William Burrows, Bozeman, Montana, and nieces, Hannah Forsythe, Waco, Texas; Betty Jean Bains-Jordan, and Roseanne DeWitt, Anchorage, Alaska; and Janet’s son-in-law Richard, who kept frequent contact through telephone calls and fun sports discussions during the pandemic when visits were not possible.

Interment will be in Cut Bank, Montana.

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as a minor was the juvenile system moves a lot more quicker than the adult system, but it sure doesn’t feel like it’s moving very fast to me,” Moore said.

Hung said he knows the Moore family came away disappointed that the case didn’t get moved to adult court. He said that’s motivation for the prosecution to get to trial.

“We are doing what we can to move the case along so Miss Moore and her family can have some sense of closure on the legal process because there will never truly be closure for them as they will have to deal with their loss for the rest of their lives,” Hung said. “We don’t want this legal process to continue to contribute to their harm.

We are doing everything we can to bring this case to a resolution.”

Hung understands the frustration.

“The wheels of justice move slowly couldn’t be more true,” Hung said. “That’s part of the things about the system that are not perfect.”

Moore said nothing of note has happened in court since November when a judge denied a motion by the defense to release the girl from custody. The defense wanted the girl placed on electronic home monitoring to the custody of a woman who is unrelated to the girl and not a guardian, according to court documents. The woman is the mother of a girlfriend of the SeaTac girl.

Prosecutors argued that the girl should remain in custody as a likely failure to appear for further court proceedings, to

protect her from herself and as a threat to community safety, according to court documents.

“I did take comfort a little bit as long as it’s on trial she is in juvenile detention,” Moore said. “It’s a little less cushy than where she will go eventually which is more like a summer camp to me.”

If the teen is convicted or pleads guilty, she will be turned over from the county to the Juvenile Rehabilitation division of the state Department of Children, Youth & Families. Hung said the teen would serve her sentence at the Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie.

It’s tough on Moore to see the judicial system fail to come through after the taking of her husband’s life.

“The whole thing is pretty frustrating,” she said. “No one ever expects to be in the middle of something like that. Greg and I were just normal people living our lives and working and then this happened.”

Moore said she wanted prosecutors to file charges against the two teens who were passengers in the car that reportedly hit her husband as well as the teen who drove another vehicle that followed them and saw the incident, according to court documents “I’m incredibly frustrated with the prosecution’s decision not to try anybody else,” Moore said. “The passenger in her car and a backseat passenger and the driver in the car that followed. They didn’t say anything until they were caught. That is incredibly frustrating and has caused

me a lot of anxiety.”

Hung said investigators looked into the role of the passengers.

“There is no evidence they committed a crime,” Hung said.

He added that just being present at the scene of a crime doesn’t make you a part of that crime. He said there was no evidence that the passengers assisted in the decision to strike Moore with a vehicle while he was jogging.

The SeaTac girl reportedly saw a jogger and tried to bump Moore with her vehicle to “scare him,” according to a witness statement.

A woman found Moore dead in the ditch later in the morning that day in front of the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 23855 SE 216th St. Moore said support from family and friends have helped her cope with her husband’s death.

“I’ve got top-notch friends and family for my support system,” she said. “I have no complaints in that department. I belong to a couple of widow groups online. I’m very thankful for the support I have.”

Moore said it’s a process to cope with the loss of her husband.

“The one year anniversary was (July 18). …that was a tough day,” she said. “We’ve had all of the firsts, first Christmas, first Thanksgiving and first birthday which was really hard. It’s supposed to get easier, but it doesn’t feel like it’s getting a lot easier.”

The death of Greg Moore will stick in her memory.

“It will always be there,” she said. “Thirty years from now, it doesn’t ever disappear, it’s still a loss.”

Living in their house without her husband proved to be challenging.

“For the first nine months I was here by myself and that was really hard,” Moore said. “But a few months ago my daughter and her family moved in so we are finding new memories and inside jokes. Her and her family are absorbing that space that got opened by Greg’s departure, so that’s helpful.”

She wishes the justice system could be more helpful.

“It’s very, very slow,” Moore said. “It’s called the justice system but it doesn’t feel like justice to me. It feels like a slap on the wrist for the severity of the crimes she (reportedly) committed.”

Justice, in the eyes of Moore, won’t be served.

“She should have been tried as an adult which would have afforded her a jury trial which is what she should have and not a bench trial (before a judge),” Moore said.

“It should be (a sentence of) 20 years, 15 years minimum.

I’m confounded by the fact that she will serve until she’s 21. She turns an adult at 18 but stays in a juvenile facility. If she was transferred to an adult prison, I’d feel some justice in that, but that’s not happening.”

Moore doesn’t see a promising outlook for the teen involved in the case.

“I’m fairly certain she will end up in prison eventually, but unfortunately other people will probably get hurt for that to happen,” Moore said. “I would never want another innocent person to be put in the position I am in now or to suffer what Greg did.”

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n response to mass gun violence in the nation, a bipartisan group of Senators could provide the state of Washington with money for mental health clinics and school security — although restrictions on guns are limited and would not find support among your typical Washington state voter, who like to see more dramatic laws passed at the national level.

Our state ranks 10th in the country for gun safety, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) said it is not everything we need to end gun violence, so she will continue to fight and press for common-sense gun safety like universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons.

Residents of Washington recently joined thousands across the country in a “march for our lives” at the state Capitol in Olympia.

BOB ROEGNER INSIDE POLITICS One educator made their point with a sign that said “Bullets are not school supplies.”

In 2016, Washington became the fourth state to enact a red flag law that allows law enforcement officers, family and household members to petition a Superior Court judge for an extreme risk protection order and require the surrender of a concealed pistol license and give police the authority to secure someone’s guns.

The respondents’ names are added to a no-sell list, which ensures they won’t pass a background check to purchase a firearm for a

one year.

Washington’s background check laws are tougher after the approval of Initiative 594 in 2014, which extends background checks in the state to private sales and transfers.

The new national agreement takes a closer look at “the boyfriend” loophole and a measure from 2019 that requires police officers responding to domestic violence incidents to seize firearms and ammunition and remove them until a court hearing is held.

Another measure from that year allows judges to require the surrender of firearms as part of protection orders. King County doesn’t have a “boyfriend loophole,” but having it in the federal legislation is helpful because people easily move between states. County prosecutors are ever watchful of domestic violence issues.

The new federal agreement looks to enhance

background checks for those under 21, and current Washington laws bar those under 21 from buying semi-automatic rifles.

New restrictions went into effect July 1 that put limits on guns that hold more than 10 rounds, and while this new progress is helpful, it is still a patchwork of laws with a lot of work ahead for those who want real progress, and much work remains to be done at the national level.

There is currently a rush on high-capacity magazine purchases because any owned as of July 1 are unaffected by the law. There is also a legal challenge, and Attorney General Bob Ferguson says he will vigorously defend the new law.

It is not known how much money will come to the state or nation to support health clinics. But it still may not be enough to end the violence.

Charter amendments The Metropolitan King County Council recently voted 7-2 in its Committee of the Whole to advance a proposal for even-year elections. If approved by the voters this fall, it would move certain positions to the higher voter turnout in even numbered years.

The positions affected would be county executive, assessor, elections director and county council members who would move to mid-term and presidential election cycles when turnout is much higher and more diverse.

The preliminary vote means that the full council will receive a “do pass” recommendation, which the voters can then ratify and change the charter.

The sponsoring organizations include the Northwest Progressive Institute, the League of Women Voters of Seattle and King County, and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle. Data

suggests that voter turnout for positions like the county executive could double, and the turnout could also become more diverse, younger and with more low-income voters. Electing county offices in even years is not particularly unusual — 36 of the 39 counties already do it.

The African-American community suffers the consequences of low voter turnout. The seven council members who voted in favor of the ordinance were Rod Dembowski (District 1), Jeanne Kohl-Welles (District 4), Dave Upthegrove (District 5), Claudia Balducci (District 6) and Joe McDermott (District 8). The two “nay” votes were Pete von Reichbauer (District 7) and Reagan Dunn (District 9). Voters should look favorably on this charter amendment.

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

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or the poor beleaguered voter in the coming elections, I offer this piece of advice — beware of the stealth candidate.

The would-be office holder who presents himself or herself outwardly as more or less reasonable and salutes the flag on July 4, but whose head is abuzz with schemes antithetical to what the American flag represents, the candidate who in office would threaten the continued existence of the United States as a free Democratic Republic.

I write here about those Americans who have never been at ease with the U.S. Constitution, which presents still radical ideas about freedom of speech and of the press, and who now want to game our system so they and only those who share their beliefs win elections and wield power from now on.

Their election would lead to a diminution of those rights.

Speaking at a recent religious service in Colorado, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) told worshipers: “The church is supposed to direct the government.

The government is not supposed to direct the church. That is not how our Founding Fathers intended it.

“I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk, that’s not in the Constitution,” Boebert added. “It was in a stinking letter, and it means nothing like what they say it does.” (“Stinking letter” is a reference is Thomas Jefferson’s famous letter to a Baptist Church, which contains the first use of the phrase “separation of church and state.”)

The power stoking much of the current discontent,

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though by no means the only one, is former President Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon, one of the architects of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Bannon makes no bones about what he wants: to dismantle the government brick by brick and replace it with an authoritarian government, ruled by one party — his party.

Why he wants that, I struggle to understand.

Bannon’s “precinct strategy” encourages hard-right Trumpist candidates to run for every office, from the humblest water district commissioner to election officials to top dogs. The ultimate idea is that, should another president, or lesser candidate, try to overturn the result of an election they did not win, there would be no more watchers in place to stop them, only servile toadies.

At one time, Boebert, Bannon and their ilk would have counted as fringe elements of the far right whom we could ignore without consequence. At one time, we could have shrugged them off.

But not now.

At this moment, there are too many busy beavers out there, laying the ground work in every state to realize their

anti-American ideas at every level of government.

Don’t believe it could happen?

Look no further than the city of Sequim in Clallam County, Washington, where Q Anon conspiracy theorists have engineered a takeover of the city government.

Let me emphasize: I am not complaining about Republicans. I do not dislike Republicans. I count among family and friends many decent Republicans. But I make a careful distinction between them and what the party has become in recent years. It’s the mutation from the days of Republicans like former Gov. Dan Evans that I detest.

Last week, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green suggested that the Republican Party should rename itself “The Christian Nationalist Party.”

If that is what Green is after, she should drop all pretense and say what she really means: The White Christian Nationalist Party.

To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln in this instance, I would prefer to take despotism pure, without the base alloy of hypocrisy.

By the way, I hold no brief for far-left Democrats either, many of whom are nothing

other than walking grievance machines, taking offense at everything said and done.

They offer plenty to detest.

I am a moderate. So was Abraham Lincoln. As such, I count myself in good company.

An old saying holds that “the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow stripe.” But as I have always distrusted the extension of asphalt and paint metaphors to politics, let me speak in practical terms about that stripe in the middle of the road. It’s there to keep fastmoving vehicles in the left and right lanes from crashing into each other and killing people.

What we need, what we desperately need at this perilous moment in our nation’s history, is something between the crazies in both lanes. And both sides of the aisle have those crazies.

We need a political middle again.

And as a patriotic American citizen, I ask, what could more central to who we are than separation of church and state? And free elections? These things define us.

But today they stand on a razor’s edge.

Take the issue of the separation of church and state.

There is a pernicious notion out there that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. It was not. While there were many Christians among the ranks of the founders, they were not all Christians.

I would have thought the wording of Article 11 of the 1797 Treaty of Tripoli would have settled the matter.

The treaty, which was intended to end the actions of the Barbary Pirates, often cited in discussions regarding the role of religion in United States government because of a clause in the English language American version, which states that “the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” It was signed by every single member of the Senate at that time, among them a number of signers of the U.S. Constitution.

So, voter, do your research. Find out what the candidate really thinks.

As for me, I want no Trojan horses sneaking into the city by deception only to emerge from it in the middle of the night and sack it.

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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worked for the U.S. Office of Naval Research from 2006 to 2008.

Ryan Dean Burkett (States No Party Preference) Ryan Dean Burkett, 49, is a sales specialist at O’Reilley Auto Parts, but spent around three decades in the restaurant industry.

Burkett has run for office before — state representative in 2012, 2014 and 2018, and for Congress in 2020 — though he acknowledges that he’s “never made it past the primaries.”

If elected, Burkett said he’d pass term limit legislation, abolish Daylight Savings Time, and cut Federal spending by about 30 percent while in office.

He pledged to take no donations until after being sworn in the first time, to donate a quarter of his salary as

representative to non-profits and to only seek re-election once.

Justin Greywolf (Prefers Libertarian Party) Greywolf, who has career experience working in information technology and software engineering, calls for more effort for programs addressing climate change, equal application of the law and help for those experiencing homelessness, mental health crises and addiction.

Greywolf says he supports a government-funded healthcare system in theory, but doesn’t see it as viable yet. The government should provide healthcare options for those who can’t get it from an employer or on their own, but that insurance coverage shouldn’t be required nor should it be funded through any new or increased taxes, Greywolf said.

He supports a path to naturalization for immigrants in the U.S. already,

ending the criminalization of cannabis, and strengthen efforts to reduce the rates of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Keith Arnold (Prefers Democratic Party) An employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Keith Arnold is a proponent of ranked choice voting who says ideological extremists on the the right and left pose risks to American democracy.

Ranked choice voting — in which voters rank their favorite candidates rather than voting for only one in an election — is a system that advocates say would allow more candidates outside the Republican-Democrat duopoly to make their cases to Americans. It would essentially allow voters to vote their conscience without feeling guilt for not supporting the party’s strongest candidate in the race.

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He supports the rights of gun owners to wield guns for self-defense, hunting and target practice, but says “extremes such as 100 round clips” and fully automatic weapons aren’t needed in the hands of ordinary citizens. Arnold says he also would have voted against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and against the decision to bail out major banking institutions during the 2008 financial crisis.

Patrick Dillon (Prefers Concordia Party) Dillon, an IT consultant with experience teaching English in Japan and a degree in Sociology from Iowa State University, ran to represent the 8th district in 2018. He’s back again running as a “fed-up moderate,” dissatisfied with both major political parties and willing to work as a bridge

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S c o tt S t e p h e n s o n (Prefers Republican Party) Stephenson is an accomplished engineer and programmer with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and MIT. Stephenson is a “proud Trump Republican” who says he was compelled to run due to “the radical Left and weak, establishment Right (who) are destroying this incredible country in order to turn it into a Communist state.”

Stephenson said he would focus on education reform, national security and election security if elected. He said federal funding should be cut off for schools that support “radical trans agenda” or critical race theory and also called for the abolishment of the Department of Education.

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Dillon writes in his entry for the candidate guide that the shortest path to improving the country’s governance is breaking up RepublicanDemocrat rule over political discourse, and calls for unity in the political system.

Dillon also cites experience volunteering as a youth soccer coach at Bloodworks NW. Jesse Jensen (Prefers Republican Party) A former U.S. Army Ranger Captain with experience directing health care and technology companies, Jensen is running to push back on “the radical socialist politicians in D.C.” Jensen cites experience co-founding a task force rescuing American and Afghan linguists left behind in Afghanistan. He earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

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On July 19, the King County Council approved legislation to declare fentanyl a public health crisis in King County.

The proposal comes amid continuing sharp increases in the number of people dying from fentanyl overdoses. The number of people in King County who died from a fentanyl overdose more than doubled in King County last year alone, according to the King County Medical Examiner Office’s Fatal Overdose Dashboard.

So far in 2022, King County is on track to set yet another new record — roughly 264 people have died from

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The Drug Enforcement Administration describes fentanyl as a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine. Many users

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“With today’s action, we forge a path to fight harder against the deadly substance and stop so many from dying of fatal overdoses. My heart continues to go out to each and every person who has lost a loved one to fentanyl” In addition to declaring the public health crisis, the motion tasks King County with identifying strategies and recommendations to amplify its efforts to reduce fentanyl-related deaths. This work would be performed by Public Health - Seattle & King

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“Fentanyl has claimed far too many lives, especially those who didn’t even know that’s what they were taking and those who were taking it legally through prescriptions,” said council member Jeanne Kohl-Welles said.

“When she was in her late 80s, my mother became addicted to fentanyl through following her prescription, but fortunately we caught it in time. And a very young nephew of my husband overdosed on it and died. It hits all social and economic sectors.”

Kohl-Welles said in addition to raising important awareness, this legislation will ensure that Public Health - Seattle & King County is working to reduce the harm associated with fentanyl, educating folks about the risks, and keeping more people in King County alive.

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