Seattle, WA
Army veteran seeks Seattle mayoral seat to push for more progressive change
One candidate, Thaddeus Whelan, believes Seattle needs bold, progressive leadership, and he thinks he’s the one to provide it. Whelan joined “Seattle’s Morning News” on KIRO Newsradio with Charlie Harger and Manda Factor to outline why his approach to the mayoral office would be different than his predecessors.
“I’ve seen what federal overreach and a heavy hand can cause, how it can cause problems for even just regular people,” Whelan said.
Whelan pushes progressive change in Seattle mayoral race
Whelan is a Texas native who studied at Princeton University and spent time in the Army at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Even though his campaign focuses on a myriad of issues, Whelan said that government overreach and affordable housing are among his top priorities.
“I would genuinely say that the first step is addressing housing costs so that we can actually have affordable housing for everybody, not just homeowners, but for everybody,” Whelan said.
When it comes to Seattle’s rampant drug problem, Whelan believes that the legalization of drugs is “the genuine way to get to harm reduction.”
“I hate to bring this to our current events with the ICE raids that are happening within the city, but once you criminalize it, and once you start attacking people for for doing these things that are effectively civil in nature, you are causing them to go into the shadows and hurt themselves more,” Whelan said.
Whelan, who lives in North Seattle as a project management analyst for the FAA, says he has experienced the rising unaffordability of the city firsthand, and that rising costs have many consequences on Seattle.
“There’s actually kind of a diasporic reaction when it comes to crime. We’ve seen violent crimes go down, but we’ve actually seen shoplifting, petty theft, and breaking and entering having a slight uptick,” Whelan said. “That is genuinely down to a socio-economic condition that people are just not getting what they need. We don’t pay people enough to live in our city. People are struggling to survive, and a lot of that comes down to just making certain that people have their basic needs met.
Listen to the full conversation below.
SEATTLE — Firefighters are responding to a car that drove into a ditch near Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road on Friday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Crews arriving at the scene reported that three people are trapped inside the car.
Firefighters were working to stabilize the car and get everyone out safely. Crews worked to remove the roof of the car to get everyone out, according to fire officials.
Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area while emergency crews respond.
The crash occurred in the area between the Montlake and Broadmoor neighborhoods, and traffic can be expected as emergency crews respond.
No additional information was immediately available.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway had a hat trick and added an assist in his return from a sprained ankle, Joel Hofer made 23 saves and the St. Louis Blues came off the Olympic break to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Thursday night.
St. Louis Blues 5, Seattle Kraken 1: Box score
Jordan Kyrou and Holloway — activated from injured reserve before the game — scored in a 23-second span early in the second period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead.
Pius Suter added a goal and two assists to help the Blues end a three-game losing streak.
Holloway completed St. Louis’ first hat trick of the season with 3:01 left, scoring into an empty net for his 11th of the season.
Kaapo Kakko tied it at 1 for Seattle in the first period, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 shots. The Kraken were coming off a 4-1 loss in Dallas on Wednesday night.
Kyrou made it 2-1 at 1:12 of the second off a feed from Pavel Buchnevich on a break. Holloway poked the puck past Grubauer off a scramble at 1:35. Suter scored at 1:56 of the third.
St. Louis’ Cam Fowler appeared in his 1,100th game, becoming the 10th active defenseman in the NHL to reach the mark.
Up next
Kraken: Host Vancouver on Saturday night.
Blues: Host New Jersey on Saturday.
Seattle Kraken sign forwards Ben Meyers, Ryan Winterton to 2-year extensions
The St. Louis Blues are back in action as they host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday at Enterprise Center (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, 101 ESPN).
It will be the team’s first game since Feb. 4, and Jim Montgomery said the squad is ready to get back to work.
“Yeah, I think everybody is,” the head coach said. “I mean, you can tell. Guys were anxious today, but it’s like ‘enough of practicing against each other, it’s time to play a game.’”
Captain Brayden Schenn, who missed Wednesday’s practice with an illness, took the morning skate and is expected to play. Dylan Holloway (ankle), who has played just one game since Dec. 12, will make his return to the lineup as well.
Robert Thomas has taken a leave of absence due to a personal matter. He’s expected to return to the team on Friday.
Additionally Jack Finley will make his Blues debut. Finley – who is the son of former Blue Jeff Finley and was born in St. Louis – was claimed off waivers by the team on Feb. 7.
“It was a dream of mine to play for this team,” Finley said. “It was a big part of my childhood, big part of my family’s life. So definitely full-circle moment and proud to be a Blue.”
Jeff, who played defense for the Blues from 1998-2004, will be in the building Thursday night to see his son don the jersey he wore for so many years.
“He was excited,” Jack said about his dad. “Maybe more excited than me. He loved this organization, loved this city… He’s excited to be back.”
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