Avon Barksdale, iconic strongman of the HBO series The Wire, once declared in no uncertain terms, “I want my corners!” or the street corners from which his “soldiers” could peddle illicit substances. Barksdale made it clear that he would go to great lengths to get them. So, too, it seems, will KOMO’s soldiers. (Full disclosure: We at SW have an informal partnership with the aforementioned, so we appreciate their willingness to go the extra mile.) Basically, KOMO’s getting in the neighborhood blogging business, and sometimes those corners have room for only one. Thus, they give notice to their predecessors
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