Though the curmudgeonly progenitor of “Lesser Seattle” – the newspaper columnist Emmett Watson – and the decades-long campaign to discourage new settlers are not mentioned by name, similar sentiments are hard to miss in the old tape. Late in the conversation, it finally dawns on Larry King what both Speidel and Morgan were saying to the national audience between the lines.

<p>Though the curmudgeonly progenitor of &ldquo;Lesser Seattle&rdquo; &ndash; the newspaper columnist Emmett Watson &ndash; and the decades-long campaign to discourage new settlers are not mentioned by name, similar sentiments are hard to miss in the old tape. Late in the conversation, it finally dawns on Larry King what both Speidel and Morgan were saying to the national audience between the lines.</p>

<p>Highlights from KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM.</p>

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