Roland H. Hartley was a prominent politician and lumberman who was elected mayor of Everett in 1910–1911, served as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives in 1915–1916, and then as the 10th governor of the State of Washington from 1925–1933.

Despite his small frame, he was a political showman and a fiery orator whose colorful words were frequently removed from the official record. His fight to remove what he called waste and luxury in government characterized his political career as a conservative Republican.

He regularly exploited his veto power to impose his political agenda and detested taxation, government spending, and unions. He fought with the majority of his elected colleagues on labor, education, and the lumber business during his two turbulent terms as governor.

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This episode is part of the ongoing monthly series highlighting Evergreen State Governors

From before spring training in 1977 until the end of the 2010 season, Dave Niehaus served as the Seattle Mariners baseball team's play-by-play commentator for the first 34 seasons.

When the Mariners' new ballpark opened in 1999, he was chosen to toss the ceremonial first pitch before the first game at Safeco Field because he was so well-liked by his radio and television audiences. The Major League Baseball community held him in such high regard that he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Fans liked him so much that many flocked to the ballpark to mourn and pay tribute to him when he unexpectedly passed away at home from a heart attack five weeks after the season's final game.

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In his birthplace of Seattle, columnist and publicist Leo Lassen became a living legend while working as a baseball radio host. From 1931 until 1960, he covered the Pacific Coast League team in the city. When the Seattle Rainiers played in Sicks' Seattle Stadium, his heyday took off at the same time the teams success did. Lassen was the voice of baseball in the Emerald City, the most important game in town at the time.

He was well-known around the city for his quick-fire delivery, which was full of detail and baseball knowledge. After a pay dispute ruined his broadcasting job, he withdrew into his own world and never returned to the ballpark where he had gained notoriety. He was a lifelong bachelor who tended to his mother and his roses at home in Wallingford during his retirement.

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