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Keith Livingston is a retired municipal management professional, lifelong artist and Federal Way resident. He can be reached at keithlivingstondesign@gmail.com.
The cost of shaming the homeless for being...
By Keith Livingston • January 20, 2022 12:18 pm

As community members our expectations are great, and we want 2022 to be a better year for our city. For…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Can I have my job back? | Shiers
January 19, 2022 5:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers.

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
2022 will be a trial run for 2024...
By Bob Roegner • January 14, 2022 5:35 am

Our democracy withstood an attempted coup last Jan. 6, but the planning hasn’t stopped — it is only moving a…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Restorative justice in South King County | Shiers
January 14, 2022 5:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Good night, John Boy, from another generation |...
By Robert Whale • January 13, 2022 3:08 pm

When I was growing up in the 1970s, like many others I enjoyed “The Waltons,” Earl Hamner Jr.’s televised account…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
People do and say the darndest things |...
By Bob Roegner • January 7, 2022 8:00 am

The rich and famous frequently say and do some of the darndest things, but in these stressful times, they lack…

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.
Electricity shortfalls and Toyota’s dose of reality |...
January 7, 2022 5:30 am

When Toyota speaks, car buyers listen. Hopefully, our elected officials will as well.

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
What is Russell Wilson’s next move? | Shiers
January 6, 2022 12:30 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
When the snow finally melts | Frank Shiers
January 4, 2022 3:48 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos
Jan. 6, 2021: A date that will live...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • January 4, 2022 5:45 am

Jan. 6, 2021. Sadly, for most Americans, that date has become one of those squares on our calendars that calls…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Are we driving more recklessly during the pandemic?...
By Bob Roegner • January 1, 2022 9:24 am

Have you noticed — pre-snowstorm — more people taking chances with reckless driving? Drivers passing on the right shoulder or…

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Frank Shiers cartoon
New Year’s Eve 2021 at the Space Needle...
December 30, 2021 5:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com
Don’t fool yourself: COVID’s tentacles are long enough...
By Robert Whale • December 30, 2021 5:30 am

From March 2020 until recently, it seemed to me that COVID-19 always hit someone far off, the man who’d been…

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Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
The cruising altitude of Christmas | Guest column
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 27, 2021 1:45 pm

While flying back east over the holidays to speak at a church, I made note of the different stages passengers…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Violent crime moves local mayors to action |...
By Bob Roegner • December 23, 2021 6:00 am

It is Christmas throughout the region, and Jim Ferrell, Nancy Backus, Dana Ralph and Armondo Pavone have more in common…

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Sean Su (left), a first-generation Taiwanese American activist, was born to Taiwanese immigrants who escaped to the U.S. in the 1980s. Courtesy photo
Understanding the Taiwanese perspective | Guest column
December 17, 2021 2:30 pm

Being Asian in America is a complex experience primarily because the term “Asian” singularizes and organizes a cacophonic plurality of…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Speculation on who might run in 2022 elections...
By Bob Roegner • December 17, 2021 6:00 am

If you’re not planning to run for office in 2022, you can enjoy the holidays with your family.

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Frank Shiers cartoon
This year, it’s not about what he steals...
December 16, 2021 4:08 pm

Frank Shiers cartoon

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.
Our recovery hinges on people returning to work...
December 13, 2021 6:35 pm

To “Build Back America,” people must return to work.

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Frank Shiers cartoon
Gunfight at the South King corral | Frank...
December 10, 2021 5:30 am

Mayors of South King County cities met privately recently as the first step in addressing the surge of violence affecting…

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