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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Thanksgiving and the Whale kitchen’s eternal warmth |...
By Robert Whale • November 20, 2022 5:30 am

Looking today at the North Auburn home in which I grew up fills me with wonder.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
The ‘ignoranting’ of Americans in the age of...
By Robert Whale • November 12, 2022 5:30 am

Many sweeping generalizations stalk our land today, making no distinctions between diverse people and institutions, but lumping them into one…

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Cheers n’ jeers: Renton police operation targets retail theft
Cheers n’ jeers: Renton police operation targets retail...
By Andy Hobbs • November 12, 2022 5:30 am

Cheers to the Renton Police Department for its recent operation to thwart organized retail theft.

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
Honoring fallen heroes goes beyond lowering flags to...
By Don C. Brunell • November 11, 2022 2:25 pm

Lowering our flags to half-staff is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men and women…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Thank you for your service | Cartoon
November 11, 2022 2:00 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Homeless encampments like this one in Auburn can be found throughout King County. File photo
The main lesson when it comes to ending...
By Andy Hobbs • November 4, 2022 3:30 pm

I didn’t truly understand the nuances of homelessness until I started writing about it. I had accepted a reporting position…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Political commercial overload | Cartoon
November 4, 2022 5:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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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.
Are South King County’s poverty problems here to...
By Keith Livingston • October 29, 2022 5:30 am

What does success look like?

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Mayor Armondo Pavone
Mayor’s Message: Priorities and plans for the 2023-2024...
October 27, 2022 1:30 am

By Renton Mayor Armondo Pavone

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
The cost we pay for having a marketplace...
By Robert Whale • October 21, 2022 10:40 am

Ah, the internet, the internet, let us count the many blessings of the internet.

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Renton High School. File photo
Cheers n’ jeers: Renton’s school bond and resident...
October 21, 2022 10:36 am

Cheers to the proposed Renton School District construction bond measure that will be on the Nov. 8 general election ballot….

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Cartoon: What a difference four dry months make
October 21, 2022 1:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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A glimpse of the front page for Oct. 13, 2022.
Editorial: The Renton Reporter is finally back in...
October 13, 2022 5:30 pm

Your local community newspaper is back in print!

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Mariners and the rally shoes | Cartoon
October 13, 2022 4:10 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Coughing in King County | Shiers
September 30, 2022 11:50 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
The truth about trash as an important source...
By Don C. Brunell • September 24, 2022 5:45 am

If you live in Spokane, you know about its waste-to-energy facility, which burns up to 800 tons of solid waste…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Inslee’s nightmare before Christmas | Shiers
September 23, 2022 1:30 am

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and state of emergency will end by Oct. 31….

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
Another Herculean effort is needed to turn Seattle...
By Don C. Brunell • September 17, 2022 5:45 am

Over the years, Seattle leaders faced “Herculean” challenges — yet found the will, resources and determination to come together and…

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
We all need to acknowledge the devils in...
By Robert Whale • September 16, 2022 1:30 pm

I read somewhere years ago — I have forgotten where — that if a person cannot relish the puncturing of…

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
Private sector innovators in WA can increase fresh...
By Don C. Brunell • September 3, 2022 3:45 pm

In Washington, this year we’re fortunate to have escaped the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world. The Columbia…

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