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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Seems we didn’t see what we saw, or...
By Robert Whale • June 22, 2022 8:30 am

Like others lately, I have been avidly following the Jan. 6 Committee’s hearings into the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
So much in me, good and bad, I...
By Robert Whale • June 18, 2022 6:30 am

This Sunday, like many folks across this nation will do and each in their own way, I will remember my…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
The importance of independence in police investigations |...
By Bob Roegner • June 18, 2022 5:30 am

There have been many people of color harmed by police officers. While all are investigated, one of the criticisms has…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
It seems like we get out of school...
June 17, 2022 2:04 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
COVID testing sites return | Shiers
June 11, 2022 5:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Police lines set up outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (Public domain photo courtesy of VOA/Wikipedia)
The search for common ground in our national...
By Robert Whale • June 10, 2022 10:47 am

Late last month, a small Texas city joined an ever-expanding list of cities and sites that none of them ever…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Public needs to hear and see both candidates...
By Bob Roegner • June 10, 2022 10:30 am

There are bigger races than the race for King County prosecutor, such as U.S. Senate or Congress, and everyone will…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
New look for 2022 grads | Shiers
June 9, 2022 2:23 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
The frustrating clash between reality and conspiracies |...
By Robert Whale • June 4, 2022 11:30 am

I have thinking lately about goofy, patently absurd notions.

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Another look at our complicated relationship with Boeing...
By Bob Roegner • June 3, 2022 6:05 am

Boeing is planning to move again. But it is farther east rather than back here.

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
From COVID to monkeypox | Shiers
June 2, 2022 1:53 pm

After earlier identifying a presumptive case of monkeypox in King County, it was confirmed May 27 to be monkeypox, according…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Supreme Court’s draft to overturn Roe v. Wade...
By Bob Roegner • May 28, 2022 5:05 am

The Supreme Court appeared divided and also shaken by its private deliberations appearing on the front page of almost every…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
You can’t trade baby formula for a tank...
May 21, 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.
Behind the appointment of King County’s new sheriff...
By Bob Roegner • May 21, 2022 5:05 am

King County Executive Dow Constantine had three finalists to choose from when he decided who the next sheriff would be….

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Roe v. Wade and the road we have...
By Robert Whale • May 20, 2022 5:30 am

I have been thinking a lot lately about the Prohibition Era in the United States and the fiery, brook-no-argument crusaders…

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Here’s a theory on why people embrace all...
By Robert Whale • May 14, 2022 5:30 am

Not so long ago, one could have called me a dyed-in-the-wool, hard-core skeptic about cryptids.

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Police misconduct is getting expensive for taxpayers |...
By Bob Roegner • May 13, 2022 4:05 pm

More cities and counties are avoiding trials and settling with the families of those who died at the hands of…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Where will abortion be legal in Washington state?...
May 13, 2022 5:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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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.
Here’s how we foot the bill for reducing...
May 12, 2022 11:36 am

Thinning public woodlands to remove millions of dead trees is a way to generate much needed cash to reduce wildfire…

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Never miss a chance to treasure your mama...
By Robert Whale • May 7, 2022 5:30 am

With the approach of Mother’s Day, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my own mother, gone 16 years ago…

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