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    Opinion
    To prevent future violence, we need to learn what’s in us | Whale’s Tales
    To prevent future violence, we need to learn...
    By Robert Whale • July 2, 2022 5:30 am

    Fresh pools of blood, tears and fury.

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    Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
    What are lawmakers doing to stop gun violence?...
    By Bob Roegner • July 1, 2022 1:35 pm

    A gunman recently massacred 19 children and two teachers with a legally-obtained AR-15-style rifle at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,…

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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.
    Tell these politicians about the value of hydropower...
    June 25, 2022 5:30 am

    Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray, both Democrats, issued a draft report that estimates that breaching the four lower…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Enforcing the ban on fireworks | Shiers
    June 24, 2022 12:07 pm

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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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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    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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