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    Articles by Andy Hobbs
    Mirror editor Andy Hobbs can be reached at ahobbs@soundpublishing.com.
    King County’s mental health tax is a bold...
    By Andy Hobbs • February 24, 2023 5:30 am

    It was a lazy Sunday afternoon at a fast food restaurant in Kirkland when a stranger’s mental meltdown surfaced without…

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    Cannabis. Image via Wikipedia.
    Past, present and future of cannabis in Federal...
    By Andy Hobbs • January 13, 2023 7:30 am

    Mirror editor sparks conversation about cannabis.

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    The Federal Way High School Eagles will play in the 2022 state tournament. (Photo by Ben Ray/Federal Way Mirror)
    Cheers n’ jeers: FW Eagles play in state...
    By Andy Hobbs • November 11, 2022 1:20 pm

    Cheers to the Federal Way High School football team for returning to the state tournament for the first time since…

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    People experiencing homelessness use the kitchen facilities at the Federal Way Day Center, which offers showers, laundry, space for meal preparation, and other services for those in need. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    The main lesson when trying to understand homelessness
    By Andy Hobbs • October 28, 2022 10:44 am

    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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    Andrea Peterson officially hands the keys to a new van to Mac Hoover of Christ’s Church in Federal Way. Alex Bruell/Sound Publishing
    Cheers n’ jeers: Hot van donation in Federal...
    By Andy Hobbs • October 15, 2022 5:30 am

    Cheers to Andrea Peterson, the general manager of Weatherly Inn Assisted Living in Tacoma, for arranging the donation of her…

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    Christine Hendrickson shared her post-incarceration journey as part of a panel of speakers July 14 at the Kirkland Chamber Foundation’s 2022 Kirkland Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Symposium. This year’s program focused on workforce re-entry for previously incarcerated people and the barriers they face. Photo by Andy Hobbs/Sound Publishing
    Previously incarcerated people struggle to find jobs in...
    By Andy Hobbs • July 20, 2022 2:30 pm

    Trauma and the stigma of prison create barriers for those who are trying to reenter society and atone for past mistakes.

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    Kabal Gill, owner of East India Grill, wears gloves to hand over take-out orders at his restaurant on March 23, 2020. Olivia Sullivan/staff photo
    Thank you for celebrating the Best of Federal...
    By Andy Hobbs • March 12, 2021 1:30 am

    See the list of winners below

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    Federal Way Mirror
    Why this newspaper is capitalizing Black | Editorial
    By Andy Hobbs • June 25, 2020 2:30 pm

    Moving forward, the Federal Way Mirror will capitalize Black when referring to the race, ethnicity and culture of Black people.

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    King County and Public Health have turned a former Econo Lodge motel into an emergency isolation/quarantine facility on Central Avenue in Kent. File photo
    King County reports 27 coronavirus cases in homeless...
    By Andy Hobbs • April 8, 2020 6:25 pm

    County has provided 60 motel vouchers so far for quarantining homeless individuals.

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    Joint statement from the mayors of Auburn, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Tukwila, Enumclaw, Algona and Pacific was issued Sunday, March 22, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Courtesy of City of Kent
    South King County mayors: Please stay home, follow...
    By Andy Hobbs • March 22, 2020 7:50 pm

    Update – 6 p.m. Monday, March 23

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    Q&A with FUSION co-founder Peggy LaPorte
    Q&A with FUSION co-founder Peggy LaPorte
    By Andy Hobbs • July 15, 2018 1:30 am

    After 25 years, the all-volunteer charity’s mission remains the same

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    Federal Way mayor proposes new name for South 320th Street
    Federal Way mayor proposes new name for South...
    By Andy Hobbs • June 22, 2018 4:05 pm

    Federal Way is planning to change the name of South 320th Street in order to honor U.S. military veterans.

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    Federal Way Korean Americans react to ‘surreal’ Trump-Kim summit
    Federal Way Korean Americans react to ‘surreal’ Trump-Kim...
    By Andy Hobbs • June 12, 2018 11:15 am

    The historic summit in Singapore this week between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has…

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    Publisher’s note: Help choose the Mirror’s 2018 Athletes of the Year
    Publisher’s note: Help choose the Mirror’s 2018 Athletes...
    By Andy Hobbs • May 4, 2018 7:00 am

    The Federal Way Mirror is proud to recognize the city’s top student athletes in our first Athlete of the Year…

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    Best of Federal Way 2018: 20 years and counting | SEE THE WINNERS
    Best of Federal Way 2018: 20 years and...
    By Andy Hobbs • March 9, 2018 5:30 am

    The Mirror honored winners at March 7 awards ceremony.

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    Thank you, Federal Way - let’s go for 20 more years | Publisher’s note
    Thank you, Federal Way – let’s go for...
    By Andy Hobbs • February 2, 2018 4:30 pm

    I am here to tell you that the Federal Way Mirror is here to stay.

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    Mirror launches Best of Federal Way contest and new website | Publisher’s Note
    Mirror launches Best of Federal Way contest and...
    By Andy Hobbs • November 16, 2017 4:20 pm

    I am excited to announce that voting is officially under way for the Mirror’s Best of Federal Way awards.

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    Mirror’s relationship with community will continue | Publisher’s Note
    Mirror’s relationship with community will continue | Publisher’s...
    By Andy Hobbs • May 9, 2017 10:05 am

    My newspaper career began more than two decades ago with a daily pedal-powered delivery route in a small Midwestern town…

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    Goodbye, Federal Way | Andy Hobbs
    Goodbye, Federal Way | Andy Hobbs
    By Andy Hobbs • November 21, 2013 6:41 pm

    Today is my last day in Federal Way. It’s been a fun ride, and I look forward to the next phase of my career.

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    In 2012
    Watch out, burglars: Federal Way woman keeps an...
    By Andy Hobbs • November 20, 2013 1:59 pm

    While working from home, Carla Ackley also keeps an eye on her Federal Way neighborhood. No one has anointed her as the neighborhood’s official watchdog — yet.

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    Decatur High School Principal David Brower watches as a villager processes palm oil in Ghana during a recent trip in November.
    FW educators travel to Ghana and Michigan on...
    By Andy Hobbs • November 15, 2013 6:12 pm

    A handful of Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) officials recently traveled to Michigan and Ghana on “study missions.”

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    South King Fire's James Cromwell puts a new winter coat on third-grader Kevin Salinas at Olympic View Elementary. Federal Way police teamed with South King Fire and Rescue for Operation Warm. On Nov. 13
    Operation Warm: Cops and firefighters donate coats at...
    By Andy Hobbs • November 13, 2013 4:57 pm

    Federal Way police teamed up with South King Fire and Rescue to deliver winter coats for children at Olympic View Elementary School.

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    Walmart employees
    Protesters blast Walmart’s wages and policies in Federal...
    By Andy Hobbs • November 12, 2013 8:12 pm

    For the second year in a row, local Walmart employees protested the company’s wages and policies in the weeks leading up to Black Friday.

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