Opinion
Political side of pet goats: Leaders miss opportunity | Roegner
When you start out in politics, one of the first lessons you learn is don’t annoy old people,…
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Numerical surprises in the primary election | Roegner
There were some surprises in the numbers. In politics, if the incumbents attract less than 50 percent during…
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City still waits for ‘strong mayor’ form of government | Roegner
Three years ago, the citizens of Federal Way voted to replace the council-manager form of government — where…
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Primary election forecast and headliners | Roegner
The primary election is next week and we should have a better idea how November might look.
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Offbeat political observations in FW and beyond | Roegner
Federal Way Mayor Skip Priest recommended, and some of the council members agreed, to consider a different newspaper…
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Race for vacant school board seat is worth vigorous debate | Roegner
The race for Federal Way School Board position 4 will be interesting as there are notable similarities and…
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Political alliances shake up race for council pos. 2 | Roegner
The headliner this year is the race for Federal Way mayor, but the best of the undercard may…
Opinion
Political relationships matter in council pos. 6 race | Roegner
The Federal Way City Council is a non-partisan position, but political relationships and voting patterns could be important…
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Oops! City council cleans up self-inflicted mess | Roegner
The city council was considering the appointment of Greg Summers to the North Lake advisory committee. According to…
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City owes public a fair and complete investigation | Roegner
Last week, we considered several questions about the city attorney’s surprising decision to stop the investigation into a…
Opinion
Bizarre end to investigation raises questions | Bob Roegner
In what can only be described as a bizarre and controversial decision, City Attorney Pat Richardson stopped the…
Opinion
King County campaigns kick off with surprises | Roegner
There are always some surprises during filing week, and this year was no exception.
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Investigation spotlights behavior at City Hall | Roegner
Newly appointed Federal Way City Councilmember Kelly Maloney has filed a complaint against Mayor Skip Priest alleging that…
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Who’s your top Federal Way candidate in 2013? | Roegner
The slow developing field of candidates for mayor and city council is now set. And there will be…
Opinion
Political jargon 101 | Bob Roegner
With the Legislature back in session and Congress in its typical disagreeable mood, I thought it might be…
Opinion
Federal Way finally has a mayor race in 2013 | Roegner
Like the ripples of a stone cast into a pond, the reverberations from the Pinewood Village Apartment murders…
Opinion
FW leaders miss the big question after tragedy | Roegner
On April 21, Federal Way had what may be the most terrifying day in its history.
Opinion
Will Federal Way’s mayor run unopposed? | Bob Roegner
Last week, two announcements brought both clarity and confusion to the race for mayor in Federal Way. The…
Opinion
Gov. Inslee marches to his own drummer | Bob Roegner
For Inslee, it won’t be business, or politics, as usual. He is clearly planning to bring a different…
Opinion
Q&A: Critical observations in local government | Roegner
Q: On several occasions you have been critical of the Federal Way government’s economic development efforts. Why?