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    Articles by Bob Roegner
    Should the superintendent live in Federal Way? | Bob Roegner
    Should the superintendent live in Federal Way? |...
    By Bob Roegner • September 13, 2011 3:35 pm

    How important is it that the superintendent of schools lives in the district?

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    Weird news from outside Federal Way | Bob Roegner
    Weird news from outside Federal Way | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • September 2, 2011 11:27 pm

    Well, here we go again. It’s 6 a.m. and time for another day on the treadmill. It seems to be staying dark later, and somehow that makes this daily agony even less enjoyable.

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    Behind the scenes: King County car tab fee | Bob Roegner
    Behind the scenes: King County car tab fee...
    By Bob Roegner • August 30, 2011 1:13 pm

    In politics, what goes on behind the scenes is always far more interesting than what goes on in public. The recent vote by the King County Council on adding a $20 charge to your car tabs to pay for bus transit is illustrative.

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    No surprises in primary election | Bob Roegner
    No surprises in primary election | Bob Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • August 22, 2011 9:42 pm

    It wasn’t a surprise that Federal Way City Council candidate Susan Honda came out of the primary leading three other contenders. Or that Roger Flygare finished second. The surprise was the margin.

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    Political dynamics behind light rail | Bob Roegner
    Political dynamics behind light rail | Bob Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • August 15, 2011 9:24 pm

    Recently, Mayor Skip Priest and the Federal Way City Council unveiled their plan to challenge Sound Transit’s decision to put off light rail service to Federal Way from 2023 to 2040.

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    Eastside politics waft into Federal Way | Bob Roegner
    Eastside politics waft into Federal Way | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • August 8, 2011 8:14 pm

    Next week is the end of the primary season, which determines who will go on to the general election in November.

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    Then and now: 5 years of politics in Federal Way | Bob Roegner
    Then and now: 5 years of politics in...
    By Bob Roegner • August 1, 2011 6:56 pm

    Five years doesn’t seem like a long time? Through the forbearance of three different publishers, one hearty editor, several patient Mirror staffers and, of course, you as readers, I have been writing this column for that long.

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    Analysis of Federal Way primary candidates | Bob Roegner
    Analysis of Federal Way primary candidates | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • July 25, 2011 9:15 pm

    For the majority of Federal Way voters who were unable to attend the debate between candidates for the school board and city council, you missed a great opportunity to see the candidates in action.

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    Washington’s changing political landscape | Bob Roegner
    Washington’s changing political landscape | Bob Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • July 18, 2011 9:32 pm

    In the past three weeks, the political landscape has changed more than the Mariners roster.

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    For downtown Federal Way, whose compass do we follow? | Roegner
    For downtown Federal Way, whose compass do we...
    By Bob Roegner • July 11, 2011 1:28 pm

    Many cities seek a community definition with the image their downtown presents. But Federal Way has evolved into what it is today, rather than having been planned.

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    Q&A: Power of a strong mayor | Bob Roegner
    Q&A: Power of a strong mayor | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • July 1, 2011 7:31 pm

    My recent two-part column about the change in Federal Way’s form of government resulted in several questions from readers. Under the theory that others might have the same questions, I will share them with you.

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    Candidates to watch in Federal Way | Bob Roegner
    Candidates to watch in Federal Way | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • June 28, 2011 12:31 pm

    For a while, I thought we weren’t going to have any races for the Federal Way City Council or Federal Way School Board to keep track of — and that we would have a boring summer.

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    Getting to know and appreciate Gov.  Gregoire | Bob Roegner
    Getting to know and appreciate Gov. Gregoire |...
    By Bob Roegner • June 20, 2011 5:08 pm

    In what came as a surprise to almost no one, Gov. Christine Gregoire announced last week that she will not seek re-election to a third term.

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    Better business decisions in Federal Way? | Letters
    Better business decisions in Federal Way? | Letters
    By Bob Roegner • June 16, 2011 11:17 pm

    Bob Roegner brings up interesting points about Mayor Skip Priest’s managerial responsibilities regarding Branches Garden Center.

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    Business dilemma tests Federal Way mayor | Bob Roegner
    Business dilemma tests Federal Way mayor | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • June 13, 2011 10:05 pm

    Like the other candidates for Federal Way mayor last year, Skip Priest made the commitment “to have a business-friendly City Hall.”

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    It’s filing week for Federal Way candidates | Bob Roegner
    It’s filing week for Federal Way candidates |...
    By Bob Roegner • June 6, 2011 11:22 pm

    The political structure in Federal Way is apparently about to undergo a significant change as two well-known public officials will not seek re-election.

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    Mayor holds keys to Federal Way light rail | Bob Roegner
    Mayor holds keys to Federal Way light rail...
    By Bob Roegner • May 27, 2011 10:23 pm

    If you were looking for a political issue that is tailor-made for Federal Way’s strong mayor form of government, then Sound Transit just gave it to you.

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    McKenna leads pack of governor candidates | Bob Roegner
    McKenna leads pack of governor candidates | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • May 23, 2011 9:39 pm

    Who will be Washington’s next governor? The field isn’t set yet, but movements have been going on for quite a while. And there may be a twist coming.

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    Redistricting in Washington: Is Kucinich coming to town? | Bob Roegner
    Redistricting in Washington: Is Kucinich coming to town?...
    By Bob Roegner • May 16, 2011 8:52 pm

    It is May 2011 and we haven’t even had filing week for local fall elections yet, and most of the political speculation is still focused on 2012.

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    Term limits have their limitations | Bob Roegner
    Term limits have their limitations | Bob Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • May 9, 2011 10:04 pm

    Last fall and again more recently, a group of individuals has been advocating term limits for the mayor and city council here in Federal Way.

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