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    Articles by Bob Roegner
    Civility Month warms up local election season | Bob Roegner
    Civility Month warms up local election season |...
    By Bob Roegner • May 3, 2011 3:14 pm

    Baseball season has started, the flowers are out and occasionally so is the sun. Our dispositions are better and we celebrate that special person in our lives, our mothers. That means it’s May!

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    Transparency at City Hall? You be the judge | Bob Roegner
    Transparency at City Hall? You be the judge...
    By Bob Roegner • April 26, 2011 12:33 pm

    This is the second of a two-part column suggesting that by not holding public meetings or confirmation hearings where the…

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    City appointments flunk transparency test | Bob Roegner
    City appointments flunk transparency test | Bob Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • April 19, 2011 1:03 pm

    According to the dictionary, transparency is defined as “easily detected or seen through; clear.”

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    Who will run for Federal Way School Board? | Bob Roegner
    Who will run for Federal Way School Board?...
    By Bob Roegner • April 11, 2011 9:28 pm

    Three seats on the Federal Way School Board are up for election this fall.

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    Conservation courts controversy in Federal Way | Bob Roegner
    Conservation courts controversy in Federal Way | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • April 5, 2011 5:28 pm

    Apparently, conservation of environmentally sensitive property can be added to the list of controversial issues for would-be candidates this election season.

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    City council incumbents await more challengers | Roegner
    City council incumbents await more challengers | Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • March 29, 2011 5:14 pm

    This year, there are four Federal Way City Council positions up for election.

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    Federal Way must discuss medical marijuana | Bob Roegner
    Federal Way must discuss medical marijuana | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • March 21, 2011 2:28 pm

    There are four Federal Way City Council seats up for election this year. If you’re thinking about running, there are…

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    When did civil discourse take a wrong turn? | Bob Roegner
    When did civil discourse take a wrong turn?...
    By Bob Roegner • March 14, 2011 9:23 pm

    But what used to pass for civil discourse has taken a whole new direction, as “cranky” seems to have replaced “civil.”

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    Who else is changing their government? | Bob Roegner
    Who else is changing their government? | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • March 7, 2011 9:59 pm

    For three years and two elections, Federal Way voters debated their form of government.

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    Who’s running for governor? Leaders to watch in King County | Roegner
    Who’s running for governor? Leaders to watch in...
    By Bob Roegner • February 28, 2011 9:47 pm

    King County government will be worth watching this year. Not only does the county continue to have budget challenges and…

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    Want efficiency? Merge municipal services | Bob Roegner
    Want efficiency? Merge municipal services | Bob Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • February 22, 2011 1:30 pm

    In a recent column, I mentioned that merging different special purpose districts — such as South King Fire and Rescue and Lakehaven Utility District — with city government would be more effective and efficient.

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    Federal Way waits for rebirth | Bob Roegner
    Federal Way waits for rebirth | Bob Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • February 15, 2011 3:26 pm

    With many public budgets facing their third year of cutbacks in services and staffing, anything that creates “jobs,” “growth” and “economic development” has started to rival public safety in its level of importance to local government.

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    A brush with history and a true hero | Bob Roegner
    A brush with history and a true hero...
    By Bob Roegner • February 7, 2011 11:10 pm

    Sometime in our lives, each of us encounters a brush with history.

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    Did Republicans ruin Rob McKenna’s chance to become governor? | Bob Roegner
    Did Republicans ruin Rob McKenna’s chance to become...
    By Bob Roegner • January 31, 2011 4:38 pm

    During last year’s election cycle, I wrote a column that suggested that with the economy down, the only thing that might save the Democrats from significant losses was the Republicans themselves.

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    Ins and outs of Federal Way politics | Bob Roegner
    Ins and outs of Federal Way politics |...
    By Bob Roegner • January 24, 2011 9:17 pm

    I receive many questions about my columns. Since other readers might have similar questions, I wanted share a few of them.

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    Stormy forecast for Legislature in 2011 | Bob Roegner
    Stormy forecast for Legislature in 2011 | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • January 15, 2011 6:22 pm

    It’s that time of year again when the storms, snow and dark days are at their apogee. Much like the swallows return to Capistrano, so does the Legislature return to Olympia.

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    Genesis of a school board split in Federal Way | Bob Roegner
    Genesis of a school board split in Federal...
    By Bob Roegner • January 10, 2011 11:32 pm

    For several years, the Federal Way School Board was hampered by controversy that overshadowed many accomplishments.

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    Local elections to watch in 2011 | Bob Roegner
    Local elections to watch in 2011 | Bob...
    By Bob Roegner • January 4, 2011 3:25 pm

    If you thought politics was fun last year, you are going to have a bit of a letdown this year. However, not to worry: 2012 will more than make up for it.

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    My prestigious 2010 political awards | Bob Roegner
    My prestigious 2010 political awards | Bob Roegner
    By Bob Roegner • December 27, 2010 2:56 pm

    It’s that time of the year again when we acknowledge the contributions, both good and not so good, of our public officials by providing them with awards of absolutely no value.

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    Strong mayor era reshapes Federal Way City Council | Bob Roegner
    Strong mayor era reshapes Federal Way City Council...
    By Bob Roegner • December 20, 2010 3:40 pm

    New Mayor Skip Priest and the Federal Way City Council will be under the big microscope of public observation the next few months as everyone watches to see how City Hall changes under the new strong mayor system.

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