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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.

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Honoring fallen heroes goes beyond lowering flags to half-mast

Lowering our flags to half-staff is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men…

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Political commercial overload | Cartoon

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Email editor@kentreporter.com

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Support King County Charter Amendment

Support King County Charter Amendment

Keith Livingston is a retired municipal management professional, lifelong artist and Federal Way resident. He can be reached at keithlivingstondesign@gmail.com.

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Are South King County’s poverty problems here to stay? | Livingston

What does success look like?

Email editor@fedwaymirror.com.

Letters to the Editor

Thoughts on Stand Up Federal Way | Letters

Is Stand Up Federal Way a front for the Republican Party?

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)

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The main lesson when trying to understand homelessness

I didn’t truly understand the nuances of homelessness until I started writing about it. I had accepted a…

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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The cost we pay for having a marketplace of ideas | Whale’s Tales

Ah, the internet, the internet, let us count the many blessings of the internet.

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Cartoon: What a difference four dry months make

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When weird fascinations collide with the power of insight | Whale’s Tales

I must have been about 9 years old when I started to do this weird thing.

Andrea Peterson officially hands the keys to a new van to Mac Hoover of Christ’s Church in Federal Way. Alex Bruell/Sound Publishing

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Cheers n’ jeers: Hot van donation in Federal Way

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

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Mariners and the rally shoes | Cartoon

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Keith Livingston is a retired municipal management professional, lifelong artist and Federal Way resident. He can be reached at keithlivingstondesign@gmail.com.

Opinion

Dear candidate: Are you a problem solver or culture warrior? | Livingston

The season of election flyer platitudes is upon us. We are being asked to vote and select our…

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

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Thanks for the memories | Roegner

It has been my privilege to write the “Inside Politics” column for the past 15 years.

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To the most powerful man in Federal Way | Letters

Letter to the editor

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

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Prosecutor candidates: Different support groups, similar priorities | Roegner

Both candidates for King County prosecutor — Leesa Manion and Jim Ferrell — want a crime-free county.

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Coughing in King County | Shiers

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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.

Opinion

The truth about trash as an important source of energy | Brunell

If you live in Spokane, you know about its waste-to-energy facility, which burns up to 800 tons of…

Crowds soaked up the sun at the 2021 Taste of Federal Way festival. File photo

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Cheers n’ jeers: Taste of Federal Way and TikTok videos

Federal Way Mirror editorial

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Inslee’s nightmare before Christmas | Shiers

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and state of emergency will end by…

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Needles Park in Federal Way | Cartoon

Cartoon by Frank Shiers