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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.

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Coughing in King County | Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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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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

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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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…

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Needles Park in Federal Way | Cartoon

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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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Another Herculean effort is needed to turn Seattle around | Brunell

Over the years, Seattle leaders faced “Herculean” challenges — yet found the will, resources and determination to come…

Nadiya Sheckler, left, and Mary Ehlis of KEEP tour Camp Kilworth on a morning in July 2022. Olivia Sullivan/the Mirror

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Cheers n’ jeers: Saving the roller rink, ending governor’s powers

Federal Way Mirror editorial

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

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We all need to acknowledge the devils in ourselves | Whale’s Tales

I read somewhere years ago — I have forgotten where — that if a person cannot relish the…

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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Federal Way is trending in the wrong economic direction | Livingston

Our city’s planners are encouraging us to focus on developing a plan for the 7 acres the city…

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

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A closer look at the secretary of state race | Roegner

The candidates for Washington’s secretary of state are an interesting batch.

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Letters to the Editor

My sincerest apologies to the first responders | Letters

My apologies

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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Private sector innovators in WA can increase fresh water | Brunell

In Washington, this year we’re fortunate to have escaped the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world.…

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Gas-powered car ban in Washington state too? | Cartoon

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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

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Election outlook in the 30th and 47th Legislative Districts | Roegner

In the 30th Legislative District, Republican Ashli Tagoai will face Democrat Kristine Reeves in one race, with Reeves…

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

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Supreme Court should add justices and term limits | Roegner

In a bipartisan report from legal scholars to President Joe Biden that examines the work of the U.S.…

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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How to navigate society’s post-pandemic behavioral changes | Livingston

Are any of you feeling a sense of loss in your daily lives and routines resulting from pandemic…