Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

It’s time to laugh instead of cringe at politicians | Whale’s Tales

Day after day, you and I watch politicians stand before the cameras, lie shamelessly and get away with…

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

People and their behaviors drive the legislative bus | Livingston

And sometimes the time bus feels driverless.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

What sort of learning really matters when it’s all over? | Whale’s Tales

It will be about what does not perish when we do.

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

A closer look at Federal Way and our sense of self-worth | Livingston

Let’s face reality — we are looking rough around the edges.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

Here are some troublesome aspects of chemotherapy | Whale’s Tales

Life without hope draws nectar in a sieve, hope without an object cannot live.

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

Thoughts on Memorial Day and the ultimate sacrifice | Brunell

On Memorial Day, we traditionally honor Americans in our military who gave their lives in battle for our…

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

Energetic puppy flummoxes all-thumbs owner | Whale’s Tales

I had contrived to reach 62 years of age without the big event.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

In search of fairness, morals and good sportsmanship | Whale’s Tales

Ah, the Golden Rule.

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Who would be your superhero of choice for Federal Way? | Livingston

And a few thoughts on Spider-Man.

Email editor@fedwaymirror.com

Letters to the Editor

YouTube and the Federal Way School Board | Letters

Letter to the editor

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Federal Way leaders are missing a golden arts opportunity | Livingston

Like every governmental collaboration, the devil is in the details.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

Incredible memories of not-so-incredible edibles | Whale’s Tales

After more than 56 years, I can still smell and taste the rubbery things.

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Schools should be a universal support system for youth | Livingston

Rancor is nothing new when it comes to schools and what is being taught.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

My heroes include Dickey Betts and Merriman Smith | Whale’s Tales

I admire these guys for very different reasons.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

Let’s all paws and appreciate the wisdom of dogs | Whale’s Tales

I’ve heard people say that human beings are the only creatures that know they will die.

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Establishing a new path for the chronically homeless | Livingston

Until we work on solving how we created a society with these citizens living precariously close to the…

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives | Whale’s Tales

It seems I got to be a geezer awful fast.

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Here’s a tall tale about stealing Celebration Park | Livingston

And so it goes, with this satire of a column, our present-day reality will forever be conspiracy-muddled when…

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

Snake oil salesmen thrive in the social media age | Whale’s Tales

Like Teddy Daniels, a former candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant, who is prominently featured in a series of doomsday,…

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Will Federal Way ever invest properly in the arts? | Livingston

If Federal Way ever wants to grow its “soul,” it needs to reconsider how it perennially values art,…