Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Arts Foundation can make a cultural difference in Federal Way | Livingston

Every community has its own culture, but not all communities are cultured. The Arts Foundation Federal Way, formerly…

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Emergency management and personal considerations | Livingston

Recently the news has been filled with reports of a devastating fire on Maui, hurricanes affecting cities, heat…

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Mariners get red hot | Cartoon

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Homelessness highlights Federal Way’s own little soap opera | Livingston

All of us want to live in a perfect bubble where there is no crime, schools are top-shelf,…

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Public schools are challenged by competing interests | Livingston

While I would like to believe that we can find a better path, I know that changing one’s…

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

Opinion

Organized thoughts about my second fight with cancer | Whale’s Tales

It is 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3.

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Council candidate’s hammer | Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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

Opinion

Too many hare-brained ideas have hopped the fence | Whale’s Tales

In a United States not so far away and not so long ago, common sense muscled lunatic ideas…

(Photo courtesy of Plymouth Housing)

Opinion

Approve Prop. 1: Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy | Guest column

Karen Lee, a U.S. Army veteran and CEO of Plymouth Housing, shares why King County voters should vote…

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Federal Way faces housing challenge amid population growth | Livingston

Federal Way is growing in its diversity, population, and like the rest of the state will be changing…

Olivia Sullivan

Opinion

Thank you, Federal Way, for letting me tell your stories

This is my final week with the Federal Way Mirror.

Email editor@fedwaymirror.com

Letters to the Editor

Woke is the new puritanism | Guest column

By Quentin Morris

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

Bumper cherry crop sweetens WA’s farm economy | Brunell

The good news is this state’s cherry crop looks good — a marked improvement over 2022. It is…

Pictured on the left in the green wig and costume is Anita. The person in red is Cade. (Courtesy photos)

Opinion

From identity to art: Q&A with two Puget Sound drag artists

By Jayendrina Singha Ray, Guest columnist

(Photo courtesy of alzheimers.gov)

Opinion

New long-term care program supports elder care in our state | Guest column

By Melinda Young-Flynn, Washington State Budget and Policy Center

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Happy Independence Day | Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers.

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

Opinion

The search for strength can be found in the scars | Whale’s Tales

In a dark time the eye begins to see …”

Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective

Opinion

Federal Way can benefit from embracing the ‘woke’ | Livingston

Let’s talk about the “anti-woke” charade and lack of leadership parade. As a country, we are about to…

Mayor Jim Ferrell. Photo courtesy of the City of Federal Way

Opinion

Mayor’s Memo: ‘The rest of the story’

Read about the vision for the Town Center 3 (TC 3) Redevelopment Plan.

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

Cash for empty bottles would make sense in Washington | Brunell

When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the…