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Airplane noise and one big jeer | Q&A with Mr. Federal Way
Q: Mr. Federal Way, did you see that the city has a task force looking into airplane noise?…
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Gender 101 for confused cisgender folks (and a few legislators) | Sex in the Suburbs
Let’s talk about gender.
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Educators, school staff deserve thanks
I’d like to say a big thank you to our teachers, administrators and supportive school staff. We are…
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Letter: First Amendment rights and gun control
Over the last few months, there has been several letters published I’d like to comment on. First, there’s…
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Q&A with Mr. FW: Gay Straight Alliance clubs and Roger Flygare
Q: Mr. Federal Way, do you think middle school is an appropriate environment for a Gay-Straight Alliance student…
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Governing is more than photo ops | Inside Politics
It’s filing week for candidates. Who will win, and will our priorities change?
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Cheers and jeers | Editorial Board
Cheers: To Federal Way Public Schools for its work to improve the number of minority and low-income students…
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Federal Way voters a hot commodity | Inside Politics
Democrat and Independent voters in Federal Way have become a hot commodity! And if you’re a Republican voter,…
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May 8 a day worth remembering | Letter
May 8: What is significant about that date? Maybe if I added the year — 1945, maybe then…
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Multifamily housing and dancing | Q&A with Mr. Federal Way
Q: Mr. Federal Way, after all that “research” during the temporary ban on multifamily housing, it looks like…
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Dog owners need to obey laws
Have you ever been so lucky to be walking in our parks and catch the awful smell of…
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Native Student Success Summit meant to empower youth | Diversity
In her August 2015 Child Watch column, Children’s Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman wrote, “It’s hard to…
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Mirror’s relationship with community will continue | Publisher’s Note
My newspaper career began more than two decades ago with a daily pedal-powered delivery route in a small…
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High school sports no longer about fun
I read the recent article in the Seattle Times about the situation at Garfield High School and the…
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VPC and new blood in town| Q&A with Mr. Federal Way
Q: Mr. Federal Way, where do you stand on the Violence Prevention Coalition steering committee’s 10 recommendations for…
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Election field not set | Inside Politics
If you are considering running for public office in Federal Way this year, your time is growing short.…
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Letter writer out of line
Karen Backman’s letter last week referring to Washington State Republican’s as “stinky” and “kid-hating” reveals the shameless mind-set…
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Getting rid of guns not a good solution
When Karen Hedwig Backman writes letters to the Mirror, it is almost always on the subject of guns.…
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Open to the public | The Hand That Feeds
It’s taken me awhile to get to East India Grill. Not because I wasn’t aware of it or…
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Traditional retirement failures
If you are retired or looking to retire anytime soon, you will be among the 10,000 individuals who…