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    January 26, 2023 2:30 pm
    Opinion Robert Whale

    A better life comes from learning to distinguish between fact and opinion | Whale’s Tales

    By Robert Whale
    Opinion 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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    Go Seahawks! | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    January 13, 2023 3:25 pm

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Cannabis. Image via Wikipedia.
    Past, present and future of cannabis in Federal...
    By Andy Hobbs • January 13, 2023 7:30 am

    Mirror editor sparks conversation about cannabis.

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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.
    America needs ‘all of the above’ energy approach...
    By Don C. Brunell • January 7, 2023 5:25 am

    In 2023, one of the most significant shifts America needs is to return to an “all of the above” strategy…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Welcome to the big show, Dori | Shiers
    January 6, 2023 11:50 am

    From cartoonist Frank Shiers:

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    ‘I must have driven through a barn’ and...
    By Robert Whale • January 6, 2023 11:45 am

    My brother, Jack, and I were jabbering on Christmas Eve about all the things we’ve done in our lives that…

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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.
    Let’s say our 8 billionth person was born...
    By Keith Livingston • January 6, 2023 5:05 am

    The United Nations announced Nov. 8 that the world had just welcomed its 8 billionth human passenger.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    When old age asks the new year for...
    By Robert Whale • December 31, 2022 5:30 am

    One of the important lessons the dawning of each new year has taught me is the futility of making New…

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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.
    Federal Way’s field of dreams vs. the voice...
    By Keith Livingston • December 30, 2022 5:05 am

    In the movie “Field of Dreams,” a baseball diamond was built in a cornfield in rural Iowa based on the…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Remembering the joys of Christmas with the family...
    By Robert Whale • December 24, 2022 5:30 am

    I remember fondly the build-up to Christmas in the Whale home of my childhood.

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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.
    Wreaths honor veterans at cemeteries across America |...
    By Don C. Brunell • December 24, 2022 5:25 am

    The holiday season is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving lost loved ones. Evergreen wreaths placed on veterans’ graves…

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    David Larson is a judge with the Federal Way Municipal Court and a longtime Federal Way resident.
    Give the gift of respect this holiday season...
    December 23, 2022 4:04 pm

    By David Larson, Special to the Mirror

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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.
    My annual holiday ode and ‘roast’ to Federal...
    By Keith Livingston • December 23, 2022 3:05 pm

    Finding a thread to muse about in a 2022 ode to Federal Way requires some post-pandemic leniency and a shout…

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    Federal Way Police Chief Andy Hwang.
    Message from the Police Chief: Safety reminders for...
    By For the Mirror • December 12, 2022 2:45 pm

    The Federal Way Police Department will have extra holiday patrols, additional surveillance camera and more.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Looking at common civility through the rearview mirror...
    By Robert Whale • December 10, 2022 5:30 am

    What madness overtakes otherwise decent people when they get behind the wheel of a car?

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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.
    The problem with Federal Way’s shopping cart ordinance...
    By Keith Livingston • December 10, 2022 5:30 am

    Crime and poverty are political tools that our country’s wealthy and elite political class choose to use against the middle…

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    Hilde at her 103rd birthday party. Photo by Alex Bruell.
    Lessons from Hilde, who fled Nazi Germany for...
    By Alex Bruell • December 9, 2022 1:30 pm

    Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.

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    Hilde at her 103rd birthday party. Photo by Alex Bruell.
    Lessons from Hilde, who fled Nazi Germany for...
    By Alex Bruell • December 8, 2022 8:00 am

    Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.

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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.
    Highs and lows of brick-and-mortar holiday shopping |...
    By Don C. Brunell • December 4, 2022 2:25 pm

    The good news is, despite higher prices, inflation and safety concerns, more Christmas shoppers are browsing online as well as…

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    From left, Leila Neidlinger, Brad Cerenzia and Bob DeDea. Photo courtesy of Michelle Smith-Lewis
    Centerstage Theatre presents ‘Cinderella: A Holiday Panto’
    By For the Mirror • November 30, 2022 12:25 pm

    The show runs until Dec. 18.

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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.
    How to embrace a more inclusive holiday celebration...
    By Keith Livingston • November 26, 2022 5:30 am

    Cities need to navigate their holiday celebration displays of “faith” in the public square carefully. Cities sometimes are so careful…

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