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    Opinion
    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.
    Civility is essential to governing America | Brunell
    November 23, 2024 2:15 pm

    After years of odious political behavior, it is time for elected officials to focus on governing our nation with civility…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Let’s leave bridge building to the bridge builders...
    By Robert Whale • November 22, 2024 1:30 am

    I have been thinking a lot about an alarming trend in this nation that appears to elevate ignorance.

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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.
    Hydrogen is likely to replace diesel in agriculture...
    November 16, 2024 2:15 pm

    Washington’s agriculture is a $12.8 billion business with 33,000 farms — and it runs on gasoline, diesel and natural gas….

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Let’s dive into a timeless treasure trove of...
    By Robert Whale • November 16, 2024 11:30 am

    Watching the 8mm Whale family films my dad shot when we were kids on the old Kodak takes me back…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    The long-lasting impact of a parent’s words |...
    By Robert Whale • October 25, 2024 1:30 am

    Why, oh why, do parents do this to the children they profess to love?

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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.
    Is the Northwest ready for our ‘Big One?’...
    October 19, 2024 2:15 pm

    When President Biden warned FEMA does not have enough money to finish the hurricane season let alone the entire year,…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Behind the scenes in the quest for fame...
    By Robert Whale • October 6, 2024 7:30 am

    I watched a documentary 15 years ago in which a reporter asked a group of kids what they wanted to…

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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.
    Politicians need to emulate the late Dan Evans...
    September 28, 2024 2:15 pm

    America needs a statesperson of the stature, capability, and perspective of Daniel J. Evans as our next president.

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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.
    Natural gas is under siege in Washington state...
    September 21, 2024 2:15 pm

    Whether you call it a ban or a significant deterrent to future natural gas consumption, voter approval of Initiative 2066…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    When your mind wanders into heavy traffic |...
    By Robert Whale • September 20, 2024 1:30 am

    Before I even set out from my chemotherapy and radiation treatment in Puyallup on Monday to the office in Sumner,…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Winning the battle against cancer by a whisker...
    By Robert Whale • September 15, 2024 11:30 am

    It all came to my attention one morning that formerly bewhiskered areas of my face were now bare.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    One of the most beautiful things I have...
    By Robert Whale • August 24, 2024 1:30 am

    I am a fool for a great read.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    With prescription labels, try reading the tiny fine...
    By Robert Whale • August 16, 2024 1:30 am

    It has been one of the chief frustrations of my daily battle with the awful side effects of chemotherapy.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    We are facing an epidemic of blame shifting...
    By Robert Whale • August 11, 2024 7:30 am

    Now I’m starting to do all the healthful things I should have been doing all along. It won’t happen in a day, but I am on the road.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Once upon a time when the truth still...
    By Robert Whale • July 29, 2024 5:30 pm

    We’re beating each other over the heads with “alternate facts.” It’s the tolling of our death knell as a nation.

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Open wide, Federal Way | Cartoon by Frank...
    July 21, 2024 7:30 am

    RE: Sound Transit facility slated for megachurch property in Federal Way.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Thoughts on writer’s block and other first word...
    By Robert Whale • July 20, 2024 8:30 am

    I once heard an anecdote about a writer who’d spent a week in his apartment working on his novel, without…

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    Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective
    The challenges and future of an aging Federal...
    By Keith Livingston • July 20, 2024 7:00 am

    Many longtime residents of Federal Way are still operating within its past perception of once being a bucolic modern bedroom community.

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    Keith Livingston,
 My Perspective
    A little bit of Federal Way flavored satire...
    By Keith Livingston • July 13, 2024 7:00 am

    “I assure you that our future will be bright and secure in Federal Way.”

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Ready for another cold apple from life’s vending...
    By Robert Whale • July 12, 2024 11:30 am

    Call it the sweetness of life.

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