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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
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    By Robert Whale • March 3, 2023 1:30 am

    We find them everywhere we turn.

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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.
    Pandemic made us realize the value of local...
    By Don C. Brunell • March 2, 2023 12:40 pm

    While the coronavirus clobbered many businesses, pharmacies were not among them. In fact, since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Meth Lion hotel in Federal Way | Cartoon...
    February 25, 2023 1:30 am

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers is in response to the recent developments with the Red Lion hotel in Federal Way following…

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    Mirror editor Andy Hobbs can be reached at ahobbs@soundpublishing.com.
    King County’s mental health tax is a bold...
    By Andy Hobbs • February 24, 2023 5:30 am

    It was a lazy Sunday afternoon at a fast food restaurant in Kirkland when a stranger’s mental meltdown surfaced without…

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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.
    Here’s what we forget about the intentions of...
    By Keith Livingston • February 24, 2023 5:05 am

    In the aftermath of any and every police misstep and citizen killing, we talk about reform.

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    Federal Way Police Chief Andy Hwang. Courtesy photo
    Message from the Police Chief: It’s time to...
    February 15, 2023 1:00 pm

    “In all my years as a police officer, more than 36 years, I have never seen criminals as emboldened as they are today,” says Chief Andy Hwang.

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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.
    State’s drug possession laws challenge the greater good...
    By Keith Livingston • February 10, 2023 5:05 am

    Many years ago, in Texas, when getting ready to leave a bar with my friends, the bartender noticed that my…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Remote council meetings in Federal Way | Shiers
    February 10, 2023 1:30 am

    The Federal Way City Council recently discussed possible changes to council meeting attendance rules. But they couldn’t agree on a…

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    Federal Way Police Chief Andy Hwang. Courtesy photo
    Federal Way police chief’s message on the killing...
    By For the Mirror • January 31, 2023 1:30 pm

    Tyre Nichols, 29, died three days after five police officers from the Memphis Police Department beat him during a traffic stop in Tennessee.

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    January 26, 2023 2:30 pm

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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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 is not a five-star city |...
    By Keith Livingston • January 25, 2023 9:00 am

    Opinion: Why are we not maximizing the preservation of any and all open-space in the area?

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    Robert Whale
    A better life comes from learning to distinguish...
    By Robert Whale • January 25, 2023 7:30 am

    One night in 2016, my wife, Ann, and I were cruising through the vegetable aisle of a local supermarket when…

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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.
    Homeowner’s behavior toward waste worker is pure garbage...
    By Keith Livingston • January 20, 2023 5:05 am

    I recently witnessed an interaction between a homeowner trying to deal with having his green bin container picked up by…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    FW gun store’s muzzle | Cartoon by Frank...
    January 20, 2023 1:30 am

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    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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