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Articles by Robert Whale
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Council votes for Auburn to stand up its...
By Robert Whale • May 21, 2025 4:30 pm

By a 5-2 vote on May 5, the Auburn City Council gave Mayor Nancy Backus the authority to terminate the 2013 agreement/contract.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Here come da judges — and thank God...
By Robert Whale • May 17, 2025 6:30 am

One more instance of a judge stepping forward at a moment of peril to our national life to save our butts.

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A Waste Management hauler on the job. Photo courtesy City of Auburn
Auburn’s garbage hauler talks trash at city council
By Robert Whale • May 16, 2025 9:30 am

In 2024, Waste Management collected from Auburn city streets 7,577 tons of garbage, 87 roadside litter bags, 80 tires and 74.31 tons of bulky items, 205 pounds of “sharps” and 74,180 pounds of garbage.

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Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus
Candidates file for public office in Auburn
By Robert Whale • May 15, 2025 8:30 am

Eleven candidates are in the running for public office in Auburn, according to King County Elections. The candidates for mayor…

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Tapping into the power of mental flexibility |...
By Robert Whale • May 9, 2025 1:30 am

At this moment, many of our distracted countrymen glare at each other over a rigid barrier of hardened suspicion and…

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Auburn PD reports an increase in pursuits since...
By Robert Whale • May 8, 2025 7:30 am

Most police pursuits occur between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., according to the department.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
A look at the fool’s potential radius of...
By Robert Whale • May 2, 2025 1:30 am

Ever since it invented the skid steer loader in 1960, the Bobcat Company claims on its website, it has “helped…

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Lisa Stirgus
Stirgus officially joins Auburn City Council
By Robert Whale • April 30, 2025 4:09 pm

Stirgus will fill the time remaining on former councilmember Larry Brown’s four-year council term.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Looking through the rear-view mirror in my mind...
By Robert Whale • April 26, 2025 7:30 am

Road trips through the heart of Eastern Washington’s one-horse towns are among the most treasured memories of my childhood.

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Council passes resolution in support of countywide EMS...
By Robert Whale • April 25, 2025 3:30 pm

On April 21, the Auburn City Council unanimously approved a resolution green-lighting the placement of a countywide ballot measure before voters in 2025 for a levy to support Medic One/Emergency Medical Services (EMS).

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Clean Sweep on Main Street, 2019. File photo.
Auburn’s annual Clean Sweep returns this weekend
By Robert Whale • April 23, 2025 2:11 pm

Clean Sweep, Auburn’s annual celebration of Earth Day, is here again from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
A serious bone to pick with the powers...
By Robert Whale • April 18, 2025 7:00 am

Questioning methods, as I see it, has nothing to do with politics or personal animosities.

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Lisa Stirgus. Photo courtesy of City of Auburn
Stirgus answers questions from Auburn City Council
By Robert Whale • April 17, 2025 4:00 am

Here is a selection of the questions the Auburn City Council put to Lisa Stirgus and the other candidates for the seat vacated by Larry Brown.

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Lisa Stirgus
Lisa Stirgus appointed to Auburn City Council
By Robert Whale • April 16, 2025 3:27 pm

She will fill the position vacated by Larry Brown.

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Debbie Christian, executive director of the Auburn Food Bank. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
Auburn Food Bank enjoys new home, seeks more...
By Robert Whale • April 11, 2025 11:30 am

The agency’s annual school food drive was down about 30,000 pounds compared to 2024.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Pondering life and death on this side of...
By Robert Whale • April 11, 2025 7:30 am

I no longer fear death itself, but I could do without dying.

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Larry Brown, Auburn City Council Position 6. Courtesy photo.
Council picks seven to interview to fill out...
By Robert Whale • April 7, 2025 1:30 am

At a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. April 7, the Auburn City Council chose seven candidates to interview at a…

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Rendering of the downtown park concept. Courtesy of City of Auburn
East Main Street to close for three months...
By Robert Whale • April 4, 2025 7:30 am

The work is part of Auburn’s downtown reconstruction project.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Fighting for a word whose meaning has taken...
By Robert Whale • April 4, 2025 1:30 am

As readers of this column may know by now, I am a word person.

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King County District Court judges. COURTESY PHOTO
Auburn has new deadline for deciding court’s fate
By Robert Whale • April 3, 2025 2:30 pm

City can continue contract with King County District Court or form its own municipal court.

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The Auburn Noon Lions had a recent lunch visit at the Federal Way Lions held at Red Lobster. Courtesy photo
Auburn Noon Lions will host White Cane Safety...
By Robert Whale • March 29, 2025 7:30 am

On May 10 and May 11, the Auburn club will host its annual event at the Fred Meyer Grocery Store in Auburn.

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Improvements on tap for Auburn Way South corridor
By Robert Whale • March 28, 2025 9:30 am

The corridor’s growing importance has created its own problems.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
The road to my heart is filled with...
By Robert Whale • March 28, 2025 7:30 am

We got her from a friend of Ann’s, as one of the two remaining pups from a litter of nine.

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