I would prefer — as I expect most of you would, too — that the course of human affairs runs…
7-foot metal sculpture called ‘The Gathering Tree’ to be part of display at new park
New traffic safety cameras opened watchful eyes on drivers in Auburn on Jan. 12, beginning a warning period that ends…
“Let’s try it again,” said Ryan Hutchison, aka, “Mr. Hutch,” queuing up for the umpteenth time Tuesday morning a recording…
I am haunted by places and one-time features in the landscape that have faded, crumbled, disappeared, or given way to…
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” said American writer and humorist Mark Twain.
The City of Auburn revealed in early December 2025 what it intended to ask of lawmakers in Olympia during the…
It’s been a tough go for the City of Auburn to push through official business while handling the recent flooding…
Hatred of Americans by Americans.
When the Auburn City Council convened for its first meeting of 2026 at 7 p.m. Jan. 5, Yolanda Trout-Manuel was…
Mayor Nancy Backus and Auburn City Councilmembers Kate Baldwin, Lisa Stirgus, and Brian Lott raised their right hands Monday as…
City releases initial estimates of damage for residents and businesses.
I have much to be grateful for what’s happened in the past year as I continue to struggle with terminal…
As I’ve said before in this column, I am not much into making new year’s resolutions.
Under a state mandate, the Auburn City Council this month opened the way to a lesser known form of housing…
Other legislative asks include zoning and land use revisions.
In a photograph my mother snapped on Christmas morning 1968, I sit, pajama-clad, to the right of the tree next…
At the Auburn City Council meeting Dec. 15, the council authorized Mayor Nancy Backus to strike an agreement between the…
At the Auburn City Council study session Dec. 8, financial director Jamie Thomas briefed city leaders about pending changes to…
My mother was a registered nurse for nearly 50 years.
The National Weather Service says that parts of Washington state are finally getting a respite from the torrential rain, but…
Several readers have written lately to accuse me of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS).
By a vote of four to three, the Auburn City Council on Dec. 1 chose Councilmember Tracy Taylor over current…
