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    Articles by Robert Whale
    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Gaslighting, selfishness and other sinister things | Whale’s...
    By Robert Whale • January 30, 2026 1:30 am

    I would prefer — as I expect most of you would, too — that the course of human affairs runs…

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    The Auburn Avenue Theater project will include the city’s first ever downtown park, providing an ideal gathering space and an overarching metal umbrella designed by Washington artist John Fleming, as seen in the green area of this illustration. Image courtesy City of Auburn.
    Public art to be featured at new Auburn...
    By Robert Whale • January 30, 2026 1:30 am

    7-foot metal sculpture called ‘The Gathering Tree’ to be part of display at new park

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    Courtesy image/City of Auburn
    Auburn rolls out more traffic safety cameras
    By Robert Whale • January 23, 2026 8:30 am

    New traffic safety cameras opened watchful eyes on drivers in Auburn on Jan. 12, beginning a warning period that ends…

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    Teacher Ryan Hutchison shows the Auburn High School show choir how to bust a move. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
    Auburn choir students set their sights on Disneyland...
    By Robert Whale • January 23, 2026 7:00 am

    “Let’s try it again,” said Ryan Hutchison, aka, “Mr. Hutch,” queuing up for the umpteenth time Tuesday morning a recording…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    White River’s history has me bubbling with excitement...
    By Robert Whale • January 23, 2026 1:30 am

    I am haunted by places and one-time features in the landscape that have faded, crumbled, disappeared, or given way to…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Mark Twain offers insight on latest web of...
    By Robert Whale • January 16, 2026 1:30 am

    “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” said American writer and humorist Mark Twain.

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    Auburn Police
    Auburn revises legislative wish list ahead of session
    By Robert Whale • January 15, 2026 11:30 am

    The City of Auburn revealed in early December 2025 what it intended to ask of lawmakers in Olympia during the…

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    The Chevron station at 5148 Auburn Way N., Auburn, as seen on Thursday, Dec. 11. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing
    City leaders recognize flood response in Auburn and...
    By Robert Whale • January 9, 2026 4:30 pm

    It’s been a tough go for the City of Auburn to push through official business while handling the recent flooding…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Time for us to take another look at...
    By Robert Whale • January 9, 2026 5:30 am

    Hatred of Americans by Americans.

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    Yolanda Trout-Manuel, center, seen here at a veterans event, served for three terms but did not seek re-election to her Auburn City Council position last November. Courtesy photo
    Yolanda Trout-Manuel recognized for service, leadership
    By Robert Whale • January 9, 2026 1:30 am

    When the Auburn City Council convened for its first meeting of 2026 at 7 p.m. Jan. 5, Yolanda Trout-Manuel was…

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    Councilmembers Lisa Sturgis, Brian Lott, Kate Baldwin, and Mayor Nancy Backus were sworn into office on Monday evening at Auburn City Hall. Backus won re-election to her fourth term as mayor last November. Sturgis, appointed in April of 2025 to fill the unexpired term of Larry Brown, begins her first fully elected term, Lott his first term, and Baldwin resumed the seat to which she was re-elected. Courtesy photo.
    City attorney swears Auburn City Council members into...
    By Robert Whale • January 8, 2026 11:42 am

    Mayor Nancy Backus and Auburn City Councilmembers Kate Baldwin, Lisa Stirgus, and Brian Lott raised their right hands Monday as…

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    The flooded intersection of Auburn Way North and South 52nd Street on Thursday, Dec. 11. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing
    Post-flood resources for Auburn residents and businesses
    By Robert Whale • January 2, 2026 10:48 am

    City releases initial estimates of damage for residents and businesses.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Grateful to have so many fine people in...
    By Robert Whale • January 2, 2026 1:30 am

    I have much to be grateful for what’s happened in the past year as I continue to struggle with terminal…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    A couple of wishes as we start another...
    By Robert Whale • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    As I’ve said before in this column, I am not much into making new year’s resolutions.

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    This image illustrates the co-living housing type Auburn will allow in limited zoning designations in the city starting in 2026. Courtesy image
    Auburn to allow new co-living housing type to...
    By Robert Whale • December 25, 2025 7:30 am

    Under a state mandate, the Auburn City Council this month opened the way to a lesser known form of housing…

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    Courtesy Photo, Auburn Police
    Auburn’s legislative wish list includes more police
    By Robert Whale • December 20, 2025 7:30 am

    Other legislative asks include zoning and land use revisions.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Christmas memories that still make my eyes light...
    By Robert Whale • December 19, 2025 2:00 pm

    In a photograph my mother snapped on Christmas morning 1968, I sit, pajama-clad, to the right of the tree next…

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    Auburn awaits funding from county’s parks levy
    Auburn awaits funding from county’s parks levy
    By Robert Whale • December 19, 2025 1:30 pm

    At the Auburn City Council meeting Dec. 15, the council authorized Mayor Nancy Backus to strike an agreement between the…

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    Changes are coming to Auburn’s B&O tax
    By Robert Whale • December 12, 2025 7:30 am

    At the Auburn City Council study session Dec. 8, financial director Jamie Thomas briefed city leaders about pending changes to…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Grateful for nurses because they keep us alive...
    By Robert Whale • December 12, 2025 1:30 am

    My mother was a registered nurse for nearly 50 years.

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    As seen from a plane, floodwaters have swamped parts of Auburn, including 277th Street. Courtesy photo, City of Auburn.
    Rain eases a bit, danger of flooding remains
    By Robert Whale • December 12, 2025 1:30 am

    The National Weather Service says that parts of Washington state are finally getting a respite from the torrential rain, but…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Thoughts on healthy criticism in the United States...
    By Robert Whale • December 5, 2025 1:30 am

    Several readers have written lately to accuse me of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS).

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    Auburn City Councilmember Tracy Taylor reaches out to shake former Deputy Mayor Cheryl Rakes’ hand after the city council voted 4-3 for Taylor to fill the role for the next year. Courtesy photo, City of Auburn
    Divided council picks Tracy Taylor for deputy mayor
    By Robert Whale • December 4, 2025 1:50 pm

    By a vote of four to three, the Auburn City Council on Dec. 1 chose Councilmember Tracy Taylor over current…

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