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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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When old age asks the new year for a dance | Whale’s Tales

One of the important lessons the dawning of each new year has taught me is the futility of…

Work on the new Auburn Food Bank began in mid-December. The present one, shown here, is maxed out for space and has no more room to grow to meet the needs of a growing community. Photo by Carol Greiling/Auburn Reporter

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Auburn Food Bank gets ready to grow in 2023

Amid the holiday struggle to feed 1,600 people every week in a tough economy, Debbie Christian and every…

Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus

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Auburn needs to iron out details of mayor’s compensation

The idea seems simple enough — to take all the the provisions that relate to the Auburn mayor’s…

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Auburn Food Bank Director Debbie Christian.

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Donations to Auburn Food Bank are down sharply

Auburn Food Bank Director Debbie Christian and her coterie of volunteers are doing their best to feed 1,600…

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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Remembering the joys of Christmas with the family | Whale’s Tales

I remember fondly the build-up to Christmas in the Whale home of my childhood.

Auburn Police are still looking for the driver of the vehicle that plowed into Donut Star on Dec. 6, the latest of many to do so in the building’s history. Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter

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Police hunt for latest driver to crash into Donut Star

Auburn Police are still looking for the latest in a conga line of drivers to try to plow…

Chris Stearns

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Stearns resigns from Auburn City Council for Legislature seat

Chris Stearns was a member of the Auburn City Council when Monday’s meeting began, and when it ended,…

GRC student Kiley Hanson's animation project for Professor Jessie Brugger's Introduction to Animation class spins a tale about a mermaid jonesing for a pendant and the various scenarios she concocts in her mind to steal it, before she finally decides on the right and proper thing to do. Image courtesy of Kylie Hanson and Jessie Brugger.

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Student animators capture creative magic

Course teaches them to distill the multi-worlds of their minds into animation.

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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Join me in the wacky world of curious coincidences | Whale’s Tales

Sometimes when a bit of free time opens up, I like to go to the White River Valley…

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Memorial for homicide victim Hiram Figueroa at Brannan Park, 1019 28th St. NE, Auburn, as seen in this June 2020 file photo.

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Man accused of 2020 homicide in Auburn is released from prison

An Auburn man who had spent two years behind bars for killing a man at Brennan Park in…

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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Looking at common civility through the rearview mirror | Whale’s Tales

What madness overtakes otherwise decent people when they get behind the wheel of a car?

Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter
Santa Claus (Shawn Rakes) may be houseless this Christmas season, owing to state regulations, but parents can still take their kiddoes to the Downtown Auburn Cooperative for a sit and a photo at 262 E. Main St., Auburn. Next to the Jolly Old Elf here is Mrs. Claus, also known as Cheryl Rakes, director of the DAC.

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Santa Claus is still coming to town despite house troubles

Downtown Auburn Cooperative will host Santa this season.

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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Once upon a time when snow always meant fun | Whale’s Tales

Snowfall meant many things to our parents: shovel the walkway, put the chains on. To them, concern for…

Photo courtesy of Ricky Taff
Ricky Taff has been lighting up his Auburn neighborhood with his Christmas light displays for years, but this year he’s adding to the mix thousands of additional lights, music, and a food drive in conjunction with the Auburn Food Bank.

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Auburn man’s display lights up the Christmas season

If you find yourself in Ricky Taff’s neighborhood this Christmas season, be sure to look him up.

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Winter weather: Auburn prepares to deal with La Niña

Look for wetter than normal conditions until the end of 2022.

Auburn Police Department vehicle. Courtesy photo

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Prosecutor charges Auburn man, 41, with felony harassment

An Auburn man who’d barriccaded himself in his apartment after allegedly threatening his cross-hall neighbors with a knife…

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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Vital political lesson meets one of dad’s favorite jokes | Whale’s Tales

As we all know by now, the recent midterm elections did not go as the polls, pundits and…

Iron Workers Local Union #86 with the topping out beam Nov. 15 at Terminal Park Elementary School in Auburn. Courtesy photo

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New Terminal Park Elementary School will open next fall

Local 86 Iron Workers, Auburn School District staff, school board members and others celebrated the milestone of the…

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Auburn man charged with voyeurism in casino bathroom incidents

Auburn Police say a 38-year-old Auburn man poked his head under the stalls of women’s bathrooms at the…

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

Thanksgiving and the Whale kitchen’s eternal warmth | Whale’s Tales

Looking today at the North Auburn home in which I grew up fills me with wonder.