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Thoughts on the challenges of human relationships | Whale’s Tales

I have been thinking lately about the challenges of human relationships.

A scene from Auburn High School. Photos courtesy of Auburn School District

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Welcome back to school, Auburn

Sept. 3 was the first day of school for students in grades 1-12 in the Auburn School District,…

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King County Metro bus route improvements coming to Auburn

King County Metro’s bus routes 165 and 181 are busy these days, big-time busy.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

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When old age and cancer treatments collide | Whale’s Tales

I was walking along a hall at the weekly newspaper that first employed me one afternoon when I…

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City council approves amendment for district court services

On Aug. 18, the Auburn City Council authorized Mayor Nancy Backus to execute an amendment to the interlocal…

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

Original intent and other constitutional questions | Whale’s Tales

Original intent.

Oksana Lusnikova of Pie Style Bakery, located at 1111 East Main St. in Auburn. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter

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Pie Style Bakery moves to new space in downtown Auburn

Mama and grandma seemed to pull food out of the air.

Jeffrey Nelson, a former officer with the Auburn Police Department, receives his sentence Jan. 23 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing

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Auburn Police Advisory Committee outlines changes

Auburn’s Police Advisory Committee cannot make policy.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

Lessons from ‘Black Like Me’ have stayed with me | Whale’s Tales

I first read John Howard Griffin’s “Black Like Me” in Mrs. Dickinson’s seventh-grade English class at Cascade Junior…

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

Revenge and score settling have no place in leadership | Whale’s Tales

In parts of the world, lives and battles lost more than 1,000 years ago still get human blood…

The exterior of the rebuilt Terminal Park Elementary School, 1101 D St. SE, Auburn. The remodeled school opened in Sept. 2023 and was the final school financed by the district's 2016 bond. File photo

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Auburn School District to put bond and levy on Nov. ballot

One focuses on construction, while the other targets safety and technology.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

The impact and residue of wounding words | Whale’s Tales

My father, Maurice George Whale, was a man of many words.

Downtown work as seen from the vicinity of the now demolished comic book store and site of the future downtown park. Courtesy photo, City of Auburn

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Update on summer road construction in Auburn

City has 40 projects in the works.

Candidates for Auburn mayor facing off in the August primary. Left to right: Yolanda Trout, Ron Morgan, Nancy Backus.

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Primary election 2025: What Auburn voters need to know

Primary is Aug. 5.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

Ode to the quirky people you meet in life | Whale’s Tales

I have been thinking lately about our many quirks and contradictions.

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Council approves traffic safety camera expansion

Three Auburn intersections will receive the cameras later this year.

Pictured left to right: Lisa Stirgus, Cobi Clark, James Jeyaraj. (Courtesy photos)

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Meet the candidates for Auburn City Council Pos. 6

Top two finishers advance to general election in November.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

This executive overreach should scare all Americans | Whale’s Tales

As most of us learned at school, the U.S. Constitution requires a supermajority of three-fourths of the states…

Mayor Nancy Backus, Ron Morgan and Auburn City Councilmember Yolanda Trout make the case for themselves at Auburn mayoral debate put on by the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce on July 9 at the Auburn Senior Center. Courtesy photo

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Auburn mayoral candidates share vision for the city

Three candidates will face off in the August primary election.

Left to right: Yuval Fleming, Brian Lott, Erica Tomas.

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Meet the three candidates for Auburn City Council Pos. 4

Top two finishers advance to general election in November.