Life
Auburn Noon Lions will host White Cane Safety Days
On May 10 and May 11, the Auburn club will host its annual event at the Fred Meyer…
News
Improvements on tap for Auburn Way South corridor
The corridor’s growing importance has created its own problems.
Opinion
The road to my heart is filled with paw prints | Whale’s Tales
We got her from a friend of Ann’s, as one of the two remaining pups from a litter…
News
Council updates: Water rate study, local grants
Auburn’s current rate structure for its water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage utilities expires on Dec. 31, 2025.
Opinion
Got me a few gripes about the doggone internet | Whale’s Tales
How does the old “Cheers” intro go?
Life
Auburn writer launches “Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing”
Auburn’s Sarah Blum began writing “Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing” in 2016, offering the harrowing account of her…
News
Auburn names Julie Krueger its new parks director
“I’m excited to serve our Auburn community in this new role.”
Life
Local Army nurse’s new book recounts Vietnam War experiences
In her new book “Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing,” Blum lays out the experience before her readers.
Opinion
Have lunch with someone who disagrees with you | Whale’s Tales
On March 8, I met a reader and sometime critic of this column for lunch.
News
Auburn contributes to fund for low-income housing
It is well established that South King County has a critical shortage of affordable housing.
Opinion
Still finding ways to stand in the sunshine | Whale’s Tales
As readers of this column may know by now, I am a terminal cancer patient.
News
Auburn Mayor Backus delivers State of the City address
Speech covers public safety, infrastructure, growth and homelessness.
Opinion
Principles and ideas that are worth standing by | Whale’s Tales
In last week’s Whale’s Tales, I criticized the present administration in Washington, D.C. — not for its goals,…
Life
A good sole leaves his footprint on Auburn and beyond
Don Stevenson, known as “The Pacin’ Parson,” dies at age 89.
News
Councilman Larry Brown steps down from position
Auburn City Council has 90 days to fill the vacant seat.
News
Gravel pit’s future includes major development
Its owner, Segale Properties LLC, has announced plans to close the mining operation in 2026 or 2027 and…
Opinion
A little political lesson from Wile E. Coyote | Whale’s Tales
In a series of rules that Wile E. Coyote’s creator, Chuck Jones, laid down in 1948 to guide…
Opinion
Ordinary places and the hidden stories they tell | Whale’s Tales
Just last week, walking along Auburn’s East Main Street, I felt the past and its people all around…
News
Auburn Valley Humane Society employees address exodus
AVHS board did not deny any allegations related to facility’s director.