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

Opinion

Honesty should not be sacrificed for partisan games | Whale’s Tales

While none of the responses I received to the Dec. 17 column about Dominion Voting Systems defamation suit…

Amy Skogen, owner of Amy’s Cookies, is the new owner of PNW Coffee on the northeast corner of the Sound Transit parking garage. Photo courtesy of Rachelle Lynn

Business

New owner of PNW Coffee brings her cookies to Auburn

Man or woman can’t live by bread alone — gotta be home-baked cookies and a beverage, too.

Sound Transit has provided this map to show the site of Auburn’s second Sound Transit Parking Garage. Courtesy Sound Transit

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Construction on Sound Transit parking garage expected to start this year

Auburn’s second Sound Transit parking garage has been decades in the planning stages.

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

Opinion

Early memories stay afloat in my stream of consciousness | Whale’s Tales

If we recall anything of our first years of life, it likely comes to our consciousness only in…

Shane and Tamoro McDonald recently opened Hyperbarics Northwest on A Street SE in Auburn, where they use hyperbaric chambers to help heal the human body. (Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter)

Business

Embracing the healing power of oxygen

Hyperbarics Northwest is open for business in Auburn.

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

Opinion

Clear communication vs. sticking your head in the oven | Whale’s Tales

As I have written before in this column, I am a word person.

Appointed to the Auburn City Council to fill temporarily the seat vacated by now 37th District Rep. Chris Stearns, Cheryl Rakes said she intends to run for the position when the time remaining on the term ends. (Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter)

News

Auburn’s new council member accepts the challenge

Cheryl Rakes is finding her feet on Auburn City Council, plans to run for the seat.

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

Opinion

It’s time to hold the Big Lie’s propagators accountable | Whale’s Tales

I have been reading online comments arguing that the revelations occasioned by Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation…

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News

Auburn settles with contractor over construction delays

The City of Auburn has agreed to pay a construction contractor $304,261 to settle a claim the contractor…

Former Green River College President Rich Rutkowski was a man of singular vision, friends say, as well as a renaissance man with broad knowledge of many fields, including fishing. (Photo courtesy of Tawnya McLavey/Green River College)

News

Green River College celebrates legacy of Rich Rutkowski

A renaissance man of seemingly infinite interests, a skilled photographer, a master of craps strategy, an avid fisherman,…

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Auburn City Council approves money for affordable housing

On March 6, the Auburn City Council authorized allocation of $293,789.54 from the city’s contribution to the South…

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

Opinion

Life lessons lurk behind every look in the mirror | Whale’s Tales

Life offers us no better mirror to the good and the bad in ourselves than marriage.

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

Opinion

Victim energy is a siren song to which we must stop our ears | Whale’s Tales

We find them everywhere we turn.

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News

Deputies investigate second homicide at same Auburn property

One man was killed in a shooting on Feb. 20 at a home near Auburn where another homicide…

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News

Convicted murderer charged after Auburn pepper spray spree

Auburn Police say a Seattle man pepper-sprayed the faces of at least three people at various South Auburn…

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

Opinion

Public shaming of a dance floor klutz and other fun stories | Whale’s Tales

We all have moments in our lives that pink us up with embarrassment.

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News

Auburn police arrest suspect in alleged drive-by shooting

Auburn Police say that a member of a violent criminal street gang fired multiple bullets from a stolen…

Auburn Police are looking for this man, whom they believe to be the driver of a car that nearly collided with a train in an attempt to escape from the scene the armed robbery of Coastal Farm and Supply. Photo courtesy of the Auburn Police Department

News

Robbery suspects nearly collide with train while fleeing Auburn police

Suspects making their getaway from the scene of an armed robbery in Auburn narrowly missed smashing into an…

Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus. Courtesy photo

News

Council committee to study Auburn mayor’s compensation and benefits

The Auburn City Council is forming a special committee whose sole purpose will be to study the issue…

Auburn Food Bank director Debbie Christian is all smiles as she holds a replica of the $50,000 check given to the Auburn Food Bank by the Auburn Fred Meyer store. It was the store’s entire bonus from the Washington State Lottery for selling the winning ticket in the recent Powerball jackpot. Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter.

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Winning Powerball ticket leads to gift for Auburn Food Bank

Debbie Christian was working in her office at the Auburn Food Bank at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9,…