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

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The Auburn today vs. the Auburn I have known | Whale’s Tales

I am strolling hand in hand with my mother through Auburn City Park.

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Prosecutor charges Auburn man with possessing and exchanging child porn

In January 2022, Auburn police received a file from the Seattle Police Department containing a Cyber Tipline Report…

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Auburn residents Lenny and Kathi Wiuff were among those who attended the Hops and Crops Festival.

Life

Hops and Crops picks up where it left off

Auburn’s annual music and beer festival returns after the pandemic.

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

Opinion

We all need to acknowledge the devils in ourselves | Whale’s Tales

I read somewhere years ago — I have forgotten where — that if a person cannot relish the…

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Fortress Investments has purchased the 4.5 acre site of Cutwater Boats in Auburn. The factory will remain open under the new ownership. The deal closed on Sept. 8.

Business

Fortress Investment buys Cutwater Boats factory in Auburn for $9.5 million

Fortress Investments has purchased the former Cutwater Boats factory in Auburn.

This undated photo shows Auburn’s first bus depot. Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Regional Archives.

Opinion

The wheels on Auburn’s bus history go ‘round and ‘round | Whale’s Tales

Consider the Sound Transit Station on 23 A Street South Southwest.

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News

Another school year begins in Auburn

The answer to prayers for beleaguered parents, and a big bummer for many kids.

Auburn Police Detective Jon Postawa, left, receives the Auburn Police Department’s Lifesaving Medal from former Police Chief Dan O’Neil, given in recognition of his donation of a kidney to save the life of fellow Auburn Police Detective Damon Hewin. Photo courtesy of Auburn Police Department.

Life

Auburn Police Detective Jon Postawa’s kidney donation saves a fellow officer

In January of 2021, Auburn Police Detective Damon Hewin, a U.S. Army veteran with multiple tours in the…

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Auburn’s popular Hops & Crops festival returns to Mary Olson Farm for its 11th year on Sept. 17 after a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus.

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Hops and Crops returns to Mary Olson Farm on Sept. 17

The last time locals got to kick back at the Hops and Crops festival at Mary Olson Farm,…

Muckleshoot Tribal leaders mark the hoisting into place of the final steel beam of the Muckleshoot Casino Resort and Hotel during a ceremony on Friday, Aug. 26. Photo courtesy of Ryan Davis, Smarthouse Creative.

News

Muckleshoot Tribe lifts final iron beam onto future hotel tower

To the beating of drums, dancing and the chanting of sacred songs, the Muckleshoot Tribe gathered to celebrate…

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

Opinion

Ironies in the current hate-the-mainstream-press moment | Whale’s Tales

Boy, we who make our living with a pen and a notepad in hand have sure dropped in…

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The Peace Pole in its place in front of the Auburn Library.

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Peace Pole takes its place in front of Auburn Library

Planted in the open area in front of the Auburn Library, the “Peace Pole” looks like the Washington…

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

Opinion

We must rediscover the lost art of compromise | Whale’s Tales

Believing political parties would be bad for the future of the fledgling United States, some of our Founding…

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Cody Hart, with the tools of tattooing in his hand, prepares for another opportunity to ply the trade he loves.

Business

Auburn tattoo artist’s passion goes beyond skin-deep

“If I were doing something else for a living,” said Cody Hart, “this is what I would be…

News

Tuberculosis evaluation at Auburn High School

Public Health – Seattle & King County is following up on the report of an Auburn High School…

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

Opinion

Searching for truth and obnoxiousness within ourselves | Whale’s Tales

I see it as one of those self evident truths about the human race.

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News

Auburn man, 31, arrested and charged with first-degree murder

Upset at his girlfriend’s breakup with him during the morning of Aug. 1, Francisco Prado returned to her…

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News

Fire blotter: 2 cars collide in middle turn lane

Between Aug. 1 and Aug. 7, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 327 calls for service, among…

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Opinion

Wandering and pondering in your local cemetery | Whale’s Tales

I like to wander through cemeteries.

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Santa’s future home in downtown Auburn under construction at the home of Kristi and Bill Newman, the owners of Rail Hop’n Brewery on West Main Street.

Life

New Santa House coming to downtown Auburn

Remember the Santa House, once a beloved feature of Christmas seasons past in downtown Auburn?