Business
Sun Break Cafe in Auburn becomes a casualty of COVID and inflation
Containers still brim over with Smucker’s jellies, and bottles of Heinz ketchup still wait upside down alongside bottles…
Opinion
Writer confesses to deep, dark secret | Whale’s Tales
With grammar and language, clarity matters.
Business
Bubbles for business: Auburn owner to relocate, reopen as handmade goods market
Bubbles & Beauty Boutique houses three different product lines of soaps, beauty and more.
Opinion
My fellow Americans, we need a political middle again | Whale
For the poor beleaguered voter in the coming elections, I offer this piece of advice — beware of…
News
Man accused of firing shots at Auburn residence
A suspect told police he fired the shots into a north Auburn duplex July 5 because he’d heard…
Opinion
There’s nothing partisan about recognizing the truth | Whale’s Tales
Nobody cares. Nobody is watching.
Opinion
Here’s the supreme irony behind so-called states’ rights | Whale’s Tales
Many crack-brained ideas are riding the winds in this country, noxious seeds bound for the ears of sympathetic…
Life
City and arts commision deliver eye-popping local art
Works are available for public viewing this summer and fall.
News
During attempted burglary, police say, Algona man assaulted Auburn family
Auburn police say that in the wee hours of June 25, a stranger pushed his way into an…
Opinion
A much-needed arts enclave arises in downtown Auburn | Whale’s Tales
For some endeavors, it’s hard to find a downside.
News
Downtown Auburn Cooperative launches Hot Summer Nights Market
Inaugural event runs 3 to 8 p.m. July 8 at City Hall Plaza on West Main Street.
Opinion
To prevent future violence, we need to learn what’s in us | Whale’s Tales
Fresh pools of blood, tears and fury.
Business
Silk screen and embroidery shop keeps on doing its thing in north Auburn
You’ve probably seen their handiwork.
Opinion
Seems we didn’t see what we saw, or so say the gaslighters | Whale
Like others lately, I have been avidly following the Jan. 6 Committee’s hearings into the attack on the…
Life
Outstanding grads: Auburn Mountainview’s Tenbeta Esayase and Kendyl Walker
Kendyl Walker’s twin passions for art and the Japanese language entwined about her when she was a shy…
Opinion
So much in me, good and bad, I trace back to my old man | Whale’s Tales
This Sunday, like many folks across this nation will do and each in their own way, I will…
Life
Ready to make their mark: Auburn Riverside’s Chris Holt and Isabel Yu
Chris Holt is 6’2” and broad-shouldered, demonstrating the athlete he’s been throughout his school years in Auburn. Isabel…
Life
Bound for great things: Auburn High School’s Ethan Smetheram and Harjot Rai
Ethan Smetheram has played baseball for most of his life, including each of his high school years.
Opinion
The search for common ground in our national gun conversation | Whale
Late last month, a small Texas city joined an ever-expanding list of cities and sites that none of…
Life
Family and community celebrate a true Auburn pioneer
Y Social Impact Center’s L Building is renamed after Dick Brugger.