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Articles by Robert Whale
Auburn says no to solid waste transfer station
Auburn says no to solid waste transfer station
By Robert Whale • October 10, 2012 5:09 pm

City leaders last week put their collective foot down — official Auburn wants nothing to do with a solid waste transfer station at either of two possible sites King County is considering inside city limits.

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City Hall ready for a makeover
City Hall ready for a makeover
By Robert Whale • October 3, 2012 7:54 pm

Auburn City Hall has a lot of unused space to fill now that the City departments of public works, planning and finance are two years removed to new digs in the 1 Main Street Professional Center across North Division.

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Polly Young
Transfer station replacement site sparks debate
By Robert Whale • October 3, 2012 7:53 pm

Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis said his City wasn’t interested in becoming the site for the Algona solid waste transfer station’s replacement — whether east of the Supermall, or west of Lowe’s.

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Auburn’s planned opening of the A-B Street corridor is being held up by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad’s demand for a fully-signalized crossing.
A-B Street corridor expected to open Saturday morning
By Robert Whale • September 28, 2012 9:36 pm

City, Mohawk Northern Plastics and BNSF reach settlement, awaits state ratification

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Superintendent Kip Herren sports a sandwich board to help others understand the significance of the $110 million Auburn High School modernization and reconstruction bond measure on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Auburn School District pushes for crucial high school...
By Robert Whale • September 26, 2012 9:56 pm

On most days Auburn School District Superintendent Kip Herren sports a respectable suit — often, gunmetal gray, spiffy tie.

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Artist, crew to recreate, replace bronze deer
Artist, crew to recreate, replace bronze deer
By Robert Whale • September 26, 2012 9:38 pm

In August thieves sawed through the deer’s legs and stole it, leaving behind four hooves to testify that the bronze art piece, “The Long Look”, had ever graced Centennial Park across from Mountain View Cemetery.

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Auburn man: ‘Mama Tanya’ owes me money
Auburn man: ‘Mama Tanya’ owes me money
By Robert Whale • September 20, 2012 5:22 pm

A man claims that an Auburn psychic promised to pray for his relatives but instead cheated him out of more than $30,000.

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County Council to hold public hearing on transfer of park parcel to Auburn
County Council to hold public hearing on transfer...
By Robert Whale • September 20, 2012 5:09 pm

At a point about a quarter-mile past the turnoff from Eighth Street on sunny summer days, people park on the west side of 104th Avenue Southeast before dropping down a trail to swim and enjoy themselves at a bend on the Green River below.

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Auburn making way for pedestrian kiosks
Auburn making way for pedestrian kiosks
By Robert Whale • September 20, 2012 5:07 pm

The goal of having kiosks in the downtown is, in bureaucratic speak, to “enhance the pedestrian experience” in downtown Auburn.

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The 5
Auburn embraces bigger, greater public library
By Robert Whale • September 20, 2012 4:24 pm

Auburn’s librarians must have hit the off-switch on the shush-ometers last Saturday.

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‘Mr.  D’
‘Dr. D’ shares the fun, challenge of science...
By Robert Whale • September 19, 2012 8:53 pm

A roomful of students stares at the teacher as he pitches boldly into an explanation of a knotty new concept.

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The Municipal Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee has identified two possible Auburn sites on which to build a solid waste transfer station.
Auburn on list for transfer site; City officials...
By Robert Whale • September 19, 2012 8:47 pm

King County plans to replace the outdated Algona solid waste transfer station by 2018 and is looking at two sites in Auburn among five to build a new transfer station.

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Hospital Central Services Association started work this week on its laundry plant on M Street Northwest west of the Emerald Downs Racetrack.
Laundry plant expected to add 165 jobs in...
By Robert Whale • September 12, 2012 9:17 pm

Hospital Central Services Association began work this week on a $26 million laundry plant in Auburn.

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Auburn’s planned opening of the A-B Street corridor is being held up by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad’s demand for a fully-signalized crossing.
Signal delays A-B Street corridor in Auburn
By Robert Whale • September 12, 2012 9:14 pm

Two dates have come and gone for the A-B Street corridor to open, and it is not. What gives?

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Glenn Jenkins sees promise in every child as he prepares for his first year of teaching at Dick Scobee Elementary.
Back to school in Auburn: New Scobee teacher...
By Robert Whale • September 5, 2012 8:25 pm

Cynics, be aware: in the time it takes to share a few words with Glenn Jenkins over a cup of coffee, you might just come away with a dangerous new faith in the human spirit.

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The 5
Auburn awaits re-opening of expanded library
By Robert Whale • September 5, 2012 2:10 pm

Space for more seats is one of the best things about King County Library System’s renovated and expanded Auburn library.

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Invaders assault, shoot 2 victims in Auburn home
Invaders assault, shoot 2 victims in Auburn home
By Robert Whale • August 30, 2012 3:38 pm

Two to three suspects entered an Auburn home Wednesday night, assaulting and shooting two people, according to Auburn Police.

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‘The Long Look’: Thieves stole the bronze deer statue on Aug. 21
Oh, deer: Auburn’s ‘beloved’ bronze statue stolen
By Robert Whale • August 29, 2012 9:16 pm

From its perch on a metal log at Centennial Park across from Mountain View Cemetery, the bronze deer had kept watch over the valley floor since the early 1990s.

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Participants and their furry friends take off at Roegner Park last Saturday to begin the inaugural Rover Romp
Rover Ramp raises funds for Auburn Valley Humane...
By Robert Whale • August 29, 2012 9:03 pm

Families and kids brought their furry friends to Roegner Park last Saturday for the inaugural Rover Romp, a 5K run/walk along the White River trail to benefit the Auburn Valley Humane Society.

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Thieves steal popular deer sculpture from Centennial Park
Thieves steal popular deer sculpture from Centennial Park
By Robert Whale • August 24, 2012 8:09 pm

Police need public’s help finding the sculpture and catching the thieves

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