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Articles by Robert Whale
A look from above shows the Green River and the Reddington levee in proximity to the River Mobile Estates in northeast Auburn. The levee is worn
County to replace worn levee in northeast Auburn
By Robert Whale • May 9, 2012 9:50 pm

River Mobile Estates residents know a thing or two about the shortcomings of the Reddington levee on the Green River north of Brannan Park in northeast Auburn.

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Auburn's Ashley Perkovich
Auburn’s mighty Perkovich begins to emerge in world-class...
By Robert Whale • May 9, 2012 9:23 pm

Ashley Perkovich was a gymnastics standout at Auburn Mountainview High School, indeed, an all-around outstanding athlete in just about anything she tried.

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Auburn considers contracting out court services to county
Auburn considers contracting out court services to county
By Robert Whale • May 3, 2012 4:18 pm

Fretting the rising costs of operating Auburn’s Municipal Court, City leaders are weighing, among other options, whether to contract out the court’s functions to King County District Court.

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Auburn man’s marijuana conviction overturned
Auburn man’s marijuana conviction overturned
By Robert Whale • May 3, 2012 3:45 pm

Washington’s Supreme Court late last month overturned a man’s conviction on marijuana charges, ruling that the City didn’t have the authority to prosecute him under state law in municipal court.

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Gordon Hirabayashi
Auburn’s Hirabayashi, internment opponent, posthumously awarded Presidential Medal...
By Robert Whale • April 27, 2012 5:32 pm

The late Gordon Hirabayashi, an Auburn native and World War II internment opponent, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday.

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What’s next? Auburn must tackle eroding roads
What’s next? Auburn must tackle eroding roads
By Robert Whale • April 26, 2012 3:07 pm

As most people know by now, Auburn’s $59 million road bond went down in last week’s special election, barely reaching a simple majority when it needed a 60-percent super majority.

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Red light photo program yielding fewer violations in Auburn
Red light photo program yielding fewer violations in...
By Robert Whale • April 26, 2012 2:54 pm

Violations at red light photo enforced intersections and school zones continue to drop, according to the Auburn Police Department’s latest report card on the program, “Photosafe Auburn, First Quarter Report, Jan.-March 2008-2012.

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Auburn man gets 20 years for killing his wife
Auburn man gets 20 years for killing his...
By Robert Whale • April 20, 2012 3:58 pm

Man killed wife because she “had problems with men.”

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Auburn leaders rakes ideas for sprucing up traffic medians
Auburn leaders rakes ideas for sprucing up traffic...
By Robert Whale • April 18, 2012 7:42 pm

Unkempt, weed wild, returning to nature, too many of Auburn’s 40 landscape medians looked like crazy salads tossed into the middle of the street.

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Nancy Wyatt
Downtown promenade brings new look, possibilities to Auburn
By Robert Whale • April 18, 2012 7:30 pm

The City of Auburn has never been shy about sharing its hopes for attracting new development to the downtown to expand its tax base.

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Auburn voters reject $59 million road bond
Auburn voters reject $59 million road bond
By Robert Whale • April 18, 2012 7:02 pm

Auburn voters on Tuesday night were asked to render judgment on a $59 million bond measure that would repair 31 miles of aging commuter and freight corridors, and make improvements at key intersections throughout Auburn.

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Kent man gets 20 years for fatal shooting in Auburn last May
Kent man gets 20 years for fatal shooting...
By Robert Whale • April 13, 2012 7:37 pm

Court officials take precautions, impose tight security during sentencing

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Gustavo Martinez
Bowl time: Potters throwing clay around for major...
By Robert Whale • April 11, 2012 9:10 pm

A tidy clutch of ceramics teachers and students gathered in Green River Community College’s Salish Hall room 170 last week for the annual throwing of clay bowls.

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Richard Wynne
Auburn embraces wonders of new environmental park
By Robert Whale • April 11, 2012 9:05 pm

Midway through one of the many speeches marking the opening of the Auburn Environmental Park boardwalk at the north end of Western Avenue last Thursday, some brash, noisemaking so-and-so stole the thunder.

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Auburn Valley Humane Society, City to celebrate groundbreaking of animal shelter
Auburn Valley Humane Society, City to celebrate groundbreaking...
By Robert Whale • April 4, 2012 9:35 pm

The Auburn Valley Humane Society and the City of Auburn will join together to celebrate the groundbreaking and remodeling of an animal shelter.

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The City's South Division Street Promenade nears completion. The pay for it all
Auburn to unveil downtown promenade project
By Robert Whale • April 4, 2012 9:32 pm

Workers are finishing up Auburn’s biggest downtown building project in decades. And folks who’ve waited a long time to see the South Division Street Promenade done are preparing to cheer.

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Auburn’s Rachell Bechtle adjusts a lathe during a precision machining class  at Green River Community College.
Green River Community College points the way for...
By Robert Whale • April 4, 2012 9:25 pm

Like many people today, 21-year-old Rachell Bechtle of Auburn wanted to upgrade her skills, get into a better trade, land a good job.

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Auburn’s red-light camera signs without cameras rile some motorists
Auburn’s red-light camera signs without cameras rile some...
By Robert Whale • March 28, 2012 8:32 pm

City leaders weigh keeping or removing some red-light photo signs

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Stephanie Luka
Auburn’s Environmental Park boardwalk set to open April...
By Robert Whale • March 28, 2012 8:26 pm

On a lichen-covered fence post leaning wearily out of wetlands-once-farmlands, a bird preens its bright feathers in the light of an early spring afternoon.

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More to Auburn’s CAPER report than just a stuffy title
More to Auburn’s CAPER report than just a...
By Robert Whale • March 21, 2012 8:52 pm

Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the 2011 program year — now there’s a title to thrill and chill.

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