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    Articles by Robert Whale
    City studies tougher penalties for false alarms
    City studies tougher penalties for false alarms
    By Robert Whale • January 9, 2009 6:36 pm

    False alarms account for about 99 percent of the calls police and emergency services respond to every year. And that…

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    The birding tower will stand between 24 and 28 feet tall and provide a majestic viewpoint at Auburn’s Environmental Park.
    Perch with a view: Environmental Park to erect...
    By Robert Whale • January 9, 2009 12:31 pm

    One day the view from atop the birding tower in Auburn’s Environmental Park will take in the restored wetland with…

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    Despite a downpour
    Block party ushers in fresh start
    By Robert Whale • January 9, 2009 12:27 pm

    More than 100 people crowded under tents Wednesday afternoon to take in the rain-soaked groundbreaking of the Auburn Professional Plaza….

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    Heavy rains and melting snow have caused  local flooding. Motorists try to negotiate through some floodwaters on 37th Street in Auburn.
    Auburn escapes major problems as region battles flooding
    By Robert Whale • January 7, 2009 5:36 pm

    Flood anxieties peaked Wednesday evening, but Auburn residents began to breathe easier when the rain stopped falling Thursday morning. City…

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    City restricts parking for big rigs, unattached trailers
    City restricts parking for big rigs, unattached trailers
    By Robert Whale • January 6, 2009 3:51 pm

    Large vehicles and unattached trailers are too heavy for the unimproved shoulders of several Auburn streets to bear, and the…

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    Jeannie Barber
    Auburn remembers former city councilmember, activist Barber
    By Robert Whale • January 3, 2009 2:59 pm

    Former Auburn City Councilwoman Jeanne Barber, 83, died Jan. 1 in Texas. Barber served on the Auburn City Council from…

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    Auburn man charged with allegedly smothering infant son
    Auburn man charged with allegedly smothering infant son
    By Robert Whale • January 2, 2009 3:36 pm

    King County prosecutors have charged an Auburn man with second-degree child assault-domestic violence for allegedly smothering his 7-week-old son Dec. 3 in an attempt to quiet the baby’s crying.

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    Auburn Police Sgt. Mark Caillier will be honored Monday for saving a woman in peril. It is the second medal of distinction for Caillier.
    Police Sgt. Caillier to be honored for heroic...
    By Robert Whale • December 31, 2008 1:48 pm

    Auburn Police Sgt. Mark Caillier will be awarded his second Auburn Police Department Medal of Distinction and a citation in…

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    Crews clear away the debris
    Let the block party begin: Groundbreaking for new...
    By Robert Whale • December 29, 2008 5:52 pm

    Groundbreaking for the Auburn Professional Plaza – the three-story office building, City Hall annex and KeyBank that is to replace…

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    School board agrees to put measures on March 10 ballot
    School board agrees to put measures on March...
    By Robert Whale • December 26, 2008 8:37 pm

    On Monday, the Auburn School District board of directors passed a resolution to put before voters a bond and a levy election on March 10, each carrying lasting implications for the district for decades to come.

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    Debbie Christian carries in some frozen turkeys for the Holiday Basket Giveaway at Holy Family Catholic Church on Tuesday. Christian
    Auburn Reporter names Debbie Christian ‘Person of the...
    By Robert Whale • December 26, 2008 8:37 pm

    Over his wife’s protests, Pastor Jim Stevens hardly ever passed anyone by the side of the road who needed a ride without stopping to pick them up, or putting a couple bucks in the pocket of someone down on his luck, his daughter recalled recently.

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    School board considers placing key measures on ballot
    School board considers placing key measures on ballot
    By Robert Whale • December 22, 2008 7:08 pm

    Members of the Auburn School District board of directors were expected to pass a resolution at their regular meeting this past Monday to put before voters two special elections on March 10 – a bond and a levy with profound implications district wide.

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    Bob Johnson enjoys his role as jolly Santa Claus for area children who visit the Optimist Club-supported Santa House in downtown Auburn. Justin Martinez
    Auburn Optimist Club’s Santa savors his role
    By Robert Whale • December 22, 2008 7:08 pm

    Among Bob Johnson’s happiest memories as a downtown Santa is the little boy who climbed onto his lap, clutching a toilet paper tube.

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    Jeff Oliphant plans to build the KeyBank-City Hall annex-retail and medical office building on the site of the tavern block between North Division Street and Auburn Avenue.
    Oliphant hopes to launch construction project soon
    By Robert Whale • December 19, 2008 4:09 pm

    Construction could start as early as the early January on the office building, City Hall annex and KeyBank that is to replace the row of empty taverns just east of Auburn City Hall.

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    Auburn City Councilmember Gene Cerino and Algona City Councilmember Lynda Osborn don firefighter hats before the groundbreaking for the new Valley Regional Fire Authority Lakeland Fire Station 33 on Tuesday.
    Lakeland breaks ground on Lakeland Fire Station
    By Robert Whale • December 19, 2008 4:09 pm

    People in Lakeland Hills, Kersey and Hidden Valley are under served when it comes to fire, rescue and emergency medical services, said Eric Robertson, Valley Regional Fire Authority administrator.

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    Auburn woman receives 60 days for shooting, killing...
    By Robert Whale • December 17, 2008 12:00 am

    Debra Keeley, with husband Tom and their children at her side, told Superior Court Judge Kimberly Prochnau last Thursday morning that she wanted the woman who shot and killed their puppy to receive more than a slap on the wrist.

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    Volunteers fix the wing of the White River Presbyterian Church  occupied by ACAP.
    ACAP is back in the game at White...
    By Robert Whale • December 12, 2008 2:27 pm

    Smiles have replaced frowns in the wing at White River Presbyterian Church that ACAP Child and Family Services has called home since mid-November.

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    Ben Bigford operates an antique store while Ann Lovell maintains a museum devoted to bananas under the same roof in downtown Auburn.
    Auburn antique store goes bananas on Main Street
    By Robert Whale • December 11, 2008 4:27 pm

    Auburn has known its share of fame: after all, it’s the native place of Yami Yogurt and the childhood home of astronaut Dick Scobee and Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire.

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    Emergency move: City looks for more room to accommodate staff
    Emergency move: City looks for more room to...
    By Robert Whale • December 9, 2008 8:28 pm

    Space at Auburn City Hall is at such a premium that the lead member of the city’s emergency response team, Sarah Miller, has been parceled out to the SuperMall, while Police Chief Jim Kelly is at the Auburn Police Department.

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    City sees slight cut in budget
    City sees slight cut in budget
    By Robert Whale • December 9, 2008 8:27 pm

    The City of Auburn’s biennial 2009-10 budget offers a 2½-percent

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