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    Articles by Robert Whale
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The Auburn Symphony Orchestra presents its Autumn Chamber Concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at San Mateo Episcopal Church.
    Auburn Symphony Orchestra wins grant, announces new staff...
    By Robert Whale • October 19, 2023 7:30 am

    The grant will cover the salary of the individual giving director for three years, under the assumption that the person’s fundraising successes will pay for the position thereafter.

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The area within the dotted line is a Kent neighborhood known as The Bridges, completely surrounded by Auburn.
    Bridges neighborhood annexation moves closer to finish line
    By Robert Whale • October 18, 2023 3:56 pm

    The City of Kent annexed this area in 1987 before Auburn’s annexation of Lea Hill in 2008.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Living in the midst of a full-blown knucklehead...
    By Robert Whale • October 13, 2023 1:30 am

    You read about them in the papers, see them on the television and the net, hear them on the streets.

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    Photo courtesy City of Auburn
A Waste Management hauler on the job.
    Talking trash: City leaders ponder garbage rate increases
    By Robert Whale • October 12, 2023 7:00 am

    Auburn collectively cranked out nearly 50,000 tons of garbage in 2022.

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    Janice Nelson retires this month from Trillium Employment Services after a 28-year career with the agency, which helps disabled people find employment, forge connections with their communities and live independently. (Photo courtesy Janice Nelson)
    ‘It’s been pretty cool to help people gain...
    By Robert Whale • October 6, 2023 11:30 am

    Longtime community advocate Janice Nelson moves on to her next chapter.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Here’s a column for anyone who loves their...
    By Robert Whale • October 6, 2023 7:00 am

    It is plain to me in looking at dogs small and large that a decent share of them are exemplars of love on Earth, innocents who love unconditionally and love their chow.

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    “You Are Here - Millennium Sundial” by Ries Niemi. Location: Les Gove Park, 910 9th St SE. Date accessioned: July 5, 2000. Original cost: $15,000. Current market value: The artist assessment noted that it would cost him $75,000 to remake today. Current insurance value: $16,500. Estimated cost of repair: $26,250 – $33,000. (Courtesy photo)
    Two of Auburn’s public art pieces reach the...
    By Robert Whale • October 4, 2023 3:30 pm

    To qualify for deaccession, a work must be beyond reasonable repair and must be damaged to the extent that it no longer represents the artist’s intent, among other things.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    It’s time to part ways with foolish self-righteousness...
    By Robert Whale • September 29, 2023 8:30 am

    I have been thinking lately about those “Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey” bits on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s.

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    Improvements on Auburn Way South. Courtesy photo, City of Auburn.
    Here’s a short list of upcoming Auburn street...
    By Robert Whale • September 29, 2023 7:00 am

    Of these, 30 projects with an approximate total value of $14 million are in the design phase, and nine are under construction with an approximate total value of $87 million.

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    The exterior of the rebuilt Terminal Park Elementary School, 1101 D St. SE. ROBERT WHALE, Auburn Reporter.
    Auburn School District celebrates grand opening of Terminal...
    By Robert Whale • September 27, 2023 3:27 pm

    When Auburn School District planners began tossing about ideas for the reconstruction of Terminal Park Elementary, they settled on an…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Please protect your children from BS spreaders |...
    By Robert Whale • September 22, 2023 1:30 am

    Among the most useful things I studied in college were debate, and deceptive messaging in advertising.

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    Bridges neighborhood. File photo
    Auburn authorizes annexation of Bridges neighborhood
    By Robert Whale • September 21, 2023 1:30 pm

    Kent annexed the Bridges neighborhood of Lea Hill in 1987, making it a part of Kent that was not contiguous to its city boundaries. Auburn’s 2008 annexation of Lea Hill made the neighborhood an island of Kent surrounded on all sides by Auburn.

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    The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe unveil their gift of a Welcome Figure and provide a song and blessing during the Postmark Center for the Arts grand opening. The figure was created by Muckleshoot artists Sam Obrovac, Tyson Simmons and Keith Stevenson. Photo courtesy of City of Auburn
    Historic Auburn post office reopens as Postmark Center...
    By Robert Whale • September 20, 2023 5:00 pm

    They came in droves Saturday, Sept. 16, to the grand opening of Auburn’s new arts and culture center.

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    Kent resident and U.S. Navy veteran Karey Wise relishes a long pull on his Octoberfest Märchen at Auburn's Hops and Crops beer and music festival out at Mary Olson Farm on Sept. 16. Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter.
    Hops and Crops raises the bar on a...
    By Robert Whale • September 20, 2023 3:30 pm

    It is Saturday, Sept. 16, and Karey Wise is having his first ever go at Hops and Crops, Auburn’s annual…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Believing in a flawless country is not balanced...
    By Robert Whale • September 15, 2023 10:45 am

    My country can do no wrong.

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    Bridges neighborhood. File photo
    Bridges neighborhood moves closer to annexation
    By Robert Whale • September 15, 2023 10:06 am

    Area with 386 homes is located in Kent, but surrounded by Auburn.

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    Courtesy of VRFA
    Valley Regional Fire will ask voters to approve...
    By Robert Whale • September 14, 2023 7:30 am

    Prop. 1 would fund new construction, renovation of existing facilities, technology and equipment.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Camp Auburn leaves an impression that lasts a...
    By Robert Whale • September 9, 2023 8:30 am

    I remember watching when I was a kid as my older sister and then my three brothers hit sixth grade,…

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    Auburn volunteer extraordinaire Ronnie Beyersdorf, who died May 9, 2023, will be sorely missed. Photo Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter
    City and museum pay tribute to late Auburn...
    By Robert Whale • September 8, 2023 8:00 am

    Ronnie Beyersdorf died May 9 at age 79.

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    Shannon Moreno and her 6-year-old son, Jamie, prepare for the first day of school at the rebuilt Terminal Park Elementary School. Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter.
    Auburn students start a new year with a...
    By Robert Whale • September 7, 2023 10:50 am

    District is providing the required school supplies plus breakfast and lunch to all students.

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