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    Articles by Robert Whale
    The Auburn Avenue Theater sits vacant and boarded up on Jan. 3, 2022, after being condemned due to safety concerns stemming from the demolition of the Max House Apartments complex next door. File photo
    City gets a grant for the future Downtown...
    By Robert Whale • May 22, 2025 1:30 pm

    The city anticipates construction will begin in early 2026.

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    File photo
    Council votes for Auburn to stand up its...
    By Robert Whale • May 21, 2025 4:30 pm

    By a 5-2 vote on May 5, the Auburn City Council gave Mayor Nancy Backus the authority to terminate the 2013 agreement/contract.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Here come da judges — and thank God...
    By Robert Whale • May 17, 2025 6:30 am

    One more instance of a judge stepping forward at a moment of peril to our national life to save our butts.

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    A Waste Management hauler on the job. Photo courtesy City of Auburn
    Auburn’s garbage hauler talks trash at city council
    By Robert Whale • May 16, 2025 9:30 am

    In 2024, Waste Management collected from Auburn city streets 7,577 tons of garbage, 87 roadside litter bags, 80 tires and 74.31 tons of bulky items, 205 pounds of “sharps” and 74,180 pounds of garbage.

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    Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus
    Candidates file for public office in Auburn
    By Robert Whale • May 15, 2025 8:30 am

    Eleven candidates are in the running for public office in Auburn, according to King County Elections. The candidates for mayor…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Tapping into the power of mental flexibility |...
    By Robert Whale • May 9, 2025 1:30 am

    At this moment, many of our distracted countrymen glare at each other over a rigid barrier of hardened suspicion and…

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    Courtesy Photo, Auburn Police
    Auburn PD reports an increase in pursuits since...
    By Robert Whale • May 8, 2025 7:30 am

    Most police pursuits occur between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., according to the department.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    A look at the fool’s potential radius of...
    By Robert Whale • May 2, 2025 1:30 am

    Ever since it invented the skid steer loader in 1960, the Bobcat Company claims on its website, it has “helped…

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    Lisa Stirgus
    Stirgus officially joins Auburn City Council
    By Robert Whale • April 30, 2025 4:09 pm

    Stirgus will fill the time remaining on former councilmember Larry Brown’s four-year council term.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Looking through the rear-view mirror in my mind...
    By Robert Whale • April 26, 2025 7:30 am

    Road trips through the heart of Eastern Washington’s one-horse towns are among the most treasured memories of my childhood.

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    File photo
    Council passes resolution in support of countywide EMS...
    By Robert Whale • April 25, 2025 3:30 pm

    On April 21, the Auburn City Council unanimously approved a resolution green-lighting the placement of a countywide ballot measure before voters in 2025 for a levy to support Medic One/Emergency Medical Services (EMS).

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    Clean Sweep on Main Street, 2019. File photo.
    Auburn’s annual Clean Sweep returns this weekend
    By Robert Whale • April 23, 2025 2:11 pm

    Clean Sweep, Auburn’s annual celebration of Earth Day, is here again from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    A serious bone to pick with the powers...
    By Robert Whale • April 18, 2025 7:00 am

    Questioning methods, as I see it, has nothing to do with politics or personal animosities.

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    Lisa Stirgus. Photo courtesy of City of Auburn
    Stirgus answers questions from Auburn City Council
    By Robert Whale • April 17, 2025 4:00 am

    Here is a selection of the questions the Auburn City Council put to Lisa Stirgus and the other candidates for the seat vacated by Larry Brown.

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    Lisa Stirgus
    Lisa Stirgus appointed to Auburn City Council
    By Robert Whale • April 16, 2025 3:27 pm

    She will fill the position vacated by Larry Brown.

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    Debbie Christian, executive director of the Auburn Food Bank. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
    Auburn Food Bank enjoys new home, seeks more...
    By Robert Whale • April 11, 2025 11:30 am

    The agency’s annual school food drive was down about 30,000 pounds compared to 2024.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Pondering life and death on this side of...
    By Robert Whale • April 11, 2025 7:30 am

    I no longer fear death itself, but I could do without dying.

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    Larry Brown, Auburn City Council Position 6. Courtesy photo.
    Council picks seven to interview to fill out...
    By Robert Whale • April 7, 2025 1:30 am

    At a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. April 7, the Auburn City Council chose seven candidates to interview at a…

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    Rendering of the downtown park concept. Courtesy of City of Auburn
    East Main Street to close for three months...
    By Robert Whale • April 4, 2025 7:30 am

    The work is part of Auburn’s downtown reconstruction project.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Fighting for a word whose meaning has taken...
    By Robert Whale • April 4, 2025 1:30 am

    As readers of this column may know by now, I am a word person.

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