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    Articles by Robert Whale
    Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus is running for her third term in office. Courtesy photo.
    Meet Auburn’s mayoral candidates: Nancy Backus
    By Robert Whale • July 5, 2025 8:00 am

    The public can attend an in-person debate between the three candidates for mayor from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 9, at the Auburn Senior Center.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    The not-so-obvious beauty of vintage films and stories...
    By Robert Whale • July 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Three or so years ago, I got into a conversation at a Starbucks with this young guy who swore he…

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    Auburn to expand traffic camera enforcement
    By Robert Whale • June 28, 2025 7:30 am

    In 2022, based on a two-day study, the city restored cameras to school zones.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Even cancer has been, in many ways, a...
    By Robert Whale • June 27, 2025 1:30 am

    On Saturday, my right foot struck a stray rock on a sidewalk, and I went down, though without injury.

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    Exa McClain and Marie Mitchell celebrate the Juneteenth celebration at Auburn’s Les Gove Park on June 22 as an expression of unity between all people. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
    Auburn’s Juneteenth celebration honors unity and history
    By Robert Whale • June 26, 2025 11:04 am

    Exa McClain and Marie Mitchell strolled side by side on the Les Gove Park grass Sunday afternoon, cradling bouquets of…

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    Auburn Food Bank, 2804 Auburn Way N. File photo
    Council OKs loan application for Auburn Resource Center
    By Robert Whale • June 20, 2025 7:30 am

    It is home to the Auburn Community Court, and, since late 2023, the Auburn Food Bank.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Protect values and freedoms that make this country...
    By Robert Whale • June 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Letting the essential pillars of our democracy fall doesn’t make a lick of sense to me.

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    Vicki Bates, a former employee of the Auburn School District, at the No Kings protest. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
    No Kings rally brings out Auburn protesters |...
    By Robert Whale • June 16, 2025 6:00 pm

    “I just feel like I have to do something about what’s going on.”

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    A ribbon cutting was held in March 2024 to celebrate the new home of the Auburn Food Bank, 2804 Auburn Way N. The food bank is located next to a centralized hub of social services called the Auburn Resource Center. File photo
    City seeks funding to improve Auburn Resource Center
    By Robert Whale • June 15, 2025 7:30 am

    The centralized social service hub is where various nonprofit organizations come together to offer their services. It is home to the Auburn Community Court and the Auburn Food Bank.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    First Amendment thoughts ahead of weekend protests |...
    By Robert Whale • June 13, 2025 3:14 pm

    For all their flaws, the founders of the United States were brilliant.

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    Auburn revises parking code to address RVs at...
    By Robert Whale • June 6, 2025 7:30 am

    The “housing insecure,” city officials say, are regularly parking their large recreational vehicles in stalls the city has set aside for patrons of Auburn’s parks, and are parking across the lines.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    The concept of ‘habeas corpus’ deserves a closer...
    By Robert Whale • June 6, 2025 7:30 am

    Here are a few helpful facts.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Sometimes a politician’s instincts just stink | Whale’s...
    By Robert Whale • May 31, 2025 7:00 am

    Among the fascinating relatives of the noun “instinct” is the German term “Fingerspitzengefühl.”

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    Sound Transit will add a new tower crane to the Sound Transit parking garage construction site 1st Street Northwest and A Street Northwest on June 3. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
    Crane goes up at future Sound Transit garage...
    By Robert Whale • May 30, 2025 11:30 am

    Expect more noise and heavy equipment in the area around the Auburn garage construction site next week.

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    An example of the Pavement Condition Index that the city uses to grade the condition of streets. Courtesy image
    Auburn program takes a closer look at pavement...
    By Robert Whale • May 30, 2025 7:30 am

    The report, “State of our Streets (SOS),” also listed preservation projects current and future.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Still proud to be a word nerd after...
    By Robert Whale • May 23, 2025 7:00 am

    My brothers and sisters tell me they have also been called to account for using “big words.”

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    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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    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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