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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Let’s leave bridge building to the bridge builders...
    By Robert Whale • November 22, 2024 10:05 am

    I have been thinking a lot about an alarming trend in this nation that appears to elevate ignorance.

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    Pictured: Kirti Lal and Pensihda Jack from @Work, which is located at 4018 A St. SE at the southern end of the White River Junction shopping center. Photo by Robert Whale/The Reporter
    Auburn recruiting company is getting the job done
    By Robert Whale • November 21, 2024 7:30 am

    Local franchise for @Work marks official opening.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Election reveals a deeper cause of our national...
    By Robert Whale • November 15, 2024 11:30 am

    “You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when he starts hating the same people you do.”

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    Coyotes appear throughout Auburn
    By Robert Whale • November 15, 2024 7:30 am

    One West Hill woman is concerned for local children and small animals as more coyotes encroach her neighborhood.

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    Master of ceremonies Grantley Martelly leads off the public safety meeting at Chinook Elementary. Photo courtesy of City of Auburn
    Auburn residents share concerns about public safety
    By Robert Whale • November 8, 2024 8:30 am

    It was the seventh and final such public safety meeting in recent months.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Let’s dive into a timeless treasure trove of...
    By Robert Whale • November 8, 2024 1:30 am

    Watching the 8mm Whale family films my dad shot when we were kids on the old Kodak takes me back…

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    Auburn Police Chief Mark Caillier. Courtesy photo
    Grant will help Auburn hire more police officers
    By Robert Whale • November 7, 2024 8:30 am

    The APD applied for the grant money earlier this year.

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    Auburn School District Superintendent Dr. Alan Spicciati. Courtesy photo
    ASD School construction bond failing in early returns
    By Robert Whale • November 5, 2024 1:30 am

    Auburn school bond result below supermajority needed to pass

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    Demolition underway at the Auburn Avenue Theater site. Photo courtesy of City of Auburn
    Downtown reconstruction project to cost $12 million
    By Robert Whale • November 1, 2024 11:30 am

    As part of the project, a new theater will replace the now-demolished Auburn Avenue Theater.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Here’s hoping for peace and harmony to return...
    By Robert Whale • November 1, 2024 7:30 am

    As the late comedian and famed cynic George Carlin once said in another context: “People would have to be asleep to believe it.”

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    Auburn officials and dignitaries celebrate the ribbon cutting on the new A Street Loop on Oct 15. Photo courtesy City of Auburn
    City celebrates opening of new traffic-easing A Street...
    By Robert Whale • October 25, 2024 7:30 am

    As the city of Auburn grows, so does the need for infrastructure to properly handle all the added traffic.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    The long-lasting impact of a parent’s words |...
    By Robert Whale • October 25, 2024 1:30 am

    Why, oh why, do parents do this to the children they profess to love?

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    A ribbon cutting was held March 20, 2024, to celebrate the new home of the Auburn Food Bank, 2804 Auburn Way N. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
    Auburn to buy commercial property for $6.3 million
    By Robert Whale • October 24, 2024 11:30 am

    City had been leasing the site at 2802-2826 Auburn Way North.

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    Photo of holes in south facing wall of the Auburn Avenue Theater on Oct. 16 as demolition got underway. Courtesy photo
    Ball is rolling on Auburn’s downtown transformation
    By Robert Whale • October 23, 2024 7:30 am

    Council approves purchase of land to develop near future Auburn Avenue Theater and more.

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    The Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 9th St. SE. COURTESY PHOTO
    Auburn senior center will reap rewards of county...
    By Robert Whale • October 18, 2024 7:30 am

    The levy funding will be doing its thing in Auburn between this year and 2026.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Take a page out of my book and...
    By Robert Whale • October 18, 2024 1:30 am

    When Reporter editor Andy Hobbs and I first discussed this column three years ago, we talked about making it an…

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    Auburn police report a decrease in several crime...
    By Robert Whale • October 16, 2024 4:30 pm

    Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, 2024, occurrences of crimes dipped significantly in 10 of the 11 categories recorded by…

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    Volunteer Greg Neiman and a young helper work on a bike donated to Bikes for Kids. Courtesy photo
    Wheel fun: Auburn kids benefit from bike grant
    By Robert Whale • October 11, 2024 8:30 am

    On Monday evening (Oct. 7), the Auburn City Council accepted the $212,000 grant.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Combing through this current follicle challenge | Whale’s...
    By Robert Whale • October 11, 2024 7:30 am

    I feared the day when passersby on the streets would start in with, “Hey, get a look at Uncle Fester there!” or “What’s cookin’, Kojak?!”

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    Larry Brown, Auburn Deputy Mayor, Councilmember Position No. 6. Courtesy photo.
    Council addresses recent absences of deputy mayor
    By Robert Whale • October 10, 2024 11:20 am

    Auburn’s Deputy Mayor Larry Brown has been battling an unspecified medical issue.

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