Opinion
Ode to old John Kirner and the memories he left behind | Whale’s Tales
I want to tell you a thing or two about an old friend.
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The cost we pay for having a marketplace of ideas | Whale’s Tales
Ah, the internet, the internet, let us count the many blessings of the internet.
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When weird fascinations collide with the power of insight | Whale’s Tales
I must have been about 9 years old when I started to do this weird thing.
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Lessons learned from an equal opportunity hater | Whale’s Tales
Years ago I came across a story about an old man who claimed to be a member of…
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The long and winding road toward finding who you are | Whale’s Tales
Since I was 12, words have been my thing — texts of all sorts in tongues old and…
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Community members, family and loved ones are key to addiction treatment
Guest column by Patrick Evans and Lisa Rogers, Sound behavioral healthcare
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The truth about trash as an important source of energy | Brunell
If you live in Spokane, you know about its waste-to-energy facility, which burns up to 800 tons of…
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The Auburn today vs. the Auburn I have known | Whale’s Tales
I am strolling hand in hand with my mother through Auburn City Park.
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Inslee’s nightmare before Christmas | Shiers
Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and state of emergency will end by…
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Another Herculean effort is needed to turn Seattle around | Brunell
Over the years, Seattle leaders faced “Herculean” challenges — yet found the will, resources and determination to come…
Opinion
We all need to acknowledge the devils in ourselves | Whale’s Tales
I read somewhere years ago — I have forgotten where — that if a person cannot relish the…
Opinion
The wheels on Auburn’s bus history go ‘round and ‘round | Whale’s Tales
Consider the Sound Transit Station on 23 A Street South Southwest.
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Private sector innovators in WA can increase fresh water | Brunell
In Washington, this year we’re fortunate to have escaped the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world.…
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Ironies in the current hate-the-mainstream-press moment | Whale’s Tales
Boy, we who make our living with a pen and a notepad in hand have sure dropped in…
Opinion
We must rediscover the lost art of compromise | Whale’s Tales
Believing political parties would be bad for the future of the fledgling United States, some of our Founding…