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Vital political lesson meets one of dad’s favorite jokes | Whale’s Tales
As we all know by now, the recent midterm elections did not go as the polls, pundits and…
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Thanksgiving and the Whale kitchen’s eternal warmth | Whale’s Tales
Looking today at the North Auburn home in which I grew up fills me with wonder.
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The ‘ignoranting’ of Americans in the age of false narratives | Whale’s Tales
Many sweeping generalizations stalk our land today, making no distinctions between diverse people and institutions, but lumping them…
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Honoring fallen heroes goes beyond lowering flags to half-mast | Brunell
Lowering our flags to half-staff is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men…
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Are South King County’s poverty problems here to stay? | Livingston
What does success look like?
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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.
Opinion
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…