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Still proud to be a word nerd after all these years | Whale’s Tales
My brothers and sisters tell me they have also been called to account for using “big words.”
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Here come da judges — and thank God | Whale’s Tales
One more instance of a judge stepping forward at a moment of peril to our national life to…
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Tapping into the power of mental flexibility | Whale’s Tales
At this moment, many of our distracted countrymen glare at each other over a rigid barrier of hardened…
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Higher total taxes are making Washington unaffordable | Brunell
Too often, elected officials overlook the cumulative costs of regulations, taxes, and fees on taxpayers. However, those added…
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A look at the fool’s potential radius of destruction | Whale’s Tales
Ever since it invented the skid steer loader in 1960, the Bobcat Company claims on its website, it…
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Looking through the rear-view mirror in my mind | Whale’s Tales
Road trips through the heart of Eastern Washington’s one-horse towns are among the most treasured memories of my…
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Jury service is the cornerstone of democratic participation | Guest column
Jury service is the most likely role residents will have in our justice system.
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A serious bone to pick with the powers that be | Whale’s Tales
Questioning methods, as I see it, has nothing to do with politics or personal animosities.
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Pondering life and death on this side of eternity | Whale’s Tales
I no longer fear death itself, but I could do without dying.
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Fighting for a word whose meaning has taken a beating | Whale’s Tales
As readers of this column may know by now, I am a word person.
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The road to my heart is filled with paw prints | Whale’s Tales
We got her from a friend of Ann’s, as one of the two remaining pups from a litter…
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Got me a few gripes about the doggone internet | Whale’s Tales
How does the old “Cheers” intro go?
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Have lunch with someone who disagrees with you | Whale’s Tales
On March 8, I met a reader and sometime critic of this column for lunch.
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Still finding ways to stand in the sunshine | Whale’s Tales
As readers of this column may know by now, I am a terminal cancer patient.
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Principles and ideas that are worth standing by | Whale’s Tales
In last week’s Whale’s Tales, I criticized the present administration in Washington, D.C. — not for its goals,…
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A little political lesson from Wile E. Coyote | Whale’s Tales
In a series of rules that Wile E. Coyote’s creator, Chuck Jones, laid down in 1948 to guide…
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Auburn mayor, police chief respond to Nelson sentencing | Guest column
Following the sentencing of former Officer Jeffrey Nelson to 16 years and 8 months in prison, several members…
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Ordinary places and the hidden stories they tell | Whale’s Tales
Just last week, walking along Auburn’s East Main Street, I felt the past and its people all around…
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The benefits of taking a good look at yourself | Whale’s Tales
None of us looking at what’s happening in the world sees things exactly as the next guy does.
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Trial shows that Auburn’s taxpayers deserve better | Opinion
So many signs pointed to a broken culture in the Auburn Police Department, and yet it does not…