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    Thoughts on healthy criticism in the United States | Whale’s Tales

    Several readers have written lately to accuse me of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS).

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    By Robert Whale • December 5, 2025 1:30 am
    Opinion Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

    Here is why I rank Thanksgiving the best of holidays | Whale’s Tales

    By Robert Whale
    Opinion Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

    Searching for truth in a world of manipulation | Whale’s Tales

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    Thoughts on election night in Auburn and beyond...
    By Robert Whale • November 14, 2025 1:30 am

    The general election is over.

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    Let’s get serious about solving WA’s energy challenges | Commentary
    Let’s get serious about solving WA’s energy challenges...
    By Kris Johnson, Association of Washington Business • November 13, 2025 11:00 am

    For residents of the Pacific Northwest, January 2024 might be memorable because of the winter storm that brought ice and…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Here’s a more practical use of the National...
    By Robert Whale • November 7, 2025 5:30 am

    Here’s how U.S. President Donald Trump defends his push to defund the government-run Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Ode to the memories with my remarkable older...
    By Robert Whale • October 31, 2025 2:30 pm

    Laughing at Flip Wilson, stuffing our faces with Screaming Yellow Zonkers, and always, always, always burning the Jiffy Pop popcorn.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Thoughts on protests and freedom of speech in...
    By Robert Whale • October 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Hundreds of people took to Auburn’s streets last Saturday to protest the policies of the Trump Administration.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Reflections on an anniversary I am fortunate to...
    By Robert Whale • October 17, 2025 1:30 am

    On Saturday, Oct. 11, Ann and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    What’s happening was never what the founders intended...
    By Robert Whale • October 3, 2025 1:30 am

    An object may lean only so far to one side before it goes over, unless set upright again.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Here’s why AI should scare the hell out...
    By Robert Whale • September 26, 2025 11:30 am

    The voices and images produced by artificial intelligence are all around us these days, and getting more convincing all of…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Fault finding and political violence in today’s America...
    By Robert Whale • September 19, 2025 11:30 am

    The murder of political activist Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, on Sept 10 at Utah Valley…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    A bit of healthy skepticism over ‘manifest and...
    By Robert Whale • September 13, 2025 1:30 am

    Create more financial flow, live with serenity and clarity, deepen relationships, heal your dying mother.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Thoughts on the challenges of human relationships |...
    By Robert Whale • September 5, 2025 1:30 am

    I have been thinking lately about the challenges of human relationships.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    When old age and cancer treatments collide |...
    By Robert Whale • August 29, 2025 7:30 am

    I was walking along a hall at the weekly newspaper that first employed me one afternoon when I heard footsteps…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Original intent and other constitutional questions | Whale’s...
    By Robert Whale • August 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Original intent.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Lessons from ‘Black Like Me’ have stayed with...
    By Robert Whale • August 15, 2025 1:30 pm

    I first read John Howard Griffin’s “Black Like Me” in Mrs. Dickinson’s seventh-grade English class at Cascade Junior High in…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Revenge and score settling have no place in...
    By Robert Whale • August 8, 2025 9:30 am

    In parts of the world, lives and battles lost more than 1,000 years ago still get human blood boiling.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    The impact and residue of wounding words |...
    By Robert Whale • August 1, 2025 1:30 pm

    My father, Maurice George Whale, was a man of many words.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Ode to the quirky people you meet in...
    By Robert Whale • July 25, 2025 11:30 am

    I have been thinking lately about our many quirks and contradictions.

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    Four friends hiking. Photo courtesy of Trust for Public Land
    King County Parks Levy is a critical investment...
    By Mitsu Iwasaki Trust for Public Land • July 24, 2025 2:30 pm

    Guest commentary.

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    Civics Bee highlights the leaders of a bright future | Guest column
    Civics Bee highlights the leaders of a bright...
    By Kris Johnson, Association of Washington Business • July 18, 2025 3:05 am

    As Maanha Nasir of Snoqualmie took the stage at last month’s National Civics Bee state championship, she spoke to judges…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    This executive overreach should scare all Americans |...
    By Robert Whale • July 18, 2025 1:30 am

    As most of us learned at school, the U.S. Constitution requires a supermajority of three-fourths of the states to ratify any amendment.

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