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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Public shaming of a dance floor klutz and...
    By Robert Whale • February 24, 2023 1:30 am

    We all have moments in our lives that pink us up with embarrassment.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Family home’s noisy soundtrack still plays in my...
    By Robert Whale • February 17, 2023 1:30 am

    I grew up in a rather small house in the northeast Auburn of the 1960s and ‘70s.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    P.T. Barnum would be proud of today’s golden...
    By Robert Whale • February 10, 2023 1:30 am

    As you know by now, I make my living writing the news.

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    Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
    It’s time to stop crooks from scamming unemployment...
    By Don C. Brunell • February 9, 2023 11:00 am

    Three years after crooks stole billions in unemployment insurance funds, federal and state officials are scrambling to retrieve the money…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    For the love of wordplay and timeless family...
    By Robert Whale • February 4, 2023 1:30 am

    An American woman was meeting with old friends shortly after her return from an extended stay overseas, when one of…

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    Robert Whale
    A better life comes from learning to distinguish...
    By Robert Whale • January 25, 2023 7:30 am

    One night in 2016, my wife, Ann, and I were cruising through the vegetable aisle of a local supermarket when…

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    Keith Livingston is a retired municipal management professional, lifelong artist and Federal Way resident. He can be reached at keithlivingstondesign@gmail.com.
    Homeowner’s behavior toward waste worker is pure garbage...
    By Keith Livingston • January 20, 2023 5:05 am

    I recently witnessed an interaction between a homeowner trying to deal with having his green bin container picked up by…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Ode to the man who mastered the art...
    By Robert Whale • January 14, 2023 5:30 am

    I am a word person.

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Go Seahawks! | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    January 13, 2023 3:25 pm

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
    America needs ‘all of the above’ energy approach...
    By Don C. Brunell • January 7, 2023 5:25 am

    In 2023, one of the most significant shifts America needs is to return to an “all of the above” strategy…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Welcome to the big show, Dori | Shiers
    January 6, 2023 11:50 am

    From cartoonist Frank Shiers:

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    ‘I must have driven through a barn’ and...
    By Robert Whale • January 6, 2023 11:45 am

    My brother, Jack, and I were jabbering on Christmas Eve about all the things we’ve done in our lives that…

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    Keith Livingston is a retired municipal management professional, lifelong artist and Federal Way resident. He can be reached at keithlivingstondesign@gmail.com.
    Let’s say our 8 billionth person was born...
    By Keith Livingston • January 6, 2023 5:05 am

    The United Nations announced Nov. 8 that the world had just welcomed its 8 billionth human passenger.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    When old age asks the new year for...
    By Robert Whale • December 31, 2022 5:30 am

    One of the important lessons the dawning of each new year has taught me is the futility of making New…

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    Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
    Wreaths honor veterans at cemeteries across America |...
    By Don C. Brunell • December 24, 2022 5:25 am

    The holiday season is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving lost loved ones. Evergreen wreaths placed on veterans’ graves…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Remembering the joys of Christmas with the family...
    By Robert Whale • December 23, 2022 3:00 pm

    I remember fondly the build-up to Christmas in the Whale home of my childhood.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Join me in the wacky world of curious...
    By Robert Whale • December 17, 2022 5:30 am

    Sometimes when a bit of free time opens up, I like to go to the White River Valley Museum to…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Looking at common civility through the rearview mirror...
    By Robert Whale • December 10, 2022 5:30 am

    What madness overtakes otherwise decent people when they get behind the wheel of a car?

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    Hilde at her 103rd birthday party. Photo by Alex Bruell.
    Lessons from Hilde, who fled Nazi Germany for...
    By Alex Bruell • December 9, 2022 1:30 pm

    Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.

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    Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
    Highs and lows of brick-and-mortar holiday shopping |...
    By Don C. Brunell • December 4, 2022 2:25 pm

    The good news is, despite higher prices, inflation and safety concerns, more Christmas shoppers are browsing online as well as…

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