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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
A plea for sanity and ‘better angels’ in...
By Robert Whale • December 29, 2023 8:30 am

Like many of you, I have a wish list for the coming year.

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Santa doesn’t drive a Kia | Cartoon
December 24, 2023 7:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
In search of the weirdest names on the...
By Robert Whale • December 22, 2023 7:30 am

I have always been fascinated by the titles we Americans have bestowed on our towns and cities over time.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
The manipulation behind the term ‘carbon footprint’ |...
By Robert Whale • December 15, 2023 7:30 am

“Carbon footprint” was the crowning achievement of an advertising campaign.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
Ode to the best Auburn teacher I never...
By Robert Whale • December 8, 2023 1:30 am

“Mister Whale!” the voice said in an elevated register.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
What we can learn from sick egos and...
By Robert Whale • December 1, 2023 11:30 am

What I couldn’t get across to him — I tried — is that you can be the best on the planet at what you do, but if you can’t get along with other human beings, you won’t get anywhere.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
It’s about time to embrace your inner nerd...
By Robert Whale • November 24, 2023 1:30 am

I was 22 years old, and in my second year at the University of Washington that fateful day, one of my Classics professors, without knowing it, helped put a name to my dreaded affliction.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
Taking a closer look at our evolving blame...
By Robert Whale • November 17, 2023 1:30 am

I was listening to the radio on the way in to work the other day when I caught a discussion…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Federal tax dollars at work in Auburn |...
November 11, 2023 1:30 pm

Auburn police received $38,323 in funding for the department’s fireworks emphasis patrols from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
A gentle reminder to remember the cost of...
By Robert Whale • November 11, 2023 8:30 am

Before we put the veterans back on the shelf until the next observance, I think it’s worthwhile to consider a few of the things they have done for us that we may have forgotten.

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Salute to veterans | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
November 11, 2023 6:00 am

On Veterans Day, honor those who served your country.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Finding a life lesson in an old pair...
By Robert Whale • November 3, 2023 1:30 am

Lately I have found myself overwhelmed.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Bigotry and hatred are tumors on the soul...
By Robert Whale • October 27, 2023 7:30 am

I have always believed that bigotry and hatred are tumors on the soul that need to be cut away. We should not marinate in them.

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Why you should vote in the upcoming election...
October 21, 2023 9:00 am

When I ask my students when the next election is, frequently they will say “November 2024” or whichever presidential year is coming up next.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
The highs and lows of my second round...
By Robert Whale • October 19, 2023 7:30 pm

“We did not expect you to make it,” doc says.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Living in the midst of a full-blown knucklehead...
By Robert Whale • October 13, 2023 1:30 am

You read about them in the papers, see them on the television and the net, hear them on the streets.

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Jesus Edwardo Sanchez makes mezcal and tequila. Courtesy photo
Cultivating culture and spirits: The untold story of...
October 12, 2023 11:30 am

By Jayendrina Singha Ray, Guest columnist

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Here’s a column for anyone who loves their...
By Robert Whale • October 6, 2023 7:00 am

It is plain to me in looking at dogs small and large that a decent share of them are exemplars of love on Earth, innocents who love unconditionally and love their chow.

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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.
Dear government: Hold your horses when regulating trucks...
By Don C. Brunell • September 30, 2023 11:40 am

Next to gasoline and diesel, natural gas also has the greatest number of refueling stations.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
It’s time to part ways with foolish self-righteousness...
By Robert Whale • September 29, 2023 8:30 am

I have been thinking lately about those “Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey” bits on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s.

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