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    Poetic proof that artificial intelligence needs a human...
    By Robert Whale • February 15, 2024 1:30 am

    Of course there’s irony here in that LinkedIn is asking writers — who, after all, make their living by writing — to help “educate” a technology that would automate their jobs.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
    Once upon a time, flexibility was seen as...
    By Robert Whale • February 9, 2024 1:30 am

    I have always considered it a strength, not a weakness, to consult with people with whom we vehemently disagree.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    When it comes to grievances, the joke is...
    By Robert Whale • February 2, 2024 6:30 am

    I can’t shake the conviction that a sense of perpetual aggrievement is one of the key components of the engine driving our national estrangement.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    The real devil in American society is willful...
    By Robert Whale • January 26, 2024 6:30 am

    I was curious. I had to know what was true. So I set out to educate myself.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Grappling with the finality of an oncologist’s statement...
    By Robert Whale • January 19, 2024 7:00 am

    Perhaps my brain injected a bit of humor to cover the shock. But I felt the gut punch.

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    Seahawks n’ Huskies share the pain | Cartoon...
    January 19, 2024 1:30 am

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Musical memories that hit all the right notes...
    By Robert Whale • January 13, 2024 1:30 am

    Here are other songs I’ve heard over the years that have had this effect on me.

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Legislature back in session next week | Cartoon
    January 6, 2024 11:30 am

    State lawmakers return Jan. 8 to Olympia.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
    Time to trim the linguistic flab from our...
    By Robert Whale • January 5, 2024 8:30 am

    I have been thinking about phrases that we use without considering what they actually imply down deep, or whether they are necessary at all.

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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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    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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