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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
‘Leave it to the states’ has left me...
By Robert Whale • August 18, 2023 1:30 am

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on the grounds that…

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Organized thoughts about my second fight with cancer...
By Robert Whale • August 11, 2023 1:30 am

It is 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Too many hare-brained ideas have hopped the fence...
By Robert Whale • August 5, 2023 8:30 am

In a United States not so far away and not so long ago, common sense muscled lunatic ideas to the…

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(Photo courtesy of Plymouth Housing)
Approve Prop. 1: Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services...
July 28, 2023 12:42 pm

Karen Lee, a U.S. Army veteran and CEO of Plymouth Housing, shares why King County voters should vote to approve Proposition 1.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Here’s an ‘old-fashioned’ view of some modern dilemmas...
By Robert Whale • July 28, 2023 8:30 am

I have been writing this opinion column ever since my return from the extended time I took off to deal…

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Pot-of-gold theory: Memories from an innocent age |...
By Robert Whale • July 21, 2023 1:30 am

Apparently, word about our adventure got around, as for weeks we were the butt of jokes at school.

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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.
Bumper cherry crop sweetens WA’s farm economy |...
By Don C. Brunell • July 16, 2023 11:40 am

The good news is this state’s cherry crop looks good — a marked improvement over 2022. It is sweetening our…

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Pictured on the left in the green wig and costume is Anita. The person in red is Cade. (Courtesy photos)
From identity to art: Q&A with two Puget...
July 15, 2023 1:30 am

By Jayendrina Singha Ray, Guest columnist

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Give yourself permission to find your own drumbeat...
By Robert Whale • July 14, 2023 1:30 pm

The summer before I graduated from college, an unasked-for “bolt from the blue” changed my life.

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New long-term care program supports elder care in...
July 14, 2023 12:00 pm

By Melinda Young-Flynn, Washington State Budget and Policy Center

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Courage and love are key to conquering hopelessness...
By Robert Whale • July 7, 2023 8:30 am

I need to follow up what I said in last week’s column about scars.

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Happy Independence Day | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
July 4, 2023 6:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
The search for strength can be found in...
By Robert Whale • June 30, 2023 4:30 pm

“In a dark time the eye begins to see …”

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
‘What the hell’ moment leads to adventure of...
By Robert Whale • June 23, 2023 1:30 pm

Each life is composed of an infinity of tiny brushstrokes.

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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.
Cash for empty bottles would make sense in...
By Don C. Brunell • June 16, 2023 11:40 am

When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the state’s beaches,…

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Time to check my watch as the seasons...
By Robert Whale • June 16, 2023 1:30 am

One thing aging has taught me: kids live in another world than I do.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Ignorance takes a prominent seat at today’s table...
By Robert Whale • June 9, 2023 1:30 am

In the film “Matilda,” the girl’s father, Harry Wormwood, in conversation with Matilda’s teacher, Miss Honey, belittles educated people.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
The frustrating history behind the U.S. debt ceiling...
By Robert Whale • June 2, 2023 1:30 am

The debt ceiling “crisis” infuriates me.

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Remember and honor | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
May 27, 2023 11:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Artificial intelligence will test our boundaries of rationality...
By Robert Whale • May 26, 2023 1:30 am

Consider this hypothetical scenario.

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