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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com
    Watching the social media and cable news train...
    By Robert Whale • March 5, 2022 5:30 am

    To say that anything is possible is to condition the sinister, pitfall corollary that nothing is ridiculous.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Writer goes on a tear about flabby language...
    By Robert Whale • February 18, 2022 3:00 pm

    Those who know me know me know I’m a bit of a stickler about language.

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    Jail bars. Stock photo
    Leader of theft ring sentenced to six years...
    By Robert Whale • February 10, 2022 4:04 pm

    Auburn man operated storefront businesses in Kent and Renton that fronted as legitimate pawn shops.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    The growing disconnect between public servants and the...
    By Robert Whale • January 28, 2022 5:30 am

    As one small part of the often derided “legacy media,” I am aware that what I am about to say…

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    Prosecutor charges Auburn man for assaulting a woman in Seattle
    Prosecutor charges Auburn man for assaulting a woman...
    By Robert Whale • January 27, 2022 6:30 pm

    On Jan. 24, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed a felony case against an Auburn man it accuses of…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    My bold New Year’s resolutions – late, as...
    By Robert Whale • January 22, 2022 12:15 pm

    I was born late — exactly three weeks — despite my mother’s earnest efforts to speed the process along with…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Good night, John Boy, from another generation |...
    By Robert Whale • January 13, 2022 3:08 pm

    When I was growing up in the 1970s, like many others I enjoyed “The Waltons,” Earl Hamner Jr.’s televised account…

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    Credit: Pixabay
    Prosecutor alleges Seattle man recorded Muckleshoot Casino employee...
    By Robert Whale • January 12, 2022 6:00 pm

    The Auburn Police Department reports that a Seattle man used his cell phone to record an employee of the Muckleshoot…

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    Future Algona transfer station faces planning stage headwinds
    By Robert Whale • January 7, 2022 5:30 am

    South King County’s new recycling and transfer station is expected to be completed in 2026.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com
    Don’t fool yourself: COVID’s tentacles are long enough...
    By Robert Whale • December 30, 2021 5:30 am

    From March 2020 until recently, it seemed to me that COVID-19 always hit someone far off, the man who’d been…

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    Former operating room nurse Sarah Blum at the 12th Evacuation Hospital in Cu Chi Vietnam, 1967. Courtesy Sarah Blum
    Former nurse recounts her experiences in Vietnam —...
    By Robert Whale • November 22, 2021 7:30 am

    Auburn resident copes with wartime service PTSD through writing.

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    Fire inflicted heavy damage to the second floor and roof of the 2-story apartment-and ground-floor retail building at 115 East Main Street beginning late on the night of Friday July 23 and continuing into early Saturday morning. The Valley Regional Fire Authority reports that all residents got out safely. Photo courtesy Auburn Police Department.
    Fire sweeps downtown Auburn apartment building, all residents...
    By Robert Whale • July 24, 2021 1:30 am

    Firefighters had to rescue two residents from the roof of an apartment building in downtown Auburn that burned late Friday…

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    Traffic alerts now and upcoming in King County
    By Robert Whale • July 13, 2021 1:30 am

    As of 8:14 a.m. July 13, an earlier ramp blocking incident on SR 520 Westbound at 108th Avenue Northeast in…

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    Road buckling on I-90 | King County traffic...
    By Robert Whale • June 29, 2021 1:30 am

    As of Monday evening June 28 and continuing into Tuesday morning and afternoon, June 29, the Washington State Department of…

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    Tree in the roadway June 28 blocks the right lane on westbound SR 18 just east of Tiger Mountain Rd. Photo courtesy of WSDOT
    Fallen tree on SR 18 | King County...
    By Robert Whale • June 28, 2021 10:35 am

    As of Monday morning, June 28, Washington State Department of Transportation reported the following road obstructions:

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    Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. File photo
    Auburn man charged with threatening to kill Seattle...
    By Robert Whale • May 5, 2021 2:45 pm

    Seattle Police say an Auburn man left a death threat on Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s main office telephone line on…

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    First large-scale, human composting facility in the world...
    By Robert Whale • March 25, 2021 1:05 pm

    “It’s what nature meant us to do. We just do it faster.”

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    Couple captured in famous photo 67 years ago enjoying the good life in Auburn
    Couple captured in famous photo 67 years ago...
    By Robert Whale • September 30, 2020 3:50 pm

    The story of when Robert met Willa.

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    Deputy fatally shoots Auburn man
    Deputy fatally shoots Auburn man
    By Robert Whale • September 23, 2020 2:55 pm

    Man identified as Joshua Sarrett, 32.

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    Ferguson sues agencies over archive relocation decision
    Ferguson sues agencies over archive relocation decision
    By Robert Whale • August 28, 2020 3:05 pm

    “Decision to close the National Archives in Seattle has far-reaching impacts across the Northwest.”

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