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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Did we end the mask mandate too soon...
By Bob Roegner • May 6, 2022 4:05 pm

Philadelphia recently became the first U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate. But it may not be the last.

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
A local government virtual meeting | Cartoon by...
May 5, 2022 12:30 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Code Purple Team photo. Courtesy of Sandra Maffeo.
LWHS Robotics attend World Championship in Texas
May 2, 2022 8:55 am

The team was invited to compete in Houston, TX from April 20 to 23.

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.
Seattle World’s Fair highlighted electric transportation network |...
April 30, 2022 5:30 am

Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair was awe-inspiring. It previewed developments that would improve our daily lives in the next millennium. While…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Meet the King County prosecutor candidates | Shiers
April 29, 2022 4:38 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Lawsuit may have chilling effect on effort to...
By Bob Roegner • April 29, 2022 4:35 pm

Responding to the regional homeless challenge isn’t easy and comes with its own set of political problems. First, it is…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
King County prosecutor race is the one to...
By Bob Roegner • April 21, 2022 12:41 pm

The race to replace retiring Dan Satterberg as King County prosecutor is one to watch closely.

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
King County’s new inquest rules become part of...
By Bob Roegner • April 15, 2022 5:35 am

Since 1854, before Washington was a territory, inquests have been required whenever a person dies from interaction with a police…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
New lanes on Highway 18 | Shiers
April 14, 2022 3:05 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Could we pull together like the Ukrainians are...
By Robert Whale • April 14, 2022 3:04 pm

The past is like a foreign country — they do things differently there.

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
U.S. Senate and Washington Legislature are the races...
By Bob Roegner • April 8, 2022 1:12 pm

There’s a question hanging in the air: Can a Republican U.S. Senate candidate really win in Washington?

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Community health centers are the backbone of equity in our healthcare system | Guest column
Community health centers are the backbone of equity...
April 6, 2022 1:40 pm

By Sen. Manka Dhingra and Lisa Yohalem

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Spring Break in King County | Shiers
April 6, 2022 11:20 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
How about that landfill? | Shiers
April 1, 2022 2:00 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
The benefits of King County’s juvenile diversion program...
By Bob Roegner • March 30, 2022 5:35 am

Due to widespread community support at a King County Law Justice, Health and Human Services Committee meeting, and on a…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Pot shop robberies | Shiers
March 25, 2022 6:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.
A few thoughts on Russia wanting Alaska back...
March 25, 2022 5:30 am

Return Alaska to Russia?

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Music at the intersection of past and present...
By Robert Whale • March 11, 2022 11:35 am

It is a July day in 1969, and I am with my family at Lake Surprise. I have just finished…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
A closer look at gun violence in King...
By Bob Roegner • March 9, 2022 5:35 am

Was it only four years ago that 14 students and three staff members were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High…

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
The Batman vs. The Mask Mandate | Shiers
March 8, 2022 1:00 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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