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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
What is Russell Wilson’s next move? | Shiers
January 6, 2022 12:30 pm

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
When the snow finally melts | Frank Shiers
January 4, 2022 3:48 pm

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Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos
Jan. 6, 2021: A date that will live...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • January 4, 2022 5:45 am

Jan. 6, 2021. Sadly, for most Americans, that date has become one of those squares on our calendars that calls…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Are we driving more recklessly during the pandemic?...
By Bob Roegner • January 1, 2022 9:24 am

Have you noticed — pre-snowstorm — more people taking chances with reckless driving? Drivers passing on the right shoulder or…

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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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Frank Shiers cartoon
New Year’s Eve 2021 at the Space Needle...
December 30, 2021 5:30 am

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
The cruising altitude of Christmas | Guest column
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 27, 2021 1:45 pm

While flying back east over the holidays to speak at a church, I made note of the different stages passengers…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Violent crime moves local mayors to action |...
By Bob Roegner • December 23, 2021 6:00 am

It is Christmas throughout the region, and Jim Ferrell, Nancy Backus, Dana Ralph and Armondo Pavone have more in common…

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Sean Su (left), a first-generation Taiwanese American activist, was born to Taiwanese immigrants who escaped to the U.S. in the 1980s. Courtesy photo
Understanding the Taiwanese perspective | Guest column
December 17, 2021 2:30 pm

Being Asian in America is a complex experience primarily because the term “Asian” singularizes and organizes a cacophonic plurality of…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Speculation on who might run in 2022 elections...
By Bob Roegner • December 17, 2021 6:00 am

If you’re not planning to run for office in 2022, you can enjoy the holidays with your family.

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Frank Shiers cartoon
This year, it’s not about what he steals...
December 16, 2021 4:08 pm

Frank Shiers cartoon

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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.
Our recovery hinges on people returning to work...
December 13, 2021 6:35 pm

To “Build Back America,” people must return to work.

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Message to Sound Transit: Not in my backyard...
By Bob Roegner • December 9, 2021 2:00 pm

It is easy to oppose something you don’t like – particularly if it is expensive – but also hard to…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
2022 Legislature is on the horizon – here’s...
By Bob Roegner • December 3, 2021 6:00 am

The upcoming session of the Washington state Legislature will be the short session, but it will also be very political…

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Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
It’s time to talk turkey about turkeys |...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • November 24, 2021 5:00 am

So how do you feel about turkeys? When I was 12 years old, turkey was not my favorite food. Since…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Not much changed from what we knew on...
By Bob Roegner • November 23, 2021 11:02 am

This column was due before the election was certified. However, not much changed from what we knew on election night,…

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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.
Honoring heroes goes beyond lowering flags to half-mast...
November 17, 2021 5:30 am

Lowering our flags to half-staff seems to be an all too familiar sight these days. It is a solemn act…

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Public safety takes centerstage in local elections |...
By Bob Roegner • November 12, 2021 5:30 am

In Seattle and most suburban cities, the overwhelming message was that the public was scared and wanted to feel safe.

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
Washington’s secretary of state leaves big shoes to...
By Bob Roegner • November 10, 2021 4:08 pm

Secretary of State Kim Wyman recently announced she will leave her state job to go to work for President Joe…

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Dr. Jayendrina Singha Ray serves as Faculty of English at Highline College. Her research interests include postcolonial studies, spatial literary studies, British literature, and rhetoric and composition. Prior to teaching in the U.S., she worked as an editor with Routledge and taught English at colleges in India.
What the Afghan wants to say: A story...
November 5, 2021 12:03 pm

The wind is strong. It carries the colored leaves of fall to our doorsteps — leaves that bear the first…

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