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.

Opinion

Here’s how we foot the bill for reducing wildfires in WA | Brunell

Thinning public woodlands to remove millions of dead trees is a way to generate much needed cash to…

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Letters to the Editor

Bus routes in Mercer Island | Letters

I am writing in response to your publication’s article dated April 27 regarding the Mercer Island City Council…

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Anniversaries are an invitation to mark time | Greg Asimakoupoulos

It was a cool overcast May morning in 1982. A thirty-year-old pastor stood at the front of the…

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

Never miss a chance to treasure your mama | Whale’s Tales

With the approach of Mother’s Day, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my own mother, gone 16…

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

Opinion

Did we end the mask mandate too soon in WA? | Roegner

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

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

A local government virtual meeting | Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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.

Opinion

Seattle World’s Fair highlighted electric transportation network | Brunell

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

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Meet the King County prosecutor candidates | Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

Opinion

Lawsuit may have chilling effect on effort to reduce homelessness | Roegner

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

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Arbor Day: The rest of the story | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Johnny Cash used to sing about “A Boy Named Sue,” but one of Chicagoland’s most celebrated citizens was…

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Opinion

My experience with anti-Israel sentiments at University of Washington | Guest column

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Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

Opinion

King County prosecutor race is the one to watch | Roegner

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

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Seventy things I’ve learned in 70 years | Greg Asimakoupoulos

This past weekend was not only Easter Sunday, filled with a weekend of meaningful commitments, it included a…