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

Opinion

Music at the intersection of past and present | Whale

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

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

Opinion

Recovering from a different type of March Madness | Greg Asimakoupoulos

It’s been a crazy couple of years, right? We were all ready to fill out our brackets back…

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

Opinion

A closer look at gun violence in King County and beyond | Roegner

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

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

The Batman vs. The Mask Mandate | Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com

Opinion

Watching the social media and cable news train wreck | Whale

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

Jayendrina Singha Ray’s 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. She is a resident of Kirkland.

Opinion

Metaverse: Old wine in a new bottle? | Guest column

The metaverse is a space caught at the cusp of the physical and the nonphysical. Not a radically…

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Huge $1.45B revenue surplus | Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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

Opinion

Is it the right time to lift indoor mask mandates? | Roegner

Mask mandates continue to fall in several other states like New York, Illinois, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and…

Keith Livingston is a retired municipal management professional, lifelong artist and Federal Way resident. He can be reached at keithlivingstondesign@gmail.com.

Opinion

Where’s the justification for bad behavior in our society? | Livingston

Common sense respectful behavior and decorum in our society has broken down into angry undercurrents with unreconciled grievances…

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Letters to the Editor

Appalled by cartoon on gun violence | Letters

Thoughts on cartoons

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

Opinion

Writer goes on a tear about flabby language | Whale

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

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

Opinion

The ins and outs of this year’s short legislative session | Roegner

The legislative session is slowly drawing to a close. Too bad this was the short session, which does…

Postcards and snapshots from Greg’s first visit to Washington DC and the Lincoln Memorial.

Opinion

Ode to a monumental milestone | Greg Asimakoupoulos

This year the Lincoln Memorial celebrates its 100th birthday and I’m recalling my first visit to that elegant…