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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    We all need to acknowledge the devils in...
    By Robert Whale • September 16, 2022 1:30 pm

    I read somewhere years ago — I have forgotten where — that if a person cannot relish the puncturing of…

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    Greg Asimakoupoulos, left, and George Toles. Courtesy photo
    A voice of encouragement still rings in my...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • September 7, 2022 5:20 am

    Three months before I began my freshman year at Seattle Pacific University in the fall of 1970, I went to…

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    Council should let residents weigh in on climate actions | Letter to the Editor
    Council should let residents weigh in on climate...
    September 6, 2022 5:45 pm

    The Mercer Island City Council and staff are currently working with a consultant to prepare a draft Climate Action Plan…

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    Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
    Private sector innovators in WA can increase fresh...
    By Don C. Brunell • September 3, 2022 3:45 pm

    In Washington, this year we’re fortunate to have escaped the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world. The Columbia…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Gas-powered car ban in Washington state too? |...
    September 3, 2022 1:30 am

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Building social capital one street event at a...
    August 30, 2022 9:30 am

    Yesterday (Aug. 28) on Mercer Island, Joe Kennedy and the Boyd Building Collection neighbors successfully obtained city support to block…

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    An invitation to paint rocks and learn by...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • August 17, 2022 5:20 pm

    During the height of COVID, quarantined artists in my community found a creative expression for their talent. They painted rocks…

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    Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.
    The closer we get to 2023, the more...
    By Bob Roegner • August 6, 2022 6:10 am

    Midway through the 2022 primary season, Democrats are questioning if President Joe Biden can save them from the expected mid-term…

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    Remembering a Towering Legend
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • August 1, 2022 11:50 am

    A tribute to Bill Russell, who died July 31 at the age of 88.

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    Thank you, Heather Burgess | Letter to the...
    August 1, 2022 11:30 am

    A group of us parents and grandparents of young singers and dancers want to express our deep gratitude to Heather…

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    Thoughts on local parks | Letter to the...
    August 1, 2022 11:30 am

    Relocating the bike skills area [BSA] to Deane’s Children’s Park, within Island Crest Park [ICP] will merely relocate its problems,…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Summer arrives in 2022 | Shiers
    July 29, 2022 1:00 pm

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    My fellow Americans, we need a political middle...
    By Robert Whale • July 29, 2022 5:30 am

    For the poor beleaguered voter in the coming elections, I offer this piece of advice — beware of the stealth…

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