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…

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Auburn Police jail a Kent man after major drug bust

Fentanyl, heroin, meth, firearms and large amount of cash found

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

Opinion

Could we pull together like the Ukrainians are doing? | Whale’s Tales

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

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Prosecutor files multiple charges against Auburn man for high-speed crash in Kent

Witnesses say car reached over 100 mph before smashing into another vehicle

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…

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.

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Shooting in Auburn’s Veterans Memorial Park kills one

19-year-old man dies from single gunshot wound

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.

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Leader of theft ring sentenced to six years in federal prison

Auburn man operated storefront businesses in Kent and Renton that fronted as legitimate pawn shops.

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

Opinion

The growing disconnect between public servants and the press | Whale

As one small part of the often derided “legacy media,” I am aware that what I am about…

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

Opinion

My bold New Year’s resolutions – late, as usual | Whale

I was born late — exactly three weeks — despite my mother’s earnest efforts to speed the process…

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

Opinion

Good night, John Boy, from another generation | Whale

When I was growing up in the 1970s, like many others I enjoyed “The Waltons,” Earl Hamner Jr.’s…

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News

Prosecutor alleges Seattle man recorded Muckleshoot Casino employee using toilet

Man pleads not guilty to first-degree voyeurism charge in December 2021 incident at Auburn casino

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Future Algona transfer station faces planning stage headwinds

South King County’s new recycling and transfer station is expected to be completed in 2026.

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com

Opinion

Don’t fool yourself: COVID’s tentacles are long enough to reach even you | Robert Whale

From March 2020 until recently, it seemed to me that COVID-19 always hit someone far off, the man…

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com

Opinion

Mourning the loss of civility – with hope for its return | Robert Whale

We cannot help but collect them as we grow older: memories, steeped in the golden waters of nostalgia.

Auburn High School. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing

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Auburn School District trying to solve substitute teacher shortage

Problem exists at many districts

Fire inflicted heavy damage to the second floor and roof of the 2-story apartment-and ground-floor retail building at 115 East Main Street beginning late on the night of Friday July 23 and continuing into early Saturday morning. The Valley Regional Fire Authority reports that all residents got out safely. Photo courtesy Auburn Police Department.

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Fire sweeps downtown Auburn apartment building, all residents out safely

Firefighters had to rescue two residents from the roof of an apartment building in downtown Auburn that burned…

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Traffic alerts now and upcoming in King County

As of 8:14 a.m. July 13, an earlier ramp blocking incident on SR 520 Westbound at 108th Avenue…

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Road buckling on I-90 | King County traffic update

As of Monday evening June 28 and continuing into Tuesday morning and afternoon, June 29, the Washington State…