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Have you noticed — pre-snowstorm — more people taking chances with reckless driving? Drivers passing on the right shoulder or passing in a left-turn lane… Continue reading
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Whale’s Tales
From March 2020 until recently, it seemed to me that COVID-19 always hit someone far off, the man who’d been incautious, the woman who screamed… Continue reading
Greg Asimakoupoulos
While flying back east over the holidays to speak at a church, I made note of the different stages passengers experience in a typical takeoff.… Continue reading
Whale’s Tales
We cannot help but collect them as we grow older: memories, steeped in the golden waters of nostalgia. The Auburn I grew up in during… Continue reading
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It is Christmas throughout the region, and Jim Ferrell, Nancy Backus, Dana Ralph and Armondo Pavone have more in common than just being the mayors… Continue reading
Jayendrina Singha Ray
Being Asian in America is a complex experience primarily because the term “Asian” singularizes and organizes a cacophonic plurality of cultures and lived experiences into… Continue reading
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If you’re not planning to run for office in 2022, you can enjoy the holidays with your family. If you are planning to run, the… Continue reading
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To “Build Back America,” people must return to work. In a U.S. Chamber of Commerce poll released in early December, the findings spell trouble for… Continue reading
Mayors of South King County cities met privately recently as the first step in addressing the surge of violence affecting the south Puget Sound. Learn… Continue reading
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It is easy to oppose something you don’t like – particularly if it is expensive – but also hard to think objectively if a project… Continue reading
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The upcoming session of the Washington state Legislature will be the short session, but it will also be very political because each side will bring… Continue reading
Does the United States take Canada and Mexico for granted? The United States is in a unique geopolitical position, a position never before enjoyed by… Continue reading
Greg Asimakoupoulos
So how do you feel about turkeys? When I was 12 years old, turkey was not my favorite food. Since it was typically only served… Continue reading
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This column was due before the election was certified. However, not much changed from what we knew on election night, as the ballots had slowed… Continue reading
There have been eight murders in Federal Way so far this year, police chief says.
Lowering our flags to half-staff seems to be an all too familiar sight these days. It is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes,… Continue reading
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In Seattle and most suburban cities, the overwhelming message was that the public was scared and wanted to feel safe. That was most obvious in… Continue reading
