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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

Opinion

Foreign languages often find a better way to say it | Whale’s Tales

“Learn a new language and get a new soul.”

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

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The key thing is what we do with our imperfections | Whale’s Tales

I have said and done many things of which I am not proud. That is, I am no…

Screenshot from the website for Help Ukraine | Operation Palyanytsya.

Letters to the Editor

Open letter to the Snoqualmie Valley | Letters

Shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, Help Ukraine | Operation Palyanytsya was founded as a humanitarian nonprofit to…

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.

Opinion

America still needs more welders, fewer philosophers | Brunell

It is not a matter of pay. A welder with basic skills now averages $47,000 a year with…

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

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Once upon a time, flexibility was seen as a strength | Whale’s Tales

I have always considered it a strength, not a weakness, to consult with people with whom we vehemently…

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

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Poetic proof that artificial intelligence needs a human touch | Whale’s Tales

Of course there’s irony here in that LinkedIn is asking writers — who, after all, make their living…

Cartoon by Roy Rand

Opinion

Deadly SR 18 | Cartoon by Roy Rand

Cartoon by Roy Rand

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

When it comes to grievances, the joke is on us | Whale’s Tales

I can’t shake the conviction that a sense of perpetual aggrievement is one of the key components of…

Dr. Emmanuel Navon, an Israeli political scientist and author of “The Star and the Scepter.” (Courtesy photo)

Opinion

Between land and ideology: An interview with Dr. Emmanuel Navon

Political scientist discusses the Israel-Palestine conflict. By Jayendrina Singha Ray, guest columnist.

Opinion

A new year and a new park for the Preston community

Guest column

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Legislature back in session next week | Cartoon

State lawmakers return Jan. 8 to Olympia.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

A plea for sanity and ‘better angels’ in the New Year | Whale’s Tales

Like many of you, I have a wish list for the coming year.

Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

In search of the weirdest names on the map | Whale’s Tales

I have always been fascinated by the titles we Americans have bestowed on our towns and cities over…