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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Oh, the things we say, but shouldn’t |...
By Robert Whale • February 7, 2025 12:00 pm

So many of my father’s advices, as he actually said them, I did not take.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
Confessions of a klutz: Was I cursed from...
By Robert Whale • January 17, 2025 11:00 am

For most of my life, that’s how I felt about myself.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.
A few thoughts on those ‘cultural elites’ |...
By Robert Whale • January 10, 2025 12:00 pm

It stuns me how often we are guilty of doing the very thing we complain about and despise in others when they do it, but excuse it in ourselves.

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Green River. File photo
Project targets major flooding of Green River
By Robert Whale • May 3, 2024 7:30 am

The risk posed to the 21-mile corridor could affect more than 27,000 residents and the stability of 28,000 jobs.

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The Muckleshoot Casino Resort offers some stellar views, as shown here by Robert Dearstine, Executive Director of Resort Operations. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
Muckleshoot Tribe’s new luxury hotel tower celebrates grand...
By Robert Whale • February 26, 2024 4:00 pm

Technology meets traditions at the Muckleshoot Casino.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@soundpublishing.com.
The manipulation behind the term ‘carbon footprint’ |...
By Robert Whale • December 22, 2023 3:00 pm

“Carbon footprint” was the crowning achievement of an advertising campaign.

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Photo courtesy of the City of Auburn
The Navy Band of the Northwest participated in the 2022 parade.
Don’t miss Auburn’s 58th annual Veterans Parade
By Robert Whale • November 10, 2023 7:00 am

One of the largest Veterans Day parades west of the Mississippi returns to Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 11.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Here’s a column for anyone who loves their...
By Robert Whale • October 6, 2023 7:00 am

It is plain to me in looking at dogs small and large that a decent share of them are exemplars of love on Earth, innocents who love unconditionally and love their chow.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Believing in a flawless country is not balanced...
By Robert Whale • September 20, 2023 10:45 am

My country can do no wrong.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Organized thoughts about my second fight with cancer...
By Robert Whale • August 11, 2023 1:30 am

It is 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Clear communication vs. sticking your head in the...
By Robert Whale • March 24, 2023 1:30 am

As I have written before in this column, I am a word person.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
Victim energy is a siren song to which...
By Robert Whale • March 3, 2023 1:30 am

We find them everywhere we turn.

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Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
‘I must have driven through a barn’ and...
By Robert Whale • January 6, 2023 11:45 am

My brother, Jack, and I were jabbering on Christmas Eve about all the things we’ve done in our lives that…

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