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    Articles by Richard Elfers
    Rich Elfers, “In Focus”
    A major Enumclaw airport is being proposed. We...
    By Richard Elfers • July 20, 2022 1:30 am

    Editor’s note, updated August 5: An earlier version of this article said that the new airport would be an international…

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Shoplifting has become its own epidemic | In...
    By Richard Elfers • June 23, 2022 1:50 pm

    Here is a local police chief’s thoughts on the issue.

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    The urban / rural divide | In Focus
    By Richard Elfers • June 16, 2022 11:22 am

    Here are some of the biggest differences between large cities and towns like Enumclaw.

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    3 ways to help prevent mass shootings that...
    By Richard Elfers • June 8, 2022 12:00 pm

    These are simple measures most people can get behind.

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Ruling by principle and integrity | In Focus
    By Richard Elfers • June 2, 2022 11:15 am

    If only Congress acted more like the Enumclaw City Council.

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    King County failed local taxpayers with lack of...
    By Richard Elfers • May 26, 2022 11:17 am

    How can 30 years of election go without the county checking in?

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    Rich Elfers, “In Focus”
    On constructs | In Focus
    By Richard Elfers • May 20, 2022 11:03 am

    Justice, mercy and humility are better constructs than exclusion and discrimination.

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    For politicians, the abortion debate is about power,...
    By Richard Elfers • May 12, 2022 9:30 am

    Forget Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, agnosticism/atheism. Almost all Americans worship the same god. It doesn’t matter whether you are conservative or…

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    The national culture wars aren’t affecting local education...
    By Richard Elfers • May 5, 2022 11:00 am

    Teachers at White River and Auburn say issues over “don’t say gay” and CRT don’t really affect their students.

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    How social media is radicalizing those who feel...
    By Richard Elfers • April 28, 2022 10:05 am

    Demagogues can now control their narrative, and people are following.

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    Rich Elfers, In Focus
    A government-manufactured crisis on the border | In...
    By Richard Elfers • April 22, 2022 11:07 am

    Let’s look at how the U.S. created the mess down south.

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    Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.
    The basics of cryptocurrency | In Focus
    By Richard Elfers • April 12, 2022 2:30 pm

    Is it the next gold rush?

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    The nature and purpose of taxes | In...
    By Richard Elfers • April 7, 2022 11:25 am

    It’s all about the rewards you’re looking for your politicians to deliver

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