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Folk and jazz on display at café | Wally’s World

The other day I sat in the middle of my living room floor and started sorting through some…

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‘Mama’ keeps volunteers happy | Wally’s World

Ginger “Mama” Passarelli is a warm, effervescent and happy, middle-aged ex-hippie who decided, if she was ever going…

Life

There’s still plenty to listen to | Wally’s World

Last week I claimed that the “digital revolution” is destroying popular music as we’ve known it in the…

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Vandals too much for public art | Wally’s World

You’ll probably recall that sculpture at the corner of Porter Street and Griffin Avenue in front of City…

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Enumclaw Rainier favorite is on the road to recovery | Wally’s World

Karen Burnett has quite a story to tell. You may not recognize her name, but you’ve probably seen…

Opinion

U.S. economy seriously flawed | Wally’s World

Let’s face it: something is seriously wrong with the U.S. economy. I’m speaking not of the remnants of…

News

New entry in Enumclaw on the brew market | Wally’s World

Fifteen or 20 years ago, little hometown microbreweries began spring up all over the U.S. In our region,…

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Art has a place – and price tag | Wally’s World

My friends, I have disturbing news to report. Studio 54 – one of the finest art galleries this…

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Enumclaw brothers realizing American Dream | Wally’s World

Sometime in the mid 1960s, David and Leticia Cardenas snuck across the border from Mexico to the United…

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Don’t skip a chance to share your love | Wally’s World

Being a hopelessly naive romantic, Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite “holidays,” right up there with Christmas,…

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Health comes first at downtown shop | WALLY’S WORLD

Well friends, I’m not much into “health food” and I’m not overly concerned with the fare I consume,…

News

California couple has plan for Enumclaw’s First National Bank | Wally’s World

Well, more as a matter of history than nostalgia, let’s point out that Enumclaw’s First National Bank opened…

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Enumclaw is past its bigoted history | Wally’s World

With M.L. King’s birthday yesterday, I found myself in an introspective mood. And after considerable self-criticism and analysis,…