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Here’s hoping next council races are contested

Enumclaw needs candidates who don’t simply kowtow to the business community.

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Vaccine mandates go against the grain of freedom

Hundreds of people are now out of work, and yet no one is any safer for it.

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Fish ladder decision outside Buckley council’s power

Clarifying the record raised by a previous letter-writer.

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

To solve homelessness, you have to enforce the law | In Focus

Homelessness will not be ended with either/or thinking.

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.

Opinion

Why should the threat to Taiwan concern us in WA? | Brunell

Unfortunately, what happens in Taiwan doesn’t just stay in Taiwan — it impacts us.

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

Opinion

Election 2021: Closer look at King County races | Roegner

The race for Mayor of Seattle will dominate the regional media, but for most of the suburbs, it…

Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.

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Fake sweepstake scams

P.T. Barnum was quoted to say “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Don’t be one of them.

Dan Shannon, “The Smartest Person in The Room”
Dan Shannon, “The Smartest Person in The Room”

Opinion

Protecting the unborn through consistent laws

Is an unborn baby entitled to legal protection? Legal precedent certainly suggests so.

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Buckley deserves better than Mr. Burkett for mayor

It’s nice to see an election in Buckley receive a little ink, even when it says little of…

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Article on racism in ESD lacks facts

I hope the newspaper can do better in the future.

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

Opinion

Big-time politics: Redistricting for 2022 elections | Roegner

Based on new census data, which shows Washington state has grown by close to 1 million people, the…

LeAan Blanco, "See. Be. Do."

Opinion

It takes a community to change opinions on race | Be. See. Do.

Being silent is no longer an option.

Don Brunell

Opinion

Our economy works when consumers pick winners

Government intrusion never works — and it leads to shortages, high prices and missed opportunities.