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    Unions are an important part of our capitalist society | In Focus

    Who deserves the profits - the shareholders, or the producers?

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    By Richard Elfers • September 28, 2023 11:00 am
    Opinion Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

    Believing in a flawless country is not balanced or realistic | Whale’s Tales

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

    Understanding the changes in a WA state transportation law | Elfers

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    Taylor Tice, Enumclaw Middle School
    The fire pit | Places of Identity
    September 20, 2023 1:30 am

    A personal essay written by Enumclaw Middle School student Taylor Tice

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    GOP is out for power, not to represent...
    By Richard Elfers • September 15, 2023 12:00 pm

    The Republican Party is unrecognizable from the one of my past

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    Letter to the Editor: Libraries are a godsend...
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    Reader Ellen Koehn reacts to the Dayton library issue

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    Letter to the Editor: It’s time to limit...
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    Reader James Ryan opines on how the weekend closures affect those with limited mobility

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    Letter to the Editor: Why do so many...
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    Reader Larry Benson talks about two recent columns about cults and prejudice

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    Sawyer Kleinberg, Enumclaw Middle School
    ‘The resting tree’ | Places of Identity
    September 11, 2023 1:30 pm

    A personal essay written by Enumclaw Middle School student Sawyer Kleinberg

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    Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.
    Getting out of a cult in the age...
    By Richard Elfers • September 4, 2023 5:30 am

    I was a member of a religious cult from the ages of 16 to 23.

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    Rev. George Dakin
    Do you wait well? | Church Corner
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    By George Dakin, Wabash Church

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Mariners get red hot | Cartoon
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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Richard Elfers, In Focus.
    Closing a library because of a few books...
    By Richard Elfers • August 30, 2023 1:30 am

    “Closet doors that have been painstakingly pushed open over the past 60 years are now being slammed shut.”

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