Federal Way Mirror

1 week ago | federalwaymirror.com | Robert Whale

I have been thinking lately about politicians who go on about their sensitivity to, and instinct for, the pulse of the common man. A boast that no doubt hints at heightened situational awareness and an inborn ability to respond appropriately, effectively and tactfully to any high-pressure situation. “Politicians with their ears so close to the ground they’ve got crickets in it,” as an old American saying goes.

1 week ago | federalwaymirror.com | Joshua Solorzano

A man was sentenced to a little under three years in prison in for a Dec. 2021 vehicular homicide on 15th Street in Auburn. On May 23, King County Superior Court Judge Paul Crisalli sentenced Ronnie Darnell Franklin Jr., 28, to 34 months in the Washington State Department of Corrections for the charge of vehicular homicide. He additionally received a 12-month sentence for vehicular assault that will run at the same time as the 34-month sentence.

1 week ago | federalwaymirror.com | Joshua Solorzano

A man who discharged a firearm during two 7-Eleven robberies in Federal Way the morning of May 19 was arrested, but then booked into Pierce County Jail for four Tacoma robberies that preceded the May 19 robberies. According to the Federal Way Police Department, at about 1:18 a.m. and 2:29 a.m. May 19, officers responded to two convenience store robberies that were determined to have the same perpetrator.

2 weeks ago | federalwaymirror.com | Joshua Solorzano

After 103 years of living, Henry “Hank” Lazzar said he hasn’t been especially health conscious. He loves sweets, and he worked hard, but when it comes down to it, he thinks some people just live longer. Lazzar was born on Oct. 12, 1921, making him 103 years old, and at his ripe age, he continues to do things many seniors can’t. Lazzar frequently drives from his home, where he lives by himself in Federal Way, to visit his daughter in Orting and his other daughter in Fife.

2 weeks ago | federalwaymirror.com | Robert Whale

It has happened to me more often than I can count. That is, my rousing in some others an instant, instantly-intense dislike. Started when I was a kid. I didn’t know why. I was in my twenties before someone shared with me one possible reason: seems people thought I was “pretentious,” “a poser,” “intellectually arrogant,” “thought I was better than them.”He said that judgement stemmed at least in part from a smack-inviting way of speaking. One time a co-worker wanted to deck me for my vocabulary.