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<p>Tacoma’s port guarantees that, for better or worse, we will always be a player in whatever happens anywhere around the world. (Photo by Morf Morford)</p> — An economy is more than the sum of its parts

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<p>Tacoma’s port guarantees that, for better or worse, we will always be a player in whatever happens anywhere around the world. (Photo by Morf Morford)</p> — An economy is more than the sum of its parts

By Morf Morford
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By Index Staff

Photo by Morf Morford — RIP – Colin Powell

The Tacoma Mall opened in October 1965. This photo was taken in 1966 and shows the Bon Marche (center, right) and the more than 7,000 parking places. Image courtesy of Tacoma Public Library - image # C148862-4 — The death of malls is highly exaggerated

The business model of social media only works if it keeps our eyeballs engaged. The more infuriating and extreme stories will keep our attention for hours every day. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Should you sell your data?

by Index Staff • October 19, 2021 1:30 am

Are we more than our data?

I recently received a returned package with this tag on it. No explanation or alternative delivery option was given. (Photo by Morf Morford)

What became of the Post Office?

by Index Staff • October 18, 2021 1:30 am

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion…

Our Port keeps us connected to the world. Photo by Morf Morford

The new economy has new rules

by Index Staff • October 15, 2021 1:30 am

Our ports are the ultimate economic indicator

This FAA flight chart shows that how we across the greater Puget Sound area - and beyond are literally connected. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Everything is interconnected

by Index Staff • October 14, 2021 1:30 am

By Morf Morford

This is a photo of a building project outside of Shanghai, China. I’m not a project manager, but somehow building five or ten, or twenty or fifty or a hundred buildings at the same time does not seem like the best strategy. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Biggest Bankruptcies in US history

by Index Staff • October 13, 2021 1:30 am

By Morf Morford

Through heat or cold, rain or snow, a well-maintained home will be your best investment. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Beware of that house

by Index Staff • October 12, 2021 1:30 am

If a house is “a machine for living in” – keep it tuned up!

“Huddled masses yearning to breathe free” - this detail from the Berlin Wall captures the essence of humans bound by a confining infrastructure pushing their way to a more life-affirming one. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Infrastructure: it’s more than concrete

by Index Staff • October 11, 2021 1:30 am

By Morf Morford