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The work, worker and workplace of 2021 bear little resemblance to previous eras. By necessity and by inclination, opportunity is wherever we claim it. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Welcome to the new employment landscape

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 30, 2021 1:30 am

This is not your father’s job market

Whatever Tacoma is, or becomes, we are all part of it. (Photo by Morf Morford)

All economics is local

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 27, 2021 1:30 am

Every choice is an endorsement

Fast, cheap and boxy among craftsman homes. Is that the best we can do? (Photo by Morf Morford)

Yes, we need housing, but does it all...

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 26, 2021 1:30 am

And does it need to be so ugly?

I have no idea what this sign says. But don’t do it. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Initials and acronyms

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 25, 2021 1:30 am

Those words and terms may not mean what you thought

This photo from about 1933 captures the essence of Tacoma. Photo courtesy of Tacoma Public Library

The Port of Tacoma shapes far more than...

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 24, 2021 1:30 am

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This street-side mural in Eugene, Oregon is a tribute to workers. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Thinking about retirement?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 23, 2021 1:30 am

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Innovators, for better or worse, operate on their own agendas, and by the light of a vision that might be theirs alone. Like this climber in a kilt. (Photo by Morf Morford)

The economy as a three-act opera

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 20, 2021 1:30 am

All the world’s a stage and we are all idiots, imitators or innovators

The tools we use, and even work itself, are not what they were. (Photo by Morf Morford)

What happened to the work week?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 19, 2021 1:30 am

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This graphic from On Beyond Zebra, one of the Dr. Seuss books “cancelled” in 2021, sums up the frontier of new words before us. (Photo by Morf Morford)

2021 increased our vocabulary

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 18, 2021 1:30 am

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Leaders inspire the rest of us to pursue a vision most of us can’t see yet. Photo by Morf Morford

Nation’s mayors and other city leaders aren’t staying

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 17, 2021 1:30 am

When we need them most, where are our leaders?

Buying a home should be cause for celebration. Going into debt, not so much. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Million dollar homes in Tacoma?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 16, 2021 1:30 am

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Image courtesy US Chamber of Commerce

Immigration: the issue that makes us crazy

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 13, 2021 1:30 am

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Photo by Morf Morford

When it comes to The Olympics, who wins?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 12, 2021 1:30 am

A couple weeks of glory at what cost?

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