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    Orca Protection Act aims to protect Pacific Northwest’s iconic whales
    The Whale Trail and State Parks host inaugural...
    June 12, 2019 8:35 am

    Event takes place June 15, at Cape Disappointment State Park The Whale Trail and Washington State Parks announce the inaugural…

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    Tacoma affordable housing projects awarded $4.2M
    Clean maritime solutions beyond borders: New Washington-Norway industry...
    June 12, 2019 8:31 am

    The shipping industry’s ambitious targets for emission reductions towards 2050 requires cooperation across borders. Two major industry clusters from Norway…

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    The shading shows the topography of the Seattle Basin, with darker shading showing the deepest section. Any location with shading is a potential test site for the UW team. The upper photo shows the sensitive equipment that researchers will use to monitor background vibrations in order to map the basin’s shape and contents.- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
    Seismologists seek space on volunteers’ floors and lawns...
    June 11, 2019 8:30 am

    The Puget Sound area is vulnerable to several types of seismic risks. We might fixate on “The Really Big One”…

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    Metro Parks Tacoma: Open house scheduled for proposed Eastside Community Center
    Metro Parks named finalist for national Gold Medal...
    June 10, 2019 8:35 am

    Winner of top honors in parks and recreation industry to be announced in September For the second time in three…

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    Trees, large and small, near or far, are everywhere around here. All indications point to another hot and dry summer - which means another year of fire hazards. Photo: Morf Morford
    Tourism to Mount Rainier National Park creates $68,400,000...
    June 10, 2019 8:30 am

    A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1.5 million visitors to Mount Rainier National Park in 2018 spent…

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    This is the Port of Tacoma at the end of May, 2019. Five or ten years from now, will it be greener, more productive, a source of community pride or a toxic shame.  Photo: Morf Morford
    The Port of Tacoma keeps us moving
    June 7, 2019 8:31 am

    Our Port represents us around the world. It keeps our local economy in motion and it defines us like nothing…

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    Tacoma affordable housing projects awarded $4.2M
    Commerce awards $1 million to support small businesses...
    June 6, 2019 8:32 am

    Washington Research Foundation awarded $800K to establish new Life Sciences Revolving Loan Fund; Greater Spokane Inc. and Life Science Washington…

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    8 budget hearings ahead for Pierce County Council
    Caregiver film series challenges intellectual disability label
    June 5, 2019 8:46 am

    Intellectual disabilities know no boundaries. They touch the lives of people from all racial, ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds. Many…

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    Summer Jobs 253 recruiting Tacoma employers to host youth
    This year’s Summer Jobs 253 Program for incoming...
    June 5, 2019 8:42 am

    Employers expected to announce selected summer interns for first time at kick-off event This year’s Summer Jobs 253 program is…

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    Pierce Transit receives $2.55 million grant for electric buses
    Reserved parking permits will soon be available for...
    June 5, 2019 8:34 am

    Up to 200 of the garage’s 2,400 spots will be set aside for optional, reserved parking Starting July 1, transit…

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    Allen Mason's "Star of Destiny" was his way of expressing his view of the city as a center of ever-expanding, near explosive, pulsing potential with opportunities and advantages from rail lines and ample resources to “The grass stays green all winter”, “Ideal for Retired Capitalists”, "The 'Naples' of  America" and “No poisonous bugs or reptiles”.   You can see it on the corner of North 26th & Washington.  Photo: Morf Morford
    Tacoma is the pulsing center
    June 5, 2019 8:30 am

    By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index It’s difficult to think of Tacoma as the center of anything. Perpetually eclipsed by…

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    Russia's historic temples require constant maintenance. Photo: Morf Morford
    Poulsbo resident Maria Warns awarded Fulbright U.S. Student...
    June 4, 2019 8:30 am

    Trinity College Senior to Teach English in Russia in 2020 Maria Warns, Class of 2019, who has just received a…

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    Launched on March 7, 1989 in Aberdeen, Washington. Built by Grays Harbor Historical Seaport. A full-scale replica of the original Lady Washington, the first American vessel to make landfall on the West Coast of North America, Hong Kong, Japan, and Honolulu.Specifications:Length on deck: 67 feet, Overall length: 112 feet      Type: BrigDraft (Depth): 11 feet, Beam (Width): 22 feetMast height: 89 feet           Gross tonnage: 99 tonsTotal sail area: 4,442 sq. feet, Rigging: Approx. 6 milesCrew compliment: 12, Passenger capacity: 45 - Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
    Lady Washington visits Foss Waterway June 13-23
    June 3, 2019 8:30 am

    Lady Washington, one of the best known tall ships in America, will be making her return visit to Tacoma, WA…

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