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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Pollutant concerns return to Foss
    By Todd Matthews • May 10, 2006 12:00 am

    Less than a month after city and county leaders gathered on the shores of Thea Foss Waterway to celebrate the…

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    State takes clean air steps in Tacoma
    State takes clean air steps in Tacoma
    December 1, 2005 12:00 am

    Gov. Chris Gregoire yesterday celebrated two significant air quality achievements at a ceremony in Tacoma. The governor noted that the…

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    Kevin Keating and Jeff Oens operate The Bronze Works, a professional fine art foundry and gallery in Tacoma that produces bronze sculptures showcased around the world. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Bronze Beauties: Tacoma foundry creates larger-than-life masterpieces
    By Todd Matthews • June 2, 2005 12:00 am

    In a sprawling brick building at the corner of 25th and Fawcett, some of the most amazing sculptures are known…

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    Tacoma resident Dan Borba with his inventions.  Borba manufactures barrels to harvest rainwater. (Photo by Todd Matthews)
    Pennies From Heaven: Rainwater harvesting an environmental (and...
    By Todd Matthews • November 30, 2004 12:00 am

    For Tacoma resident Dan Borba, his greatest idea literally fell out of the sky. Five years ago, while thinking of…

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    Job safety for teens top concern as summer hiring season approaches
    Job safety for teens top concern as summer...
    April 27, 2004 12:00 am

    The governor has declared May “Safe Jobs for Youth Month.”

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    People plan to enlist power equipment for spring lawn, garden chores
    People plan to enlist power equipment for spring...
    March 31, 2004 12:00 am

    A Home Depot poll shows a big demand for high-quality power tools and gender differences when it comes to considerations…

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    Protecting teens: Making job safety a workplace priority this summer
    Protecting teens: Making job safety a workplace priority...
    May 28, 2003 12:00 am

    The Department of Labor offers some tips for workin’ kids.

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    (Photo by Brett Davis)
    TCC students demonstrate surgical procedures
    By Brett Davis • May 13, 2003 12:00 am

    Friday’s event offers a rare opportunity for students to work on and learn from cadavers.

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    Hylebos Waterway cleanup begins
    Hylebos Waterway cleanup begins
    October 22, 2002 12:00 am

    Toxins are being removed from the Superfund site.

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    (Photo by Brett Davis)
    Marine Discovery Center opens at Point Defiance
    By Brett Davis • May 17, 2002 12:00 am

    The city and aquarium celebrate the early efforts of a five-year partnership.

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    State Sees Jump in Level of Toxic Releases by Industry to Over 30 Million Pounds in 1998
    State Sees Jump in Level of Toxic Releases...
    By Steve Brown • April 7, 2000 12:00 am

    The state Department of Ecology has released a report that represents what it calls the most comprehensive look yet at…

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    Washington Posts All-Time Lowest January Unemployment Rate on Record – 5.2 Percent
    Washington Posts All-Time Lowest January Unemployment Rate on...
    March 1, 2000 12:00 am

    Unemployment in Washington hit an all-time record low for the month of January this year.

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