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    Pierce County selects IT Director
    Pierce County selects IT Director
    December 10, 2009 12:00 am

    Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy announced Dec. 4 she has selected Linda Gerull as director of the county’s Information Technology…

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    Tech upgrades enhance county ferry operation
    Tech upgrades enhance county ferry operation
    November 23, 2009 12:00 am

    Pierce County officials announced today an assortment of technology upgrades to the county’s ferry system could improve safety and security,…

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    This is one of many personal notes scrawled on the surfaces of downtown Tacoma's 1916 Spanish Steps (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    The Notes of Spanish Steps
    By Todd Matthews • September 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Downtown Tacoma’s Spanish Steps weren’t supposed to be like this: toppled and smashed decorative urns; columns broken as the result…

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    WSDOT: Stimulus work on the rise for highway projects
    WSDOT: Stimulus work on the rise for highway...
    July 30, 2009 12:00 am

    New employment data from state and local highway contractors showed Recovery Act work in Washington state doubled from May to…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Ellison receives Outstanding Service Award
    June 23, 2009 12:00 am

    Pierce County Traffic Engineer Jim Ellison, P.E. was recently awarded the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ (ITE) Outstanding Service Award for…

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    Contract awarded for Murray Morgan Bridge cable project
    Contract awarded for Murray Morgan Bridge cable project
    By Todd Matthews • June 17, 2009 12:00 am

    A contract to replace the steel cables on the 96-year-old Murray Morgan Bridge was recently awarded by the Washington State…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON TRUST)
    Endangered Property: St. Edward's Catholic Church
    June 3, 2009 12:00 am

    On May 26, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation announced its annual list of Washington State’s Most Endangered Historic Places….

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Pierce County engineer will lead regional natural resource...
    May 11, 2009 12:00 am

    Jeff Rudolph of the Pierce County Road Operations Maintenance Engineering section has been selected to lead a regional group that…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Coast Guard honors Pierce County ferry crew
    May 7, 2009 12:00 am

    The United States Coast Guard presented official commendations to the crew of the Pierce County ferry during County Council meeting…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    WSDOT approves $2.9 million for Lincoln Avenue Bridge...
    January 5, 2009 12:00 am

    Twenty-one of Washington’s aging, obsolete or structurally deficient city and county bridges will soon be replaced or repaired. The Washington…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    County Council honors ferry-system crew
    August 5, 2008 12:00 am

    Rescue training and quick thinking helped Pierce County ferry system crew members diffuse two potentially life-threatening incidents in a five-day…

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    Public safety, criminal justice top Pierce County Council budget priorities
    Public safety, criminal justice top Pierce County Council...
    June 25, 2008 12:00 am

    Amid cutbacks in Pierce County government, the County Council has declared that departments vital to public safety and criminal justice…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Bridge Jumper: WSDOT shutters Murray Morgan Bridge
    October 25, 2007 12:00 am

    When the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it would close the Murray Morgan Bridge to vehicular traffic immediately,…

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