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Besides offering more than you thought you needed, WinCo offers products in colors and shapes you probably never expected. Note the Lego shaped candies on the bottom left. (Photos by Morf Morford)

Welcome to Tacoma’s 6th Avenue WinCo

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 10, 2023 1:30 am

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February days

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 9, 2023 1:30 am

In terms of the number of days, February is 10% off

Children encounter the world as it is. And learn from it. Too many adults, especially many of our leaders, have already decided what the rest of us should do and care about. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Talking like a second grader

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 8, 2023 1:30 am

Too many adults talk (and act) like children

There’s nothing new about workers moving on, and re-making themselves and using their skills in new settings. (Image by Morf Morford)

Where do laid-off tech workers go?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 7, 2023 1:30 am

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These are Washington state tax tokens. Instead of charging an extra few cents, tax tokens could be purchased and applied to a sale. Several states had these. Washington used them until 1951. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Death and taxes

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 6, 2023 1:30 am

Death and taxes might be inevitable, but taxes can be changed

Our vehicles are in public much of the time and they are vulnerable. A simple guideline is to leave NOTHING of value unattended. This is from a placard I keep in my car. (Photo by Morf Morford)

One gun is stolen out of a vehicle...

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 3, 2023 1:30 am

The public service announcement I never imagined we would need

This rabbit looks like it is pacing back and forth, wondering if it is safe to enter. (Photo by Morf Morford)

January 2023 in review

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 2, 2023 1:30 am

The first month of an exceptional year

Multiple generations of ballet students have emerged from Tacoma City Ballet. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Ballet in Tacoma?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 1, 2023 1:30 am

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Who of us would have suspected that the familiar M&Ms would be a threat to the youth of America? When I was young, we ate candy with a cavalier attitude and didn’t need to be told that candies were made of chocolate and (sometimes) peanuts. And “fun” did not come in sizes. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Stupid “R” us

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 31, 2023 1:30 am

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Buying a home is your best investment - sometimes. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Intro to housing markets for 2023

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 30, 2023 1:30 am

One way or another, we are all in the housing market

This is the motto for Tacoma Arts Live. The arts, like peace, are often under-appreciated, but we are lost without them. (Photo by Morf Morford)

The Greater Tacoma Peace Prize

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 27, 2023 1:30 am

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Who we are is irreversibly based on where we are. (Photo by Morf Morford)

It ain’t easy being green

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 26, 2023 1:30 am

“Natural” isn’t always what it seems

All of us bring our life experiences to the challenges we face in later years. To a large degree, we recreate the future in our own image. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Half of Washington college students experience food or...

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 25, 2023 1:30 am

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