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    Gilbert Stuart's portrait of John Adams. (Wikimedia Commons)
    Reflections on Presidents Day 2024
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 15, 2024 1:30 am

    The premise of being a nation of “laws and not men” could not be more simple; everyone, regardless of their position or status, must adhere to the same legal principles.

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    You could find a monkeyshine anywhere in Tacoma. (Morf Morford)
    Monkeyshines – The Dragon Season
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 14, 2024 1:30 am

    The Monkeyshines project is Tacoma’s contribution to a community (and off-center economy) of creation, gifting and discovery.

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    Banking collapse or bank run, financial crisis or bankruptcy problem, stock market crash or credit risk, failure or investment failure concept, frustrated businessman look at collapsing bank building.
    Will banks go the way of landlines?
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 13, 2024 1:30 am

    But if you’ve been to a bank (if you still use a literal brick and mortar bank) you can tell the second you step in the door that something is wrong. Very wrong.

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    washington state road and national park vector map
    The map is not the place
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 12, 2024 1:30 am

    I love the Pacific Northwest. But if you look at a map, you don’t always get what you see.

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    Photo by Morf Morford
    Part of the solution to the housing crisis
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 9, 2024 1:30 am

    Sixth Alder is a workable (and appealing) contribution to our multi-faceted and ever-more complicated housing situation.

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    Homeless persons belongings in a shopping cart in a sidewalk
    Housing and homelessness
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 8, 2024 1:30 am

    For better or worse our homes and neighborhoods — and those who live within the margins in their tarps and shelters — define to visitors and residents alike — who we are and what we value.

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    Tacoma Narrows Bridge with Mt Rainier in the background crossing Puget Sound.  There are actually two parrallel suspension bridges, the first opened in 1950 and the second recently completed in 2007.  The 1950 bridge replaced the infamous 'Galloping Gertie' which opened in 1940 and collapsed 4 months later.
    Tacoma is full of surprises
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 7, 2024 1:30 am

    The city has a more than a few gems tucked among the clutter.

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    Businessman holding up profits during tough economic times. The men and background are on separate labeled layers.
    The market is not your momma
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 6, 2024 1:30 am

    Your mom will love you no matter what. The market, or any sector of it, is not so forgiving.

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    A sleazy car salesman, Con man, retro suit wearing man with happy face and doing the two thumbs up sign.
    In hucksters we trust
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 5, 2024 1:30 am

    America has always loved its hucksters and con-men (and women). In fact, one article described this ever-thriving industry the “American fantasy-industrial complex.”

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    Housing Shortage Supply Demand Crisis Home Inventory 3d Concept Illustration, people in queue to purchase home
    Housing looms large, as a personal and political...
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 2, 2024 1:30 am

    When it comes to housing in the 2020s, it is very simple; it’s complicated.

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    A pedestrian walks through Grand Avenue Park as a light snow comes down Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
    Month in review: January
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • February 1, 2024 1:30 am

    I don’t know about anyone else, but even after just one month, 2024 is feeling like a long, long year already.

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    Photo by Morf Morford
    Tacoma at the confluence
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 31, 2024 1:30 am

    We are at a crucial point in our identity and history, and some of us are poised to make the best and fullest use of these truly unprecedented times.

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    Pics or it didn’t happen
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 30, 2024 1:30 am

    In a previous age, people actually did things — without cameras or digital devices of any kind.

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