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    Tacoma native Marshall B. Skidmore, with his son Rob, in October of 1989, outside the Tacoma Daily Index's office on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma.  Skidmore, who owned the city's legal newspaper for 37 years, passed away on July 23. (PHOTO COURTESY SKIDMORE FAMILY)
    Tacoma's Record Keeper
    By Todd Matthews • August 23, 2007 12:00 am

    In late-1960, a 36-year-old Tacoma advertising salesman named Marshall B. Skidmore took a career risk: he decided to go into…

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    ‘Maximum’ Appreciation
    ‘Maximum’ Appreciation
    By Todd Matthews • March 10, 2006 12:00 am

    More than 200 people gathered downtown yesterday to dedicate a wing of the federal courthouse at Union Station to the…

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    My Two Cents: Things I'm getting really tird of, Part II
    My Two Cents: Things I'm getting really tird...
    By Brett Davis • March 10, 2003 12:00 am

    In the sequel to last week’s diatribe, this week I vent about excuse-making Michael Jackson aficionados, bogus second hand smoke…

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    County's Jail Annex free for the taking
    County's Jail Annex free for the taking
    January 29, 2003 12:00 am

    Want it? All you have to do is move it.

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    My Two Cents: French: fries, cars and resistance in the U.N.
    My Two Cents: French: fries, cars and resistance...
    By Brett Davis • November 4, 2002 12:00 am

    My take on some news items I’ve come across recently. Plus, I make fun of France!

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    (Photo by Brett Davis)
    Federal judge orders West Coast ports reopened
    By Brett Davis • October 9, 2002 12:00 am

    The Port of Tacoma and 28 other ports could soon be back in business after the federal government intervenes in…

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