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    Harold Moss
    Former mayor Moss receives UPS honorary degree
    Former mayor Moss receives UPS honorary degree
    May 18, 2009 12:00 am

    Harold Moss, the first African American mayor of Tacoma, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Washington State History Museum remembers local civil rights...
    August 29, 2008 12:00 am

    The Washington State History Museum is featuring “Tacoma’s Civil Rights Struggle: African Americans Leading the Way” through Dec. 7. The…

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    Polls: Strickland, Walker poised to join City Council
    Polls: Strickland, Walker poised to join City Council
    By Todd Matthews • November 7, 2007 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council is expected to see two new faces join its ranks at City Hall, according to early poll…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A road map for re-election
    By Todd Matthews • August 22, 2007 12:00 am

    It’s another election year, and Tacoma City Councilmember Julie Anderson is enjoying some of the comfort that comes from incumbency:…

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    Robert "The Traveler" Hill. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A free spirit hopes to land at City...
    By Todd Matthews • August 16, 2007 12:00 am

    If Tacoma City Council candidate Robert “The Traveler” Hill had his way, you would run for political office. Your friends…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Pugilist-turned-preacher enters City Council political ring
    By Todd Matthews • July 31, 2007 12:00 am

    The first thing Tacoma City Council candidate Reverend Ronnie Allen Warren mentions is we’ve met. Last March, in the Hilltop…

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    "It feels like a gift to me to be able to go out and talk to people," says Tacoma City Council candidate Lauren Walker. "It gives you faith in humanity to go door to door and realize people are paying attention.  They read the newspapers, they're watching the news, and they are processing things." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Council candidate aims to extend advocacy career inside...
    By Todd Matthews • July 19, 2007 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council candidate Lauren Walker’s connection to the Hilltop neighborhood dates back to 1990, when she and her husband,…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A street-smart activist makes a bid for City...
    By Todd Matthews • July 12, 2007 12:00 am

    One recent afternoon, Hilltop resident Jack Pleasant dropped a glossy photo album on his kitchen table, opened its cover, and…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma attorney, former judge eyes City Council seat
    By Todd Matthews • June 27, 2007 12:00 am

    When incumbent Tacoma City Councilmember Tom Stenger announced in April he would not seek re-election, speculation grew over who would…

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    "I still have that burning passion to serve," says Harold Moss, who announced earlier this month he will run against incumbent City Councilmember Spiro Manthou.  Over the course of a political career dating back to the 1970s, Moss, 77, has served as a mayor and city councilmember in Tacoma, and Pierce County councilmember.  "The age issue really drops by the wayside.  Plus, the confidence and values that come from experience -- as long as you are able, offer it." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    The Moss Factor
    By Todd Matthews • June 22, 2007 12:00 am

    Right up until the filing deadline two weeks ago, it appeared incumbent Tacoma City Councilmember Spiro Manthou would run unopposed….

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