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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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    Chambers Bay to participate in Patriot Golf Day Sept. 1
    Chambers Bay to participate in Patriot Golf Day...
    August 23, 2007 12:00 am

    The newly opened Chambers Bay golf course will participate in the nation’s first Patriot Golf Day, a joint initiative of…

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    Lodging Tax Advisory Committee seeks members
    Lodging Tax Advisory Committee seeks members
    August 23, 2007 12:00 am

    The Pierce County Department of Community Services is seeking new members to serve on the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, an…

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    County Council promotes online accessibility
    County Council promotes online accessibility
    August 23, 2007 12:00 am

    If you can’t visit your Pierce County Council members in person, there are now a couple ways to see what…

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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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    Tacoma Convention & Visitor Bureau leader departs
    Tacoma Convention & Visitor Bureau leader departs
    August 20, 2007 12:00 am

    Ruthie Reinert, executive director of the Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitor Bureau (TRCVB), has resigned effective today to accept the…

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    City will host Historic National Guard Armory photo safari
    City will host Historic National Guard Armory photo...
    August 17, 2007 12:00 am

    Join the City of Tacoma and the Tacoma Arts Commission for a special opportunity to photograph inside the National Guard…

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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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    Counties endorse lower White River conservation effort
    Counties endorse lower White River conservation effort
    August 14, 2007 12:00 am

    Pierce and King County have come together to endorse community efforts to protect the natural diversity of the lower White…

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    Citizens could set officials' salaries
    Citizens could set officials' salaries
    August 9, 2007 12:00 am

    Citizens would decide whether or not Pierce County’s elected officials deserve raises under a plan under consideration by the County…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY SAFE STREETS)
    Tacoma residents will mark 24th National Night Out...
    August 3, 2007 12:00 am

    On Tues., Aug. 7, Tacoma residents will mark the 24th annual National Night Out, an event that celebrates a night…

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    Looming I-5 project means Tacoma-Seattle commute changes
    Looming I-5 project means Tacoma-Seattle commute changes
    August 2, 2007 12:00 am

    Sound Transit announced today that it will add an additional Sounder commuter train to serve Pierce County and South King…

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    Solid Waste Advisory Committee seeks new members
    Solid Waste Advisory Committee seeks new members
    August 1, 2007 12:00 am

    The 15-member Pierce County Solid Waste Advisory Committee is looking for new members to help address critical garbage, recycling, and…

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