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    UW Tacoma ceremony will commemorate Memorial Day
    UW Tacoma ceremony will commemorate Memorial Day
    May 21, 2008 12:00 am

    University of Washington Tacoma will honor men and women in service at the university’s first-ever Memorial Day commemoration ceremony Thurs.,…

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    The Port of Tacoma will host and be...
    May 6, 2008 12:00 am

    The Port of Tacoma will host and be principal sponsor of the second annual Northwest Intermodal Conference, to be held…

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    Pierce Transit names VP of Capital Development
    Pierce Transit names VP of Capital Development
    February 29, 2008 12:00 am

    Pierce Transit has named Gregg Snyder, Transit Task Manager of the joint Washington State Department of Transportation and Oregon Department…

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    Port, Puyallup Tribe sign deal for new terminal
    Port, Puyallup Tribe sign deal for new terminal
    February 15, 2008 12:00 am

    At a special Port of Tacoma Commission meeting on Feb. 14, Port of Tacoma Commissioners authorized entering into a Memorandum…

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    Tacoma Historical Society picks new director
    Tacoma Historical Society picks new director
    January 31, 2008 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Historical Society announced today it has appointed Mary Bowlby as its Director. Her responsibilities include management of the…

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    Pierce Transit CEO will lead Washington State Transit...
    November 21, 2007 12:00 am

    Lynne Griffith, Pierce Transit Chief Executive Officer, has been elected president of the Washington State Transit Association (WSTA). Griffith previously…

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    Tacoma Historical Society executive committee members Patricia Mannie and Dale Wirsing hope local history buffs will attend the society's fund-raising inaugural dinner and auction. The event -- entitled 'Going, Going, Saved' -- is scheduled for Sun., Oct. 14 at 4:00 p.m. in the Temple Ballroom at the Landmark Convention Center, and includes a presentation by Jim Merritt of Merritt Arch, who will discuss planned renovations for the former Elk's Temple. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A bid for Tacoma's historic stewardship
    By Todd Matthews • October 3, 2007 12:00 am

    Attention local history buffs: You might want to clear some shelf space in your home. The Tacoma Historical Society has…

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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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    New logo, map for Downtown Merchants Group
    New logo, map for Downtown Merchants Group
    April 27, 2007 12:00 am

    Tacoma’s Downtown Merchants Group will celebrate the introduction of the new Downtown Tacoma map and a distinctive, new logo at…

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    (PHOTO BY BROCK MCNALLY)
    Support for Tacoma skateparks gains speed
    By Todd Matthews • July 13, 2006 12:00 am

    Two years ago, Tacoma resident Peter Whitley took his kids to one of the city’s neighborhood skate parks. A skateboarder…

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    TCC Commencement June 15
    TCC Commencement June 15
    June 13, 2006 12:00 am

    Poet Nikki Giovanni will address Tacoma Community College graduates at the college’s annual commencement at 7 p.m. June 15 at…

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    Abazab, widgets, and the growing demand for Web video
    Webbys honor Internet stars
    May 12, 2006 12:00 am

    Think back to what you were doing in 1996. Did it involve the Internet? Likely not, unless you were in…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PORT OF TACOMA)
    A New Track: Tacoma Rail considers service expansions...
    By Todd Matthews • April 19, 2006 12:00 am

    A preliminary plan for Tacoma Rail to take over several operations currently handled by two mainline railroad companies is making…

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