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Abundance will provide millions of meals for people in need

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Hunger Awareness Month: May 2018

Emergency Food Network brings awareness to hunger in Pierce County with opportunities for community members to get involved…

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May 7 workshop lays out Social Security Disability basics

Most of us expect to live long, healthy lives. So when a disabling injury or illness occurs, it…

Public invited to meetings about changes to state opioid prescribing rules

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State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers

The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of health care…

George Francis Train - He usually gets credit for the term "City of Destiny." Image courtesy  Washington State History Museum.

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Tacoma in 1890 – boats, streetcars and characters

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index The Tacoma Daily Index began in 1890. As always, Tacoma held a …

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Explore Titlow Park’s waterfront, natural areas during May 12 outdoor public meeting

Metro Parks Tacoma seeks public input in master plan update; Family Nature Walk follows event The public is…

From left to right: 9th-grader Kaycee Ober, 9th grader Alani Elliott, 11th-grader Tyshawn Morehead and 10th-grader Kai Vaughn-HufstaderImage courtesy Summit Public Schools

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Tacoma school students performed their poetry at Louder Than a Bomb Poetry Slam April 28th

TACOMA, WA – After months and hours of writing and rehearsing their poems, a team of Tacoma students…

These buildings on Pacific Avenue are as glorious as they were when they were built - over one hundred years ago.  Photo: Morf Morford

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Tacoma in 1890 – The birthplace of the Tacoma Daily Index

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index In 1890, everything was analog. They didn’t use the term back then,…

Sometimes art just emerges  Photo: Morf Morford

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May 2018 – Historic Preservation Month Celebrates ‘Adaptive Reuse in Tacoma’

Each May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation encourages local communities to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month. The…

Statement of Linda A. Klein, president, American Bar Association, Re: Violence in Charlottesville, Va.

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Ninth Circuit Judges to Follow New Law Clerk Hiring Plan

SAN FRANCISCO — Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overwhelming support a…

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Education doesn't cost – it pays

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index I have taught at most community and technical colleges in the greater…

Summer Student Program at the History Museum, July 5 deadline to apply

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Free public forum Saturday, April 28 – Facing Pierce County Homelessness: Creating HomeFULLness

Tacoma, WA – This Saturday, April 28, those who live and work in Pierce County are invited to…

CLAW workshop Saturday April 28th

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CLAW workshop Saturday April 28th

Have your own ideas for comics? Join the CLAW, the Cartoonist’s League of Absurd Washingtonians for a workshop…

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May is Tacoma-Pierce County Bike Month

During the month of May, the City of Tacoma, in partnership with Pierce County and Pierce Transit, celebrate…