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Calling all K-8 students: Nominate Washington’s Best Teachers for Ivar’s and Kidd Valley Teacher of the Year Contest

Fifteenth annual contest awards two top teachers $500 each in supplies plus party for nominating student’s class SEATTLE…

This is graffiti on what remains of the Berlin Wall, fall of 2017. Photo: Morf Morford

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IRS wraps up ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of tax scams for 2018; encourages taxpayers to remain vigilant

The Internal Revenue Service concluded its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams with a warning to taxpayers…

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State’s high school graduation rate relatively unchanged, still lagging national performance

Washington’s public high school four-year graduation rate for the class of 2017 was 79.3 percent, up from 79.1…

9 groups set to receive $3M for human services programs in Tacoma

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Join some of Tacoma's spring special events

Recurring Events * Tacoma Runners Weekly WHEN: Every Thursday year round, 630 – 730 PM WHERE: Locations vary…

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'Tis the season to experience our parks

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index My grand kids live in a Tacoma incomparably different from the Tacoma…

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Show me a sign – but tell me what it means

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index I’ve often wondered how visitors from other cultures – or people ten, twenty…

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3rd annual South Sound Small Business Summit is May 1st in Tacoma during 2018 National Small Business Week

The first week of May is National Small Business Week in America. Every year since 1963, the President…

Some thoughts on running an independent business

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Some thoughts on running an independent business

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Businesses come in all shapes and sizes – with different business models,…

Phones from about a century ago. DeWitt C. Wheeler, photographer, circa 1910. Music Division, The New York Public Library. (photographed ca. 1900-1914; reproduced 1980 - 1910). Man and woman sit on telephone wire. Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9646e150-26d4-7a44-e040-e00a18063f93

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College may not be for everyone – but learning is

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index College is not for everyone. I’ve been a college-level instructor in the…

Pierce County Auditor requests independent election observers

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Pierce County Auditor requests independent election observers

“To maintain confidence in election accuracy and integrity, we must have citizens independently observe election activities,” said Pierce…

Five Washington companies to receive civic honors

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Wyman says new election laws improve voting access

The governor has signed into law a series of bills aimed at improving Washingtonians’ access to voting and…

New administrator for Pierce County Superior Court

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Statement of Hilarie Bass, ABA president Re: Pennsylvania judges and separation of powers

On May 1, the American Bar Association will celebrate Law Day by focusing national attention on the importance…

Homeless encampments seem to pop up almost anywhere. I'd guess that no one likes them - even - or maybe especially - those that find themselves in them. Photo: Morf Morford

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Fighting Homelessness: Charity Humble Design expands to Seattle

Support of Schultz Family Foundation, Microsoft and U-Haul enables a third chapter Humble Design Fueled by U-Haul, a…