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77th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting in the Theater District Tacoma Concert Band Holiday Music Showcase

TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma’s annual holiday tree lighting ceremony, marking the official start of the holiday season, is…

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LeMay – America’s Car Museum Partners with Santa’s Castle to Bring New Toys to Military Families at JBLM

Tacoma, Wash. – This holiday season, LeMay – America’s Car Museum is partnering with fellow non-profit, Santa’s Castle,…

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Tacoma’s Business License Fee Structure Updated With Passage of Substitute Ordinance 28838

TACOMA, Wash. - On November 1, 2022, the City Council passed Substitute Ordinance 28838 amending Title 6, Chapter…

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the…

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The 2022 Student Mock Election is now open for all Washington K-12 students

OLYMPIA — The Office of the Secretary of State is calling on students and teachers across Washington to…

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Firewood is New European Gold

By Don C. Brunell

Mounted Buffalo Soldiers at an unidentified ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (404-WS-6-5465-3) Image courtesy National Archives

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“Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts” from Director Dru Holley at the Tacoma Film Festival

In 1866, six all-Black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after congress passed the Army Organization Act. They…

Washington Supreme Court Justices as of October 2022; From Left To Right: Justice Susan Owens; Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis; Associate Chief Justice Charles W. Johnson; Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud; Chief Justice Steven C. González; Justice Mary I. Yu; Justice Barbara A. Madsen; Justice G. Helen Whitener; Justice Debra L. Stephens. Image Courtesy Washington State Courts

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Washington Supreme Court to Visit Gonzaga University

In its first traveling court visit since 2020, the justices of the Washington Supreme Court will visit undergraduate…

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News from the Department of Labor & Industries

L&I proposes 4.8 percent increase in workers’ comp rates for 2023

Darlene Gwynn was last seen by family members on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 17. (RCMP handout)

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Search and Rescue called to search for missing North Cowichan woman

Police asking for information related to disappearance of 59-year-old Darlene Gwynn

These rowhouses in central London have seen scandals, wars and many families passing through them - and will certainly see many more. (Photo by Morf Morford)

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Loving the world – and the neighborhood

In a real sense, home is the place we take care of

Our state might look like a puzzle that got chewed up by a local puppy, but all the pieces fit together and make us who we are. In reality of course, there are no actual lines of separation. We share our identity and destiny. The same with our nation. (Photo by Morf Morford)

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‘Tis the season to think of others

There are many worthy causes; here’s one

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Park(ing) Day 2022

The goal of Park(ing) Day is the same as it has been for 17 years: to call attention…