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Mt Rainier reminds us of what we have - and what is at stake. Photo: Morf Morford

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Washington's ferries are going electric

Electric cars have changed how we drive, electricity will change how we cross the Sound  By Morf Morford…

Washington Winegrowers honors industry leaders

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Washington winegrowers leverage power of intentionality from grape to glass at 2019 convention

Washington Wine: Intentional from Grape to Glass, the theme of this year’s premier educational and networking event for…

Map of the Salish Sea & Surrounding Basin,Stefan Freelan, WWU, 2009

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The eternal waterways of the Pacific Northwest

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index One of the first slogans that identified and characterized the pioneering and…

Our national parks are a national - and for some of us, a local - treasure. They are a literal gift to the future. Photo: Morf Morford

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Poetry in Tacoma?

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Tacoma, the city famed for its “grit” and extraction based economy –…

Tacoma’s 2017-2019 Poet Laureate Kellie Richardson reads poetry from her phone. Photo: Morf Morford

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Call to artists – 2019-21 Tacoma Poet Laureate

The Tacoma Arts Commission announces the eighth annual Tacoma Poet Laureate competition, the winner of which will be…

One theory is that cats are aliens sent to observe us. They report to their leaders when we aren't looking. Photo: Morf Morford

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Helpful – and rarely known – keyboard strategies

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Unless you are the head of cyber security in Japan, you probably…

Usually considered the world’s largest furniture retailer, Ikea employs over 139,000 people across the world with total assets of over $50 billion. Ikea has been operating locally since 2008.(IMAGE COURTESY BURSON-MARSTELLER / IKEA)

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Frederickson, the manufacturing boom town

Things are booming in Pierce County’s Frederickson Industrial Center, one of the largest industrial development sites in the…

School could be defined as organized learning, but as every parent or teacher knows, learning happens anywhere and any time. Photo: Morf Morford

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Learning is essential – school is optional

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index I am primarily an autodidact. That’s a two-dollar word for some one…

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

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ABA offers free CLE programming to lawyers affected by federal shutdown

WASHINGTON — The American Bar Association announced today that it is offering five Continuing Legal Education programs (CLE)…

"I know everything!" - Charlotte, age 3 1/2

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"I know everything!" – Charlotte, age 3 1/2

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index She knows her colors, her ABCs and can count to ten –…

Ironically enough, artists tend to love walls, even though their use might contradict the original intentions. Even Pink Floyd played with the idea of the power and futility of walls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd_%E2%80%93_The_Wall ) Photo: Morf Morford

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Something there is that doesn't love a wall

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index I’ve seen several articles on the decline of interest in literature and…

I always feel that there should be some kind of respite between the years, kind of like a recovery time before we start a new year. But the calendar never stops. Photo: Morf Morford

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Nowhere to go but up in 2019

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Like many of us, I presume, I am more than a little…

Allen C. Mason statue in the Allen C. Mason Plaza on the corner of North 26th and Adams, adjacent to Tacoma Public Library’s Wheelock Branch. The work of local artist Paul R. Michaels, commissioned by the Proctor District Association and the Tacoma Historical Society. Mr. Mason always leans into the future, sports a jaunty top hat, extends a welcoming hand and is remembered as “Tacoma’s Best Salesman.” Photo: Morf Morford

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New choices and new directions for a new year

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index It was mid-morning at the Proctor Starbucks in early January. I was…