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The shading shows the topography of the Seattle Basin, with darker shading showing the deepest section. Any location with shading is a potential test site for the UW team. The upper photo shows the sensitive equipment that researchers will use to monitor background vibrations in order to map the basin’s shape and contents.- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

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Seismologists seek space on volunteers’ floors and lawns to study Seattle area seismic risks

The Puget Sound area is vulnerable to several types of seismic risks. We might fixate on “The Really…

Metro Parks Tacoma: Open house scheduled for proposed Eastside Community Center

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Metro Parks named finalist for national Gold Medal Award

Winner of top honors in parks and recreation industry to be announced in September For the second time…

Trees, large and small, near or far, are everywhere around here. All indications point to another hot and dry summer - which means another year of fire hazards. Photo: Morf Morford

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Tourism to Mount Rainier National Park creates $68,400,000 in economic benefits

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1.5 million visitors to Mount Rainier National Park in…

This is the Port of Tacoma at the end of May, 2019. Five or ten years from now, will it be greener, more productive, a source of community pride or a toxic shame. Photo: Morf Morford

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The Port of Tacoma keeps us moving

Our Port represents us around the world. It keeps our local economy in motion and it defines us…

Tacoma affordable housing projects awarded $4.2M

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Commerce awards $1 million to support small businesses in life sciences and health IT

Washington Research Foundation awarded $800K to establish new Life Sciences Revolving Loan Fund; Greater Spokane Inc. and Life…

8 budget hearings ahead for Pierce County Council

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Caregiver film series challenges intellectual disability label

Intellectual disabilities know no boundaries. They touch the lives of people from all racial, ethnic, social, and economic…

Summer Jobs 253 recruiting Tacoma employers to host youth

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This year’s Summer Jobs 253 Program for incoming juniors and seniors kicks off on June 21

Employers expected to announce selected summer interns for first time at kick-off event This year’s Summer Jobs 253…

Pierce Transit receives $2.55 million grant for electric buses

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Reserved parking permits will soon be available for Tacoma Dome Station

Up to 200 of the garage’s 2,400 spots will be set aside for optional, reserved parking Starting July…

Allen Mason's "Star of Destiny" was his way of expressing his view of the city as a center of ever-expanding, near explosive, pulsing potential with opportunities and advantages from rail lines and ample resources to “The grass stays green all winter”, “Ideal for Retired Capitalists”, "The 'Naples' of America" and “No poisonous bugs or reptiles”. You can see it on the corner of North 26th & Washington. Photo: Morf Morford

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Tacoma is the pulsing center

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index It’s difficult to think of Tacoma as the center of anything. Perpetually…

Russia's historic temples require constant maintenance. Photo: Morf Morford

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Poulsbo resident Maria Warns awarded Fulbright U.S. Student English Teaching Assistantship

Trinity College Senior to Teach English in Russia in 2020 Maria Warns, Class of 2019, who has just…

Launched on March 7, 1989 in Aberdeen, Washington. Built by Grays Harbor Historical Seaport. A full-scale replica of the original Lady Washington, the first American vessel to make landfall on the West Coast of North America, Hong Kong, Japan, and Honolulu.Specifications:Length on deck: 67 feet, Overall length: 112 feet Type: BrigDraft (Depth): 11 feet, Beam (Width): 22 feetMast height: 89 feet Gross tonnage: 99 tonsTotal sail area: 4,442 sq. feet, Rigging: Approx. 6 milesCrew compliment: 12, Passenger capacity: 45 - Grays Harbor Historical Seaport

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Lady Washington visits Foss Waterway June 13-23

Lady Washington, one of the best known tall ships in America, will be making her return visit to…

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Art Chantry TFF poster design reveal and fund drive kick off

Friday, June 7, 6–8 PM at The Grand Cinema – 606 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma The countdown to the…

It might not always be "profitable" but I can't think of a better definition of a people or culture. Photo by Morf Morford

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There's more to life than "winning"

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the…