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Alma Mater location of Friends of the Children – Tacoma July 30 fundraiser
A press release from Friends of the Children – Tacoma. Friends of the Children Tacoma will hold a Friendraiser July 30 at 7 p.m. at Alma Mater, featuring local artist Stephanie Anne Johnson of The Voice. Tickets are $50, and proceeds from the event will go to support Friends of the Children’s mission: Impacting generational change […]
The DuPont City Council July 27 Meeting Agenda
The DuPont City Council will hold a Workshop on July 27 (6 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Obituary Notices – July 26, 2021
Mountain View Funeral Home: Brian Cornwall; Gentry Scott Ivey; Darlyne Ann Wiggins. Gaffney Funeral Home: Daisy Olivia Chang-Radloff. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Ted P Fix Sr.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldier arrested
A press release from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. U.S. Army Special Operations Command is aware of the recent arrest of Spc. Patrick P. Byrne. Spc. Byrne is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Byrne entered the Army in March 2019 as an 11B/Infantryman. He completed the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program […]
Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure
A press release from Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and Subcommittee Chair Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) led a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to take the steps necessary to support a disadvantaged […]
TCC to Require Vaccinations for Fall Quarter
A press release from Tacoma Community College. Tacoma Community College (TCC) recently announced to the college community that full Covid-19 vaccinations will be required for all students and employees returning to campus starting fall quarter, 2021. Everyone who plans to work or study on campus will be required to complete a self-attestation form or complete a medical, religious or personal/philosophical exemption form. To be considered fully vaccinated, students and employees will need to […]
Thanks to Local Rotary, U.P. Post Office Gets a Facelift
Rotarians from the Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest had noticed that the grounds around the 25-year old University Place Post Office had fallen victim to the Post Office’s financial troubles and were looking uncared for and overgrown. As one of the prominent public buildings in the UP-Fircrest community, the post office is an important community […]
Letter: School Board Race Disinformation
Submitted by Don Anderson. You might expect me to react like Harry Truman when a couple of misogynistic septuagenarian retired majors who’s careers peaked 40 years ago orchestrate a vicious disinformation campaign against my daughter Alyssa Anderson Pearson who is running for re-election to the Clover Park School Board. Unlike Truman, I won’t draw attention […]