Bates Technical College announcement. Eighty years ago this month, then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which ordered Japanese Americans from their homes and into internment camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor that forced America into World War II. Decades later, the pain that action caused is still felt in the Japanese American […]
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COVID-19 trends give leaders confidence to look towards next phase of pandemic response
Washington Office of the Governor announcement. With dropping hospitalization rates, improving vaccination rates, and broad access to masks and tests, Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the state can soon move into a less restrictive phase of the COVID-19 response. The lifting of statewide measures does not prohibit local health jurisdictions from the ability to enact […]
GROUNDED – Powerful Show Speaks to Female Service Members in Pierce County, Home to 86,000 Veterans
Tacoma Art Live announcement. TACOMA — Tacoma Arts Live’s Regional Theater Program’s production’s powerful one-woman show speaks to female service members in Pierce County, which is home to 86,000 Veterans. GROUNDED by George Brant will open for a preview night on Thursday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m., plus seven additional performances between February 18 – March 6 at […]
Lakewood RFQ – 2022 American Lake Park Waterfront Access Upgrades
City of Lakewood announcement. City of Lakewood (City) is requesting statements of qualifications, (SOQ), from firms qualified and interested in providing professional design services, engineering and construction management to assist the City in developing final design and construction documents for shoreline and accessibility upgrades at American Lake Park, located at 9222 Veterans Drive SW, Lakewood, […]
Service to Man – Black History Film Review
The opening tells you the story. We see two different cars being stopped by the police in Tennessee. Both drivers were interrogated and given a hard time. One is Black and one is Jewish. Prejudice rules a hundred years after our Civil War and the laws against slavery. Storyline:It’s 1967, and Meharry Medical School has […]
Police Recruiting Begins Young
City of University Place announcement. Seven members of Tiger Cub Scout Den 2 of University Place Pack 148 and their parents visited the U.P. Police Department on Feb. 7. The intrepid scouts came prepared with lots of questions about everything from search and rescue operations to training in different environments like snow, mountains and rivers. […]
Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Walk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify and address. In […]
Mayor Victoria Woodards to Present the 2022 State of the City Address in a Virtual Format
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — Mayor Victoria Woodards will present the 2022 State of the City Address on March 10 at 6 PM. This year’s theme is Stronger: Many Voices, One Community. Topics covered during her address will include affordable housing, homelessness, public safety, and recovery from the global health and economic crisis. Mayor […]
House Passes Morgan’s Community Reinvestment Program Bill
Washington State House Democrats announcement. Late Saturday night (Feb. 12, 2022), the House passed HB 1827, the Community Reinvestment Program prime sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland). The Community Reinvestment Program, governor-request legislation which passed 57-41 along party lines, stems from recommendations from the Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force (SECTF), chaired by Rep. Morgan, and invests […]