Sound Transit announcement. We know many of you are eager to know when the new garage and surface parking will open. On February 7, our team activated the final traffic signal, which is an important milestone leading to the opening. There is now a required observation period before we can open the garage, and our […]
Obituary Notices – February 15, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Susan Marie Ramento-Haugh; Michael Antonio Lott. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Thomas Carl Broughton; Mabel Claudine Barcelona. Mountain View Funeral Home: James Earl Roberts. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Tina L. Austin; Mary E. Anderson. Powers Funeral Home: Randall Slade Holmes; Jane Marie Colombini.
Letter: The End of the Journey
If the sun hadn’t risen, I would not have seen them. If I’d not been so tired, pausing to catch my breath at the end of this early morning run, bent over with hands on my knees, I would not have happened to glance sideways and discover their beauty clinging momentarily to the dried stalks. […]
“We are uncatchable” | PLU Women’s Rowing
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. “There is this moment, where everything around you disappears. Where your vision goes dark, and all you feel is the handle of the oar…” Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, so we invite you to put on a life jacket, grab a paddle, and join the PLU Women’s […]
Vet Clinic, Feb ’23
Chas. is a certified Veterans Service Officer. Link to all Vet Clinic columns
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window – Seattle Play Review
The play “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” was written by Lorraine Hansberry. She also wrote the award winning play “A Raisin in the Sun.” “Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun, a play about a struggling Black family, which opened on Broadway to great success. Hansberry was the first Black playwright and the […]
Kilmer, Moore, Lankford Reintroduce the Bipartisan Retain Skilled Veterans Act to Permanently Repeal the “180-Day Rule”
On Feb. 13, 2023, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Blake Moore (UT-01) and U.S. Senator James Lankford (OK) announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Retain Skilled Veterans Act, legislation to permanently remove the existing requirement for retired military members to submit a waiver to work as a civilian employee at the Department of Defense within 180 […]
Pierce County Agriculture Advisory Committee to Host Agritourism Panel Discussion
Pierce County Council announcement. The Pierce County Council is teaming up with the Pierce County Agriculture Advisory Committee (PCAAC) to host an agritourism panel discussion and meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Allmendinger Center in Puyallup. Agritourism is a commercial enterprise linking agricultural production and processing with tourism […]
DuPont February 10 Report from Mayor, Council
Read the DuPont Mayor and City Council February 10 report by clicking here.