5 September 2010, 2:42 am
A car salesman becomes an electrician. A contractor becomes an explosives disposal expert. A priest becomes a nurse, and a professional soccer star becomes an English teacher. Jobs change and lives change. • AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: Workers talk about their experiences • BILL VIRGIN: Labor's tenuous fu... Read More »
4 September 2010, 10:29 pm
BY DEBORAH TRACY The Daily World You can feel it in the air. The sun rises a little later; sets a little earlier. Parents drag reluctant children into dressing rooms to try on new clothes and down aisles lined with notebooks and pencils.... Read More »
4 September 2010, 6:22 pm
From late summer through winter, millions of squid return to spawn in Puget Sound, and before they do that they pack a hearty appetite gorging on small baitfish and crustaceans.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 3:55 pm
TACOMA, Wash. – A man who allegedly approached officers with a knife was shot and killed Friday afternoon by Tacoma police officers. But at least one witness says there was no knife. It happened around 3 p.m. at a bus stop in the 6100 block of Sixth Avenue, a couple blocks from Tacoma Community C... Read More »
3 September 2010, 2:03 pm
A public celebration marking the opening of the Center for Urban Waters, 326 East D Street, is set for Thurs., Sept. 9, at 1:30 p.m. Gov. Chris Gregoire, U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks and Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland will headline the program.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 11:48 am
TACOMA, WASHINGTON : Five activists on Friday were indicted for violating a secure area at Naval Base Kitsap’s Bangor complex, near Silverdale, Washington, prosecutors said.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 9:49 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Port of Tacoma to restore wetlands destroyed by unauthorized work at two locations in the Commencement Bay area.An EPA investigation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uncovered the destroyed wetlands on property the port planned to develop... Read More »
3 September 2010, 4:39 am
From fluttering geishas to near-Cubist landscapes, the sweep of Japanese woodblock prints tells a long story – a story now being told at Tacoma Art Museum.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 10:33 am
On Sunday August 29, 2010 a picnic was held in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC. The picnic was in the honor of the great NFL player Willie Wood. Willie was the heart and soul of those great Green Bay Packer teams led by the legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Willie was the hard hitting safet... Read More »
2 September 2010, 12:19 am
Lakewood Vehicle/Vessel Licensing, a subagent of the Pierce County Auditor’s office in Lakewood, recently received a perfect audit by the Washington State Department of Licensing.... Read More »
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