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Reseeding an Old Idea: It’s Finally Time to Put the Flower on the Tacoma Dome

As you sit in I-5 construction traffic alongside the Tacoma Dome late this summer, you will see people dangling from safety ropes armed with buckets of Simple Green, scrub brushes, and water hoses cleaning the Dome’s grit-and-green-algae-covered roof

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State’s Proposed Overtime Rule Change Goes Too Far, Too Fast

Thousands of professional salaried employees in Washington could be converted into hourly workers if a new proposal from the Department of Labor & Industries goes into effect.

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Now is the Time to Invest in Infrastructure

Washington’s infrastructure is due for a major investment.

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Downtown Tacoma’s Renaissance: Three decades and at least one unsung hero

If I blindfolded you and dropped you at the downtown Tacoma corner of South 17th Street and Pacific Avenue in spring 1988, then removed your blindfold, chances are you would not immediately know where you were.

McMenamins' Elk Lodge is opening in Tacoma

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Promises Kept: For the Lucky 180, Just One More Email, and You’re In

Columnist Dan Voelpel keeps a promise to host a shindig to toast and celebrate the opening of McMenamins’ Elks Temple in Tacoma.

The Olympia Capitol, where hair stylists congregated to speak out on legislation affecting independent contractors.

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Hair Stylists Embody Democracy in Action

A state Senate Labor and Commerce Committee hearing on Jan. 28 was jam-packed with hair stylists, salon owners and cosmetologists embodying democracy in action.

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Leader’s focus on culture helps Tumwater company thrive

When rainwater began leaking into the 1953-era transmission building, the Navy asked Rozanne Garman whether she could fix it. Yes, she said. Then, as she always does, Garman started researching.

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Tacoma company makes memories across generations — and across the world

Chances are you have at least one memory created by Kyle “Skip” Smith, even though you don’t know him.

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Opinion: It’s time for the Legislature to invest in training and education beyond high school

As Legislators set their sights on writing the next state budget, their focus should be on funding education beyond high school.

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Would Creating a Crosby Attraction Help Tacoma Tourism?

Less than two blocks from my new Tacoma residence, I happened upon a memorial plaque affixed to the facing of a single-family home’s cement staircase leading up from the sidewalk.