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To Be or Not to Be Locked-down: Sweden’s Response May Influence U.S.
The rate of COVID-19 infections in Pierce County initially decreased in September, but as people spend more time indoors and local schools welcome at least some students back to classrooms, the threat of a … more
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‘The Proud Tower’ as Distant Mirror
“The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914” was a bestseller when it was published by historian Barbara Tuchman in 1966. Drawn from a collection of lengthy essays … more
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KPFD's Brandon Hagen, Chris Hagen, Jason Learned, Michelle Learned and Tim Davis encouraging voters July 15 at Purdy
Supermajority Renews Fire Levy
The Key Peninsula voted to renew the existing maintenance and operation levy for KP Fire District 16 in the primary election Aug. 4. The department will continue to receive $800,000 a year from KP … more
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Top: Capt. Kaci Corrigan, Capt. Dale Heidal, Capt. Jeremy Underwood. Bottom: Lt. Doug Gelsleichter, Lt. Nate Jean, Lt. Danny Hansen.
KPFD Promotes, Assigns Captains to Stations
Key Peninsula Fire District 16 promoted three firefighters to lieutenant and three lieutenants to captain at a swearing-in ceremony July 28. more
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KPFD Firefighter Todd Vanscoyk wraps following a training exercise
Full-time Staffing Starts at Longbranch Fire Station
The Key Peninsula Fire District will assign two career firefighter/EMTs to the Longbranch Fire Station 24 hours a day starting in August, according to Fire Chief Dustin Morrow. Up to now, … more
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America’s first lady of letters, Toni Morrison, died at 88 in August 2019.
'Beloved': An American Classic Whose Time Has Come Again
Sometime in 1987, I think, I accidentally got to hear Toni Morrison read at a private gathering. I was a neophyte assistant at a large publisher in New York City. A sympathetic editor had offered … more
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COVID-19 Lockdown Cost-Benefit: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?
As the second quarter of 2020 came to a close, scientists and economists surveyed the impact of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, on the health and economy of the United … more
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Stay informed with information on the Pierce County COVID-19 Dashboard at www.tpchd.org where cases are updated daily.
State Budget Sinks as Virus Rate Soars
A June 17 Washington State revenue forecast projected an $8.8 billion drop in tax collections over the next three years. Gov. Jay Inslee canceled pay raises the same day for some state employees and … more
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A Song for Ted and Joanna
Firefighters discovered the bodies of Ted Ralston, 71, and Joanna Gormly, 73, in the basement of their burning home on Vaughn Bay the evening of May 17. They also discovered evidence the two had been murdered and that accelerants were used to start the fire and cover the crime. more
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Journal of the Plague Year: Part III
I was already in southern Turkey on my way to Syria when the Gulf War began in earnest in January 1991. I’d been unsuccessfully … more
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Remembering Scott Gallacher: ‘He Did So Much More for the Community’
Father, husband, coach and a driving force behind the enduring … more
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Journal of the Plague Year: Part II
When this whole thing started, the family indulged in these long, elaborate breakfasts since there was no place anyone had to be, … more
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About That Stimulus Check: It’s a Bonus
It’s not taxable, it’s not a loan, and it’s not an advance on a future refund. And if your income drops this year, you might get more next year. President Donald … more
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COVID-19 Update: Social Distance to Become the 'New Normal'
As people struggle to make ends meet in a shattered economy, leaders and researchers look for a way out. At a press briefing April 14, state Secretary of Health John … more
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Local Legislators Weigh In on Recent Session and Coronavirus
Although the 2020 regular session just adjourned, a special session to address the damaged state economy may be coming soon. The Washington State Legislature adjourned its … more
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State AG Asks Public to Report Pandemic Price Gougers and Profiteers
While most consumers search for scarce necessities, others buy up everything they can find to … more
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It’s a Horse Race: Presidential Primary Results on the KP
All but three Democratic candidates dropped out of the race before the election deadline, but the total vote spread between them and President Trump was narrow. more
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Journal of the Plague Year
In August 1984, I was in the summer term of my junior year at college in New York City, working part-time and starting chemotherapy for lymphoma. … more
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Coping With COVID-19: What It Is and What’s Being Done
The exponential rise of coronavirus cases in Washington has experts worried. Slowing the spread means “flattening the curve” to reduce a … more
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Take a Walk on the Wonky Side: Property Tax at a Glance
You know you don’t like it, but do you know how it works? Washington state property tax is one of the most complicated in the nation… more
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