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New ‘Old Tech’ Homebuilding Comes to the KP
The Key Peninsula is no stranger to the work of dreams, innovation and unconventional thinking, and the latest example is a new house built on Rocky Bay. more
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‘The Fire Next Time’
The main branch of the New York City library at Fifth Avenue straddling 41st and 42nd Streets is one of the most famous public temples of knowledge in the United States. Even if you’re just a … more
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Hudson Cedarland (3) goes after Seahawks running back Landon Sims, who scored three touchdowns.
Seahawks Notch Historic Win in (Empty) Fish Bowl 42
The Peninsula High School Seahawks defeated their perennial rivals and friends, the Gig Harbor Tides, 36-12 in the opening game of a resurrected season Feb. 19. more
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COVID-19 Cases Fall, But County Remains at ‘High Risk’
COVID-19 cases in Pierce County began to fall in January from their historic highs but remain at “high risk” levels, according to the state Department of Health. County COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths have also fallen. more
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Vaccine Roll-out Ramps Up to Goal of 45,000 a Day
Gov. Jay Inslee directed the Washington Department of Health to move the state into Phase 1B, Tier 1, of its COVID-19 vaccination distribution plan Jan. 18, allowing everyone over the age of 65 and anyone 50 or older living in multigenerational homes (excluding parents and their children) to receive the vaccine. more
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Lost Valentine
I was maybe 15 when I asked this gorgeous 17-year-old girl out on a date. I had no business doing that, but back then I had an abundance of courage and not much sense. I don’t remember how I … more
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Lives have been saved by signs posted by the coalition on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and in local parks.
Local Group Combats Suicide in Pandemic
The Gig Harbor-Key Peninsula Suicide Prevention Coalition was formed in 2012 after two local teens died by suicide in close succession. The coalition has since developed programs to support survivors and their loved ones and to train for prevention. more
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George Orwell
First the Coup, Then the War: ‘Homage to Catalonia’ by George Orwell
“The attack on the Fascist redoubt which had been called off on the previous occasion was to be carried out tonight. I oiled my 10 Mexican cartridges, dirtied my bayonet (the things give your … more
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Danna Webster has been working on behalf of the KP since 2004.
KP Booster Danna Webster on Making Dreams Come True
Danna Webster discovered the Key Peninsula in 2000 after a nearly 30-year career as a teacher. She then spent the next 20 years becoming an indispensable part of KP life by volunteering as a member of the KP Community Council, a post she left at the end of December. more
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Another “normal” school day for Oliver DeShon, age 5, who attends pre-kindergarten at Evergreen Elementary. Oliver doesn’t know what school was like before COVID-19.
COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives as County Virus Rates Climb
The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were administered to hospital staff in Seattle Dec. 15. more
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My First Swastika
I spent the best part of my 1960s childhood in a beach town outside L.A. We lived in a platted neighborhood that sloped down to the water, but it wasn’t fully developed. The road to the freeway … more
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Dr. Roes at work.
Key Medical Center Plans for New Owner
The doctor’s office on the hill above Key Center, where generations of Key Peninsula families have received medical care, is about to have new management. more
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Pandemic Fatigue Could Cause the Next Wave of COVID-19 Infections
Another wave of COVID-19 over the winter could be more severe than those of last spring and summer because it would coincide with other seasonal viruses like the flu, according to a September report from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. more
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A Remote Student
I came to Seattle in the spring of 1991 when I was 27 and somehow landed a part-time job tutoring teenagers. There was no good reason for me to be doing that, other than I’d had experience … more
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Remembered History: ‘Let Us Now Praise Famous Men’
It seems an appropriate season to revisit the work of an author who wanted nothing but that his readers recognize the unexpected grace in people unlike themselves and offer them an unfamiliar mercy. more
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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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