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Last year, as the city of Gig Harbor prepared to update its Comprehensive Plan — the outline for the way city government will strategize, create, and operate towards the year 2044 — it conducted surveys at various events known to be a bustle of Harbor activity. Several centered around the Downtown Waterfront Farmers Market. The city
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The Washington Secretary of State’s office certified the Aug. 6 primary election on Thursday, Aug. 22, confirming local results that were largely clear on election night. The certification affirms that Democrat Adison Richards of Bremerton and Republican Jesse L. Young of Gig Harbor will face off for House Position 1 in the 26th Legislative District.
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During the final months of any presidential election cycle, it’s tempting to grow cynical about politics and the process we use to propel our democracy. My own Grinch-like outlook toward elections began during the 1980s when, as a community reporter and editor here in Gig Harbor, I stayed glued to my desk into the wee
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Two local businessmen who bought a portion of the property on which Madrona Links Golf Course sits sought support for their attempt to lease the facility during a public meeting Tuesday evening at the course’s restaurant, Hackers. Not all of the 30 golfers and neighbors who attended readily jumped on board. The city of Tacoma,
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Mark Anderson’s voice is a bit crackly on the phone and sometimes drops in and out — the reception isn’t great where he is. But his voice is clear when he says: “‘Our Fishermen, Our Guardian’ — this was a community-based effort and community-funded, and a cooperation with the Puyallup Tribe to remember the first
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His route to law enforcement wasn’t typical, but Nathan Betts has been collecting accolades as a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy for years. His latest came Aug. 7, when he received the Deputy of the Year Award. Prior to becoming a deputy, Betts spent years in sales with the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team, in real estate,
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Betty Lilienthal’s efforts helped to drastically expand the park district’s senior offerings and conduct a senior center feasibility study. The advocacy award is named after her.
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There remains a large gap for third-place candidates in local races to erase to reach the Nov. 5 general election.
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Pierce County awarded grants to nearly 50 project proposals last month as part of its Homeless Housing Program, including two nonprofits working to reduce homelessness in the Gig Harbor area. The county’s largest regular funding opportunity for housing service providers will deliver more than $17.6 million to projects across the Pierce, including nearly $200,000 to
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Adison Richards, Jesse Young, Michelle Caldier and Tiffiny Mitchell lead state representative races in initial primary election results released Tuesday night, Aug. 6, and the city of Gig Harbor’s sales tax proposal is passing. The top two candidates from each race advance to the Nov. 5 general election. Democrat Richards, 32, received 7,404 votes (49.6%)
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