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Tacoma, Washington is located in Pierce County. Zip codes in Tacoma, WA include 98404, 98409, and 98405. More Tacoma information.

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1 hr ago | Tacoma News Tribune

TACOMA: Grad of Wilson, Truman wins principal award

A Tacoma native has received a national award for her work as a principal. Leanne Dunlap, who is currently a principal at The American School of Warsaw in Poland, is one of 63 National Distinguished Principals for 2009.

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9 hrs ago | McClatchy DC

Air Force flying a different breed of warrior: dolphins

TACOMA, Wash. _ Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand of Tacoma has loaded a variety of cargo onto jets over the years: food, water, troops, toilet paper, generators, helicopters, Humvees and more.

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14 hrs ago | Library Journal

Tacoma, Pierce County Libraries Formalize Reciprocal Borrowing

Pierce County Library System , East Tacoma, WA, and the Tacoma Public Library have institutionalized their reciprocal borrowing agreement after a successful one-year trial, allowing patrons of either system to freely borrow materials from the other.

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22 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Man sentenced for WA bank robberies

A 43-year-old California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to several bank robberies in Washington state.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

The News Tribune

Tacoma visitor bureau hands out tourism awards

Amid a surf-n-turf lunch of chicken and salmon at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, the Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau celebrated its 20th year Thursday by naming the annual Tourism Celebrity Award winners.

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Tacoma News Tribune

Let next Tacoma council fill empty seats

Departing Tacoma City Council members should resist the temptation to make a final mark on city government via the appointment process.

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Exit 133

Tacoma Film Festival Picks on Click

Did you go? Did you miss it? Maybe you want to see that film just one more time.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

KING-TV Seattle

Judge convicted of threatening prostitute won't go to jail

TACOMA, Wash. A former Pierce County Superior Court judge convicted of felony harassment and patronizing a prostitute will not go to jail.

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KING-TV Seattle

Fleeing man killed on I-5 near Tacoma

A man fleeing from police was struck and killed on Interstate 5 near Tacoma early Thursday morning.. The Washington State Patrol says that about 1 a.m. a Fife Police officer pulled over a driver suspected of drunken driving.

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Tacoma Weekly

Madera Architectural Elements forges new alliance among Tacoma artisans

MEET THE ARTISTS. Artist allies of Madera Architectural Elements. Left to right: Steve Lawler, Chris Spadafore, Jeff Turner, Lynn Di Nino, Claudia Reidener, Margo Macdonald, Elijah Burnett, Carlos Taylor-Swanson; Mindy Barker, Cecelia Blomberg, Diane Roberts; Mary Lane, Jennifer Weddermann-Hay, Tristan Litke, Christopher Hoppin, Jennevieve ...

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Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

Design award for Tacoma school

Photos by Benjamin Benschneider [enlarge] Woodrow Wilson High Schoola s first phase won an International Design Award in architecture, taking third place in the institutional design category.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

TACOMA: This Spider-Man no hero; restaurant robbed

Maybe J. Jonah Jameson, the fictional publisher of the fictional New York Daily Bugle is right: Maybe Spider-Man really is a criminal.

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Tacoma News Tribune

Tacoma schools: Focus on operations levy first

No doubt about it, the Tacoma School District needs to get its school renovation program back on track.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Exit 133

Tacoma City Council Meeting - Nov. 17th, 2009

We are just weeks away from a new City Council. See the bottom of our notes if you're interested in applying.

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The Olympian

AG office OKs Tacoma lease

The Tacoma office of the state attorneys general will be moving to downtown's newest office building - if the city agrees to change its agreement with the developers.

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Seattle Times

Pierce County exec vetoes council decision

Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy vetoed the county council decision to eliminate a superior court judge position.

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Charleston Daily Mail

Washington pilot gets 25 years for molesting boys

A wealthy Bonney Lake, Wash., pilot who used money, alcohol and manipulation to molest more than a dozen boys has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Examiner.com

A theoretical look at a potential Tacoma school levy

Tacoma Public Schools. Image licensed for commercial use. While it may come to the dismay of many, the Tacoma School Board is strongly considering a new measure that would raise taxes 75 cents per $1000 of assessed valuation in order to generate $140 million for the school district.

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Tacoma News Tribune

TACOMA: WSDOT to change eastbound Highway 16

The Washington State Department of Transportation is planning to reroute eastbound traffic through the massive Nalley Valley construction project in Tacoma next week.

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Tacoma News Tribune

TACOMA: First Creek school has best turnout in mock vote

Secretary of State Sam Reed recognized the students of First Creek Middle School in Tacoma last week for having the highest voter turnout statewide among schools taking part in a mock election.

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