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Opinions & Viewpoints
Project changing lives of McCarver students
Groundbreaking ceremonies are a fairly common occurrence, held to mark construction starting on office buildings and transportation projects. But the one held on June 9 for the Zina Linnik Project was considerably different from a typical groundbreaking where political and business leaders give speeches and push shovels into the dirt. It was planned by students at McCarver Elementary School on Hilltop. They wrote and delivered the speeches, led guests on tours, distributed information and gave performances. Read more...
Dance of the lemons poor method to deal with ineffective teachers
During the recent legislative session, Governor Chris Gregoire promoted her education bill, Senate Bill 6696, as an effort to improve Washington schools and give the state a shot at a share of the $4.3 billion available through President Barack Obama’s Race to the Top initiative. Read more...
Decoding the Washington State Supreme Court
up for re-election this year, but do you know anything about them? A new resource may help. Read more...
A day to reflect on domestic violence
April 26, 2003 is a date permanently stamped on the social conscience of Pierce County. It was on that day that David Brame, who was chief of Tacoma Police Department at the time, shot his wife Crystal and himself in the parking lot of a shopping center in Gig Harbor. The couple was going through a divorce. Crystal had made allegations of a pattern of physical and emotional abuse committed by her husband in documents submitted to the court. A few days prior, the media got its hands on this information and went public with it. Read more...
