Youngsters watch and learn in the classroom
Kindergartners and first-graders at Tacoma’s Wainwright Elementary sat quietly this morning, watching Barack Obama take the oath of office as President of the United States. Little girls, some with...
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First-hand account from D.C.
Tacoma resident Kurt Heineman is in D.C. on business and got a taste of the event. Here is his account and photos. I awoke this morning at 4:15 am to catch the metro as early in order to get the...
View ArticleShots of espresso and politics
Blogger/copy editor Kelly Davenport shared a scene from this morning: At Satellite Coffee in Tacoma’s Stadium District, customers gathered around a laptop on the counter streaming a live video feed...
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‘Word’ on the street
Yusuf Word, president of University of Puget Sound’s student association, rose when many college students are normally hitting the hay in order to attend Obama’s speech in D.C. "We left the house at 4...
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Near the podium – and Jessica Alba
Tacoma attorney Lara Herrmann e-mailed Peter Callaghan with some photos of her and her sister, Katie Herrmann, enjoying the festivities. (Laura is in the black cap). Those are some impressive seats....
View ArticleMore dispatches from the Mason group
From education reporter Kris Sherman Memories are still coming in from Tacomans who witnessed Barack Obama’s inauguration Tuesday. Turns out not all of those Mason Middle School kids in D.C. For the...
View ArticleDicks had great seats while the staff and guests stayed warm
U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks bundled up and ventured out Tuesday to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama from the steps of the Capitol. But the staff took advantage of the Belfair Democrat’s choice Rayburn...
View ArticleInternational perspective on inauguration
We’ve had views of President Barack Obama’s history-making inauguration from Washington, D.C. and Washington state. Pacific Lutheran University student Tricia Johnson sent in this account from...
View ArticleCampaign to legalize marijuana doesn’t see Legislature fast-tracking efforts
An initiative to legalize marijuana in Washington, I-502 had a work session at the Capitol today. Lawmakers could pass the measure directly into law or propose an alternative that would appear next to...
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Why was new First Lady Trudi Inslee in a wheelchair at Inaugural Ball? Just...
At least some of the photographs from Wednesday’s Inaugural Ball in Olympia showed First Lady Trudi Inslee in a wheelchair. Like the one here by Ted Warren of the Associated Press. But she was shown...
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