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With SNAP benefits not available and federal workers not getting paid, more people are turning to food banks like Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH.
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The annual Write in the Harbor conference takes place this weekend on Tacoma Community College’s Gig Harbor campus. This year’s theme – Craft, Creativity and Connection – aims to provide “Inspiring Words, Artistic Expression and Meaningful Connection.” The conference begins Friday, Nov. 7 with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and welcoming address by keynote speaker
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Deb Krishnadasan, an appointed incumbent, now leads the race for state Senate by nearly 2,000 votes.
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A Fish and Wildlife biologist discussed shellfish management efforts last week during the KGI Watershed Council’s annual State of the Watershed meeting.
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Jails routinely get only one or two contract bids because the handful of companies that provide such services are leery of insurance costs and legal liabilities.
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In other results, Stone defeats Woock in a battle of city council incumbents, while Lykins, Leighton and Lantz lead the charter commission races.
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Gig Harbor defeated Capital, 15-14, while Peninsula upended Bellarmine, 33-13.
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The only way babies can eat is if they have access to breast milk or formula. Without either, they will starve. Now, thousands of families in Gig Harbor and around Pierce County who rely on the federal government’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program face the possibility that they won’t be able to feed their
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The Gig Harbor Veterans Day celebration is at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Vintage Aero Museum.
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Gustav Stromer likely built the first “aeroplane” in the Gig Harbor area, though he shipped it to Tacoma before it took off.
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