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Fircrest Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Fircrest, WA.
Results 1 - 20 of 73 in Fircrest, WA
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... agencies in managing growth. He worked as a planner for Tumwater from 1991 to 1999. Bill Brandon, city manager for Fircrest, a community of 6,300 west of Tacoma. He has worked in municipal governments for nearly 25 years. He was a city councilman in ... Comment?
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New vets' unemployment rate soars
WASHINGTON -- Victor Ruiz has been looking for work since January. An Air Force pension helps, but it's not enough to keep his family afloat. His house is in foreclosure, and he and his two teenage children are leaving Fircrest, Wash., to live with his parents in Chicago. Comment?
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As unemployment ranks swell, veterans fare worse
... not enough to keep his family afloat. His house is in foreclosure, and he and his two teenage children are leaving Fircrest, Wash., to live with his parents in Chicago. Ruiz, 39, is a retired Air Force major who has an MBA, oversaw an $80 million ... Comment?
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BC-MCT-NEWSFEATURES-BJT _ wire editors
... not enough to keep his family afloat. His house is in foreclosure, and he and his two teenage children are leaving Fircrest, Wash., to live with his parents in Chicago. Ruiz, 39, is a retired Air Force major who has an MBA, oversaw an $80 million ... Comment?
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NW lawmakers target veteran jobless rate
... not enough to keep his family afloat. His house is in foreclosure, and he and his two teenage children are leaving Fircrest, Wash., to live with his parents in Chicago. Ruiz, 39, is a retired Air Force major who has an MBA, oversaw an $80 million ... Comment?
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Pierce County: Bank robbery suspect wanted in four holdups
... believe the man is responsible for the following robberies: Sept. 28 at First Citizens Bank, 1902 64th Ave. W., Fircrest. Oct. 8 at Community First Credit Union, 4702 S. Pine St., Tacoma. Oct. 26 at Rainier Pacific Bank, 11821 Canyon Road E., Pierce ... Comment?
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Personal fireworks of all kinds, including sparklers, will be outlawed in Steilacoom in 2011, putting Washington's oldest town among the ranks of no-fireworks cities such as Tacoma, Fircrest, Ruston and Federal Way. Comment?
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Belly dancing offers freedom of expression
... hip, when they dance. 'It depends on where you are and how modern they are,' said Anderson, who teaches at the Fircrest Community Center and South Park Community Center. 'They still have that idea that 'nice' women don't dance for men.' Meanwhile, ... Comment?
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Reward offered to catch Pierce Co. bank robber
... he is armed. The robberies happened on the following dates: -Sept. 28: First Citizens Bank, 1902 64th Avenue W., Fircrest -Oct. 8: Community 1st Credit Union, 4702 S. Pine Street, Tacoma -Oct. 26: Rainier Pacific Bank, 11821 Canyon Road, Puyallup ... Comment?
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UPLACE: Families might as well live elsewhere
... possibility of losing our youth programs. Families have no incentive to move to University Place. They can live in Fircrest, Tacoma or Lakewood and enjoy our schools, while enjoying youth programs in their own towns. Comment?
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"What's Good in the Hood?" Take the Neighborhood Youth Survey
Newsletters Printed & Posted Street Sweeping Schedule Message From Chief Cook Tree Talk Workshops H1N1 Flue Vaccine Update Greetings Neighborhood Leaders Vancouver neighborhood representatives to this year's Neighborhoods USA conference were Franklin Johnson of Bennington Neighborhood Association and Jesse Magana of Fircrest Neighborhood ... Comment?
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Beloved Lakewood postal clerks to retire
... exactly alike? No, but close. Neither married nor had children. They live in separate houses three blocks apart in Fircrest. Karen doesn't have a car. "She depends on me for transportation, so that kind of puts us together more than we would be," ... Comment?
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A 'Greener Bean' grows in Fircrest
... out and cultivate The Greener Bean Coffee Company. Although the independent, fair trade coffeehouse sprang up in Fircrest on Oct. 8, it has already managed to attract a small following. "Business has been pretty good so far," Lockey said. "Every day ... Comment?
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FIRCREST: Residents need to find new leadership
When Hans Hechtman first ran for Fircrest City Council four years ago, his voter pamphlet stated that "listening to citizens and the public's trust is vital." He has done little listening and has angered citizens by turning his back on them. Comment?
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Leavitt alleges a dirty tactics'
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... Tim planned to remove Share House from downtown," Lentz said. Another call came last weekend from a resident of the Fircrest neighborhood, who called to complain of what his wife described as odd behavior by a door-beller. The wife, who declined to ... Comment?
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Leavitt alleges a dirty tactics'
... Tim planned to remove Share House from downtown," Lentz said. Another call came last weekend from a resident of the Fircrest neighborhood, who called to complain of what his wife described as odd behavior by a door-beller. The wife, who declined to ... Comment?
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Belly dancing offers freedom of expression
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... hip, when they dance. "It depends on where you are and how modern they are," said Anderson, who teaches at the Fircrest Community Center and South Park Community Center. "They still have that idea that 'nice' women don't dance for men." Meanwhile, ... Comment?
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Traffic efforts help improve driver safety
... 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2009. Cribbin said traffic enforcement can have a psychological effect on drivers. He cited Fircrest, where drivers have the impression that police officers will snag them for going even a few miles over the speed limit. "We ... Comment?
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Cameras, crackdown cut Tacoma accident rate, fatalities
The combination of red light cameras and targeted speed enforcement has helped reduce the number of accidents in the city, the Tacoma Police Department reports. The number of crashes has dropped 20 percent in a three-year period ending last month. Comment?
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Slosh soccer on display around the Sound
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... hundreds of soccer matches from being played today all over Puget Sound by youth and college clubs. I was at the Fircrest SC '93 Bulldogs (Tacoma) visit to Port Orchard to play SK '93 Selects today. The grass field took a beating but the weather ... Comment?
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