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Zach Powers on April 11th, 2013
The weekend of April 20-21, The Grand Cinema is hosting our first ever 24 Hour Movie Marathon. This is an event that we've wanted to do for a long time, but finally moved forward with this year as a support event for our Digital Conversion Campaign — to which all
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Zach Powers on April 9th, 2013
The weekend of April 20-21, The Grand Cinema is hosting our first ever 24 Hour Movie Marathon. This is an event that we've wanted to do for a long time, but finally moved forward with this year as a support event for our Digital Conversion Campaign — to which all
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Zach Powers on March 28th, 2013
Some recent spring-cleaning found my Washington United for Marriage yard sign mangled and waterlogged under my front porch. The bright green and white lettering had worn and by the looks of it you might think that it was five years ago, not five months ago, that Washington voters made history
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Zach Powers on March 11th, 2013
If I had a penny for every time I felt guilty for supporting artists whose work I know to be prejudice or socially harmful I'd have more than enough cash to pay off my student loans.
I'm talking about Jay-Z who, pre-Beyonce and Blue Ivy, used to be one of the
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Zach Powers on February 11th, 2013
There are profoundly powerful human experiences that are captured and recaptured seemingly annually by filmmakers. Then there are those that are equally or exceedingly powerful yet are seldom selected for depiction.
What's even more peculiar is that the large majority of humanity shares some of the experiences that seem to be
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Zach Powers on February 6th, 2013
Ever walk into an argument long after it began and found that it's seemingly too late to take a side? The dueling parties have been firing off rationale after rationale, their heels are dug in, and as you watch them quarrel you decide you might as well stay out of
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Zach Powers on February 17th, 2012
Earlier this week Washington United for Marriage, a statewide campaign leading the effort to lobby in support of marriage equality, celebrated the completion of the first half of its mission when Governor Gregoire signed legislation passing same-sex marriage into law.
Over the past three months Washington United has directed and equipped
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Zach Powers on November 22nd, 2011
LGBT leaders and allies all over Washington are launching a new campaign for marriage equality called Washington United for Marriage. The campaign's goal is to pass a marriage equality bill in the Washington State Legislature and for it to be signed into law by Governor Christine Gregoire. To reach this
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Zach Powers on October 28th, 2011
Governor Gets Grim
I don't usually cover statewide developments, but yesterday Governor Gregoire released a list of proposed budget cuts totaling $2 billion. The Governor spoke to reporters about ways the state is trying to go about making the colossal cuts needed for it to function, but the bottom line is
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Zach Powers on October 14th, 2011
Bold Decision by the Tacoma School Board
On Thursday night the Tacoma School Board decided to move ahead with a plan to appoint Deputy Superintendent Carla Santorno to two back-to-back temporary superintendent posts. As The News Tribune reported today, Santorno will first fill the role of superintendent-elect (interim), beginning in January,
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Zach Powers on January 31st, 2012
TACOMA 2012 STATE OF THE CITY >>>
Last night at Go Local's second annual Shift Happens event Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland delivered her 2012 State of the City Address. This year's address was less of a pep rally than last year's State of the City Address, and instead was calm,
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Zach Powers on September 30th, 2011
ROCK THE VOTE (OR WHATEVER) >>>
Every odd-number year Tacomans vote to determine which citizens will fill available seats on the Tacoma School Board, City Council, Parks Board, Port Commission and Civil Service Board. Often these campaigns can seem like nothing more than halftime acts between even-year elections, when citizens vote
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Zach Powers on September 2nd, 2011
IT HAPPENED IN AND AROUND TACOMA THIS WEEK >>>
It was a whirlwind week in the greater Tacoma area. In his column this week, Weekly Volcano scribe Zach Powers discusses the Tacoma School Distric battle, the Medical Marijuana Task Force roster, the medical pot moratorium public hearing, the latest from the
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Zach Powers on August 26th, 2011
IT HAPPENED IN AND AROUND TACOMA THIS WEEK >>>
Last night hundreds of educators, parents and community members packed into the Tacoma School Board meeting to urge district leaders to reach a contract agreement and avoid a strike. Dozens more demonstrated outside the building before and throughout the
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Zach Powers on July 30th, 2011
COUNTY CHARTER UP FOR DEBATE >>>
Granted, I'm relatively new to Tacoma and where I grew up we didn't have counties, but before last week I didn't know what the Pierce County Charter. I didn't know the details of why - all of a sudden - it may
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Zach Powers on July 22nd, 2011
BACK FROM VACATION >>>
Corrigan Gommenginger has announced his intention to run for Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer. According to reports in the News Tribune, Gommenginger is only 26 but has been serving on the boards of nonprofits for eight years. He says he works as Director of Finance for a
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Zach Powers on July 8th, 2011
IT HAPPENED IN T-TOWN THIS WEEK >>>
Thursday afternoon dozens gathered outside the City of Tacoma's Municipal Building to witness the raising of the LGBT Pride Flag in honor of Pride Week in Tacoma. The flag can be seen as far away as three blocks. As it was
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Zach Powers on July 1st, 2011
IT HAPPENED IN OR AROUND T-TOWN THIS WEEK >>>
What better way to celebrate America's independence than with news and rumors about an election that's a year and a half away. This week saw visits from hopeful representatives, declarations of candidacies, and even a heavyweight change his mind.
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Zach Powers on May 27th, 2011
AND WHAT THAT HAS TO DO WITH T-TOWN >>>
Local news this week has been rightfully dominated by the down-to-the-wire state budget passed in Olympia. This week lawmakers worked fast and furious to pass a budget, ending the 30-day overtime in dramatic fashion. However, at the culmination of
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Zach Powers on May 13th, 2011
In search of some local political scensterism I stopped by Tacoma City Councilman David Boe's campaign kick-off party at the Maritime Museum Wednesday evening. Listening to the night's speeches made two things clear: apparently urban-focused architects make fantastic city council members (makes sense), and David Boe
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