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Shakespeare and sex jokes, Act V | The Ginger Journalist

Why is it that on-screen murder is preferable to LGBTQ content?

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Property taxes: what you can expect in 2023 and beyond

Rising property values mean your annual bill will almost definitely increase — but higher tax rates may add…

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Foothills Trail users can look forward to walking over the White River on a new bridge come spring 2024; this is a rendering of what the bridge could look like.

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Foothills Trail receives funding for bridge construction

The bridge will hopefully be open to foot traffic in spring 2024.

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The Kettle is famous for its food portions, which is why it may find additional success in opening a “ghost kitchen” in the later hours of the day and evening.

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Hope you have a good appetite – The Kettle is set to return

The business is still looking for cooks before it can open.

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DOH strongly urges individuals get vaccinated to prevent spread of flu | Department of Health

About 13% of people tested for a flu strain at the beginning of the month were positive; for…

Allen W. Bittner has been sentenced to at least 130 months — nearly 11 years — in prison.

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Child poisoner, molester gets 11 years

It’s been three years since Allen W. Bittner exposed his daughter to home-made chloroform, sending her to the…

A birds-eye view of what the Enumclaw Community Center could eventually look like. Design by Cornerstone Architectural Group

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Enumclaw council discusses preliminary community center designs

All council members are on board for a community center, but there was strong debate over whether the…

The new walk-through Living Nativity promises to be more interactive than in the past. Photo courtesy Grace Point Church

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Expo Center to host new ‘Christmas Experience’

This year will be far different than years past.

It’s unclear when the highway will open to traffic. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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SR 164 remains closed

A power line came down around 6 a.m.

Randall Stevens alleges Pierce County deputies did not attempt to de-escalate during his 2020 arrest — instead, they attacked him for seven minutes.

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Buckley man sues deputies for “seven-minute assault”

Randall Stevens said law enforcement had “no mercy” during his 2020 arrest.

King County Councilman Reagan Dunn lobbied for Enumclaw organizations to receive thousands in county grants. File photo

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Enumclaw organizations receive thousands in grants

$31,500 will be going to eight local nonprofits and sports groups.

Ray Miller-Still, "The Ginger Journalist"

Opinion

What do you get when you invest in the Courier-Herald? | The Ginger Journalist

You invest in your community when you invest in your local paper.

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A few dozen St. Elizabeth hospital nurses, off duty, and their families and friends held an information picket last Thursday to protest high nurse-patient ratios, unsafe working conditions, and low pay.

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‘It is strictly not safe’; local nurses picket St. Elizabeth working conditions

Editor’s note: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health provided comments to the Courier-Herald after print deadline. This article has been…