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How a well-meaning non-Tacoman encouraged us to love our 'gritty' image with the wrong facts

Lesson: Don’t believe everything you read. Except this story I’m about to tell. You can believe it.

Published: Nov. 7, 2012 at 2:07 p.m. PST
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Lesson: Don’t believe everything you read.

Except this story I’m about to tell. You can believe it.

At the annual meeting today for the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, guest speaker Steven Little encouraged Tacoma to embrace its differences, its history, and its grittiness.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2012/11/06/grit-snit-how-a-well-meaning-non-tacoman-encouraged-us-to-love-our-gritty-image-with-the-wrong-facts/

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