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Matt Driscoll is a News Tribune columnist.

Matt Driscoll is a News Tribune columnist.

Matt Driscoll

Nearly 70K Tacomans don’t have ready access to a park. This project hopes to change that

The pilot project will focus on transforming school yards on the Eastside and South End.
November 18, 2020, 5:05 AM
With nowhere else to turn, a foster mom opened a clinic for kids like hers on Hilltop

Matt Driscoll

With nowhere else to turn, a foster mom opened a clinic for kids like hers on Hilltop

November 15, 2020, 6:00 AM
Experts warn that COVID-19 must change Thanksgiving. Will Pierce County listen?

Matt Driscoll

Experts warn that COVID-19 must change Thanksgiving. Will Pierce County listen?

November 12, 2020, 5:33 AM
A big freaking deal. 2 Black women’s 2020 campaigns got traction in the South Sound

Matt Driscoll

A big freaking deal. 2 Black women’s 2020 campaigns got traction in the South Sound

Tacoma adding public parks at five elementary schools

Matt Driscoll

Tacoma adding public parks at five elementary schools

November 18, 2020, 5:00 AM
Immigrants hope for a change in public discourse

Matt Driscoll

Immigrants hope for a change in public discourse

Tacoma Tool Library moving to spacious digs

Matt Driscoll

Tacoma Tool Library moving to spacious digs

Library partnership lets you get landscaping book on one floor, lawnmower on another

Matt Driscoll

Library partnership lets you get landscaping book on one floor, lawnmower on another

November 11, 2020, 5:05 AM
Tacoma immigrants reflect as presidential votes tallied: Are they welcome in America?

Matt Driscoll

Tacoma immigrants reflect as presidential votes tallied: Are they welcome in America?

November 6, 2020, 5:05 AM
Put up or shut up, County Council Republicans. Here’s a good plan for mental health tax

Matt Driscoll

Put up or shut up, County Council Republicans. Here’s a good plan for mental health tax

October 30, 2020, 5:00 AM
‘Scaremongering’ County Council mailer claims Hitchen wants to ‘defund the police’

Matt Driscoll

‘Scaremongering’ County Council mailer claims Hitchen wants to ‘defund the police’

County Council candidates Whalen, Hitchen weigh in on budget, reforms for law enforcement

Matt Driscoll

County Council candidates Whalen, Hitchen weigh in on budget, reforms for law enforcement

Longshot write-in sheriff candidate defies odds to deliver message

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Longshot write-in sheriff candidate defies odds to deliver message

Who is Janice Bridges, the ‘anti-racist grandma’ running for Pierce County sheriff?

Matt Driscoll

Who is Janice Bridges, the ‘anti-racist grandma’ running for Pierce County sheriff?

How COVID-19 silenced WA cover bands, including a renowned Jimi Hendrix impersonator

Matt Driscoll

How COVID-19 silenced WA cover bands, including a renowned Jimi Hendrix impersonator

October 23, 2020, 5:05 AM
‘I just want to play’ Jimi Hendrix tribute artist kept home by COVID-19 regulations hope to perform again soon

Matt Driscoll

‘I just want to play’ Jimi Hendrix tribute artist kept home by COVID-19 regulations hope to perform again soon

October 23, 2020, 5:00 AM
Kids suffering COVID mental crises threaten to swamp county’s ill-prepared care system

Matt Driscoll

Kids suffering COVID mental crises threaten to swamp county’s ill-prepared care system

October 17, 2020, 8:00 AM
Tacoma veterinary hospital celebrates 100 years

Matt Driscoll

Tacoma veterinary hospital celebrates 100 years

Kindergarten enrollment is way down in WA. What does it mean for kids and families?

Matt Driscoll

Kindergarten enrollment is way down in WA. What does it mean for kids and families?

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