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Matt Driscoll

The News Tribune

Matt Driscoll is a columnist at The News Tribune and the paper’s Opinion editor. A McClatchy President’s Award winner, Driscoll is passionate about Tacoma and Pierce County. He strives to tell stories that might otherwise go untold.

LATEST FROM MATT DRISCOLL

Local

Want to own an old Pierce County mansion? It’s a buyer’s market. You can have your pick

Updated March 14, 2024 at 1:08 PM

Opinion

Tacoma is in the election spotlight. One vote could ripple ‘for generations’ in WA | Opinion

Updated November 1, 2023 at 11:20 PM

Local

Tacoma’s rowdy roller derby team makes a valiant return this weekend — with a new name

Updated October 27, 2023 at 12:14 PM

Opinion

Pierce County kids are idle — ‘sad, depressed, hopeless.’ New study shows where it’s worst

Updated October 25, 2023 at 12:07 PM

Opinion

Diversity isn’t divisive — but it is political. A DEI veto in Pierce County proves it | Opinion

Updated October 24, 2023 at 4:54 PM

Opinion

An old weight bench? Antique typewriter? Why Tacoma is selling a bunch of random stuff

October 16, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Opinion

A violent late hit broke a kid’s jaw. We deserve more than hot air and excuses | Opinion

October 12, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Opinion

Tacoma has a mysterious, thriving literary scene. You have to know where to look

Updated October 10, 2023 at 1:14 PM

Opinion

Tacoma’s favorite candy marks 100 years — by unveiling a new and improved neon landmark

Updated October 9, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Opinion

It’s one of Pierce County’s unhealthiest places. A local man wants to change that | Opinion

Updated October 5, 2023 at 12:41 PM

Opinion

‘Michael Jordan of handball’ lives in a small Pierce County town. He’s 85 — and legendary

Updated October 2, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Opinion

It was WA’s deadliest wreck in 22 years. Why do so many people blame the victims? | Opinion

Updated July 26, 2024 at 5:13 PM

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