Back of photo: School district and Safe Streets officials stood by while the Washington National Guard used two bulldozers to clear a parcel of land in front of McIlvaigh Middle School on the East Side of Tacoma Sunday morning. The 118th Transportation Company of the 144th Battalion cleared the school district property that Shanta Wright of Safe Streets said had been an area of drug activity. (Bruce Kellman 1/6/91 with story by Doreen)

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Trang Nguyen (16), Thuy Le (14) who both attend Stadium H.S. and have been in the US for only 3 months and Betty Thach (16) who attends Clover Park H.S. and has been here for 2 and a half years, are all Amerasian children, they watch the city skyline pass by as the Sea Explorer boat Charles Curtis, a 80 foot wooden hull boat built in 1931 slips out of city waterway. Tacoma has been designated as one of about 50 cluster sites across the US. A program has been scheduled to welcome the Amerasian youth and their families, after lunch a boat cruise of Commencement Bay, courtesy of the Sea Explorers, a branch of the Boy Scouts of America.

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Laurie Nelson belts out a tune to "Trash Toad" during a performance at Roosevelt Elem. School a key element in Tacoma's solid waste/recycling program is an assembly the city puts on at various elementary schools. It's a multi-media show that includes Laurie dancing and singing and a guy dressed up in a "Trash Toad" costume.
Photo by Russ Carmack

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News
A happy trio make their way up Broadway and towards Volunteer Park during todays Gay Pride parade in Downtown Seattle.
Geff Hinds Photo

Three people participating in a demonstration walk with their arms around each other. One holds a sign reading, "United Against Nazis! Radical Women."

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A crowd of neighbors listens intently to speakers trying to stop the Tacoma Rescue Mission from moving to a site across from Puget Sound Hospital.
Bill Hunter/Photo

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BROADCASTING LIVE from the Puyallup Fair. Homework Hotline set up in the Education Building on the Puyallup Fairgrounds.
Photo by Russ Carmack

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A compliment of her writing skills from her new 1st grade teacher prompts an embarrassed giggle from Angel Cantu during the first day of school at Mann elementary. Her teacher, Ruby Folden, commented on her mastery of the letter "A", in writing class and noted that she be good at A's as it is the first letter of her name.
News/Nelson
Bill Hunter/Photo

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Ben Erhart, owner of Barnacle Bill's, is concerned what might happen to business if the Blair Bridge is closed.
Photo by David Brandt
Gillie/biz

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Safe Streets kicked off its "take-back-the-streets" blitz with a community mobilization meeting Monday afternoon at the county-City Building in downtown Tacoma. Police chiefs from all over Pierce County attended to discuss drugs and violence in the community.
Karen Stallwood

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As the beginning of an expansive church effort to address the drug problems in the community, Brad Beeman speaks to a small audience (about 25) at the United Methodist Church in Lakewood. Over 24 Lakewood churches with combined congregations of over 3,600 people participated in Safe Streets Sunday.
David Brandt

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Off-duty Burien police officer Dennis Russell, center, talks with a Metro bus driver as partner (and fellow off-duty cop) Glen Jackson, right, casts a wary glance at the busload of passengers at a bus stop in a Burien shopping center. The two spend one night each week moonlighting with the Metro as security officers.
Geff Hinds/Photo
Porterfield

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Thuy Vu, Vietnamese refugee, represents the Bureau of Refugee Assistance. He met with Vietnam vets who are returning to Vietnam at a special meeting held a the American Lake Veterans Hospital.
News/Leslie Brown
Bruce Larson/Photo

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Out going (in both senses) Mayor Doug Sutherland is warm, effusive and gregarious. This is moments before a City Council meeting.
Staff photo by Peter Haley

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New Port of Tacoma Executive Director John Terpstra, second from right, is greeted by other Port employees just after word came from the Port Commission that Terpstra would succeed Lawrence Killeen as the top employee in Tacoma's Port.

From left to right: Paul Chilcote, Sharon Starr, John Terpstra, personnel director Lorna Ovena.

Photo by Bruce Kellman

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Tacoma Fire Department personnel put Mike Moss, son of Harold Moss, into a waiting ambulance after he was stabbed near the 2700 block of 6th St. S.

Photo by Bill Hunter.

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"Dave Purchase (center, in hat and sunglasses) hands out clean hypodermic needles in exchange for used ones on Commerce Street in Tacoma. Standing next to him is a Pierce County Health Dept. worker who is engaged in a survey. (shot 2/7/89).

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"Dave Purchase hands out clean hypodermic needles in exchange for used ones on Commerce Street near 17th. Next to him is a Pierce County Health Department worker who is working on a survey."

(For) "Severson story"
(Photo by Peter) "Haley 2/7/89"

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Lyle Quasim and Doug Sutherland present Safe Streets plan.
Photo by Melissa Stevens

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Dr. John Siemens has more time for his own horses (gathered around him) as he slowly begins to faze out his business as a horse doctor and plans for retirement.
Photo by Karen Stallwood
(Inside Track)

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Samuel H. Smith
President
Washington State University

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WASHINGTON--MAVERICK PRIEST--As a photographer takes aim, Rev. George A. Stallings preaches before an independent Catholic congregation Sunday morning at Howard University in Washington, against the wishes of his bishop, Cardinal James A. Hickey. According to church officials, Stalling's establishment of the Imani Temple is a major blow to Hickey, who earlier this year was accused of racism for closing three inner-city Catholic high schools. The move also puts Stallings on a collision course with the Roman Catholic Church.
Associated Press Photo

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Oscar Eason
Photo by Michael Chow

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Pierce County Executive Joe Stortini was offered a cup of coffee by county staffer Sandy Bassett at the reception following the ceremony in which Stortini and council members Barbara Gelman, Dennis Flannigan, Bill Stoner, and Chuck Gorden took the oath of office for new terms.
Staff photo by Bruce Kellman

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Jule Sugarman, outgoing head of DSHS for the state.
Wilson story
Staff photo by Peter Haley

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Tacoma Mayor Doug Sutherland announces to the audience and for the record that the council will stay in executive session for another 10 minutes. This is in the council chambers before a regular meeting.
Staff photo by Peter Haley

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The Senate gallery was overflowing with spectators at the Curt Smitch confirmation hearing held by the Senate Environment and Natural Resource Committee.
Photo by Bill Hunter

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OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON -- WORK RELEASE -- Sen. Bill Smitherman, D-Tacoma, speaks in favor of legislation that would toughen-up Washington prison work release programs. The Senate passed the measure that some felt didn't go far enough.
Associated Press Photo, 1989

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Sheridan Elementary Principal Emma Sneed responded to charges raised by parents during a meeting at the school Wednesday morning. The principal was accused of driving away quality teachers.
Staff photo by Bruce Kellman

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Keith Stiles
Photo by Jim Bates

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"Tacoma Needle Exchange on a downtown street.
Dave Purchase gives a clean hypodermic needle to an I.V. drug user after the use put a used needle into the red plastic container on the table.
1988? 1989? Photo by Peter Haley, The News Tribune (Tacoma), 1950 S. State, Tacoma, WA 98405