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Kathleen Merryman is a local news columnist for The News Tribune, where she's worked for a quarter of a century. Amazing, considering she is only 32. You're likely to find her fighting crime, righting wrongs or judging pies. You're less likely to find her in the newsroom. Call her at 253-597-8677 or e-mail her.

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Brent Champaco is a communities reporter for The News Tribune, where he has worked since 2005. He covers areas west of Interstate 5, including Lakewood, and writes diversity stories. A native of the South Kitsap area, he has worked for newspapers in Eastern Washington, Idaho and the Bay Area. Call him at 253-597-8653 or e-mail him. You can also check out his Twitter page.

Steve Maynard is a communities reporter and religion reporter for The News Tribune. He covers Federal Way, Fife and Milton. He also has been the paper's religion reporter since joining The News Tribune in 1987. Maynard has reported for daily newspapers since 1979, previously in Walla Walla and Houston. Call him at 253-597-8647 or e-mail him.

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Here's what's happening around Tacoma, Pierce County and South Puget Sound today..
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Posted by Scott Fontaine @ 01:37:42 pm

I just talked with Chris Woods, the man who is opening a coffee shop on McKinley Hill and about whom we earlier wrote.

The shop is just a few weeks away from opening, he said. There was a mix-up with a contractor, but everything seems to be more or less in place for customers.

When it opens, it’ll be another sign of McKinley Hill’s revival.

I’m going to swing by Friday morning to snap some photos and give you an update.

Posted by Scott Fontaine @ 09:25:24 am

As seen in South Tacoma:

Posted by Scott Fontaine @ 08:01:34 am

Today I'm going to talk with someone at the Lakewood Police Department about Jerry Montgomery's stolen boots. I also plan to chat with someone from the U.S. Postal Service and the woman at Globe Manufacturing who helped Montgomery sync up the serial numbers.

I will also continue my reporting on deep-brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease. I hope to talk to at least one of other local person who had the surgery and a doctor at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle who is one of the local gurus of DBS surgery.

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