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On the day before this week’s Independence Day celebrations on July Fourth, I observed the 64th anniversary of the day I ...

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• Wear boxer shorts, briefs, T-shirts, socks, caps or any other item adorned with the flag, the above being held to include ...

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Gov. Bob Ferguson declined to grant a pardon to a Vietnamese national who grew up in Tacoma, likely clearing the way for his deportation to South Sudan.