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	3-Year-Old Boy Has Rare Disease and Hope Sara Thompson January 29, 2017 “Sometimes, a pregnancy just doesn’t go as planned,” said Sara Hubbell. “You enter a whole new world. And we just dove into it.”
	The $11/Hour Minimum Wage: What It Means Irene Torres January 29, 2017 Washington state workers earning minimum wage got a raise to $11 an hour Jan. 1 after voters passed Initiative 1433 in November.
	KP Likely Unaffected by State Fishing-Rules Controversy Matthew Dean January 29, 2017 Even as winter weather and unfriendly recreational conditions settle over Puget Sound, the state is once again beginning the long and contentious procedure to determine fishing seasons for 2017 to 2018.
	Key Peninsula Man Wins Rotary Award Staff Report January 29, 2017 The three Rotary Clubs in Gig Harbor hold an annual event, Star of the Year Awards, to honor three non-Rotarians who exemplify the motto “service above self.”
	Schools on the Lookout for Effects of Childhood Trauma Lisa Bryan January 29, 2017 Peninsula School District personnel recently received specialized training to help better identify symptoms of adverse childhood experiences in young children.
	St. Anthony Hospital Plans to Expand Carolyn Wiley January 1, 2017 In June 2016, CHI Franciscan Health initiated a certificate of need request with the Washington State Department of Health for permission to build the unfinished fifth floor at St. Anthony Hospital.
	Retail Marijuana Comes to the KP Sara Thompson January 1, 2017 Sweet Jane opened its doors Dec. 1 at the Harvest Time market/gas station on State Route 302 in Wauna.
	Transportation Summit Looks for Solutions on the KP Sara Thompson January 1, 2017 On Nov. 17, more than 50 people met at Key Peninsula Community Services in Home to discuss transportation needs on the KP.
	Movement as Therapy: King of Swings Comes to the KP Ted Olinger January 1, 2017 Alexander Lopiccolo, 30, of Wauna, is an occupational therapist who helps children with a range of behavioral, social and physical challenges.
	Logging and Law on the Key Peninsula Sara Thompson January 1, 2017 When white settlers first came to the Key Peninsula in the mid-1800s, the density of the forest and massive size of the trees was dazzling.
	New Pierce County Budget Means Change for KP Matthew Dean January 1, 2017 The Pierce County Council unanimously approved its 2017 budget Nov. 29, including money for more local law enforcement and crime prevention efforts and for Key Peninsula parks.
	Gender Issues Enter PSD Curriculum and Campus Life Lisa Bryan January 1, 2017 Last summer, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction announced new learning standards for health and physical education scheduled for adoption by Washington K-12 schools statewide in autumn 2017.
	Treating Women For Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Lisa Bryan January 1, 2017 Once considered a problem limited to active duty male military service members and veterans, post-traumatic stress disorder is regularly diagnosed in female service members and veterans who most often suffer the condition because of sexual assault while serving in the military.

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