Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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With the way newspaper economics work these days, it would be very easy for South King, Pierce and Thurston counties to become what's called a news desert. But The News Tribune soldiers-on in the face of some difficult times. On this edition of Northwest Now, we're talking with one of the soldiers - Laura Hautala - the new opinion editor for the News Tribune.
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