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- Why a Puyallup preschool owner is questioning massive daycare subsidy payouts
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- Sunday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 50 and low of 38 degrees.
- Monday: A brief morning shower or two, temps: high: 49, low: 37.
- Tuesday: Rain at times, with a high of 45 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ‘Flabbergasted' WA Daycare Owner Frustrated over Alleged Somali Fraud in Industry – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — A local daycare owner who runs a Puyallup preschool says he’s struggling with tight regulations, rising wages, and flat subsidies while questioning how some small Somali-run daycares receive far larger state payments. State officials say they’re auditing providers and investigating fraud allegations, while also warning facilities about alleged harassment from journalists probing the issue. 
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- Spanish-Dual Language Education Information Sessions for 2026-27 School Year
Dessie F. Evans Elementary , 7911 144th St E , Puyallup
6:00 pm
Tuesday January 6
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- Spanish-Dual Language Education Information Sessions for 2026-27 School Year
Dessie F. Evans Elementary , 7911 144th St E , Puyallup
6:00 pm - Free Shower Service with New Hope Resource Center
Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
12:00 pm - Up and Atom: KEVA Planks
Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
4:00 pm - Family Storytime
Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
6:00 pm - Wake Up at Fitness Quest Puyallup
Fitness Quest Puyallup
9:00 am - Baby Storytime
Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
10:30 am - Wisdom Café
Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
12:00 pm - Space Scavenger Hunt
Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma - Kid Program Kits: Craftopia Snowflake Suncatchers
Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
10:00 am - Free Legal Aid Pop-Ups
Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
2:00 pm - ¡Cuentos y Cantos! Bilingual Storytime
Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
11:00 am
Tuesday January 6
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- Court docs: Woman charged with vehicular homicide was drunkenly driving 80 mph seconds before the South Hill crash (thenewstribune.com)
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