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‘I trained service dogs while incarcerated. They taught me a lot about people.’
Melissa McKee had a unique job while incarcerated for 11 years at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, Wash. McKee earned dog training and grooming certifications through the nonprofit Prison Pet Partnership and began taking classes through Freedom Education Project Puget Sound, a college program run in partnership with University of Puget Sound. Her bonds with animals, as well as her college education, kept her grounded during reentry in 2017.
Former lead singer of The Fray finds his happy place on Vashon Island
VASHON, Wash — As lead singer of the multi-platinum selling band The Fray, Isaac Slade has lived the dream of every rock musician. "The Fray was incredible. It was a journey that I thought would last for three to four years, and then I'd come back home with some stories," said Slade. "I told somebody it was like a rocket ship; we all just tied our lanyards onto him like, 'Wouldn't it be great if,' and then the thing started to go and we're like, 'Oh, gosh, here we go!'"
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