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Black bear roams Lakewood neighborhood, prompts brief school lockdown
LAKEWOOD, Wash — A black bear was seen cruising around a Lakewood neighborhood on Wednesday, prompting a temporary school lockdown and drawing law enforcement as well as wildlife officials to the area. The Lakewood Police Department (LPD) said the bear was seen before eventually climbing a tree near 47th...
‘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.
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