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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Local Addiction Recovery Community Uses Peer-Based Approach

Local Addiction Recovery Community Uses Peer-Based Approach

Maegan Nelson February 7, 2013
The Trilogy recovery community is a nonprofit dedicated to helping youth and families who are struggling with drug addiction. Under the guidance of executive director Kathy Ketcham, volunteers at Trilogy use a peer-based approach to address alcohol and drug problems in the community.
Salvation Army Food Bank Expansion

Salvation Army Food Bank Expansion

Jacqueline Rees-Mikula February 7, 2013
Walla Walla’s Salvation Army plans to expand its food bank, open a kitchen, and offer cooking classes.

Sustainable Walla Walla Makes Plans for Earth Day, Future Collaborations

Emily Lin-Jones February 7, 2013
Students, city council members and representatives from around the community gathered for a meeting of local working group Sustainable Walla Walla in the Walla Walla Public School District board room Tuesday night, Feb. 5.
Walla Walla Farmers Market Seeks Two Different Locations

Walla Walla Farmers Market Seeks Two Different Locations

Sarah Cornett January 31, 2013
The Walla Walla Farmers Market could look very different when it reopens in March if changes being currently discussed are implemented.
Pot Talk Clarifies New Initiative, Highlights Uncertainty Surrounding Reform

‘Pot Talk’ Clarifies New Initiative, Highlights Uncertainty Surrounding Reform

Dylan Tull January 28, 2013
Walla Walla City Attorney Tim Donaldson and Police Sergeant Chris Buttice gave a talk on Monday, Jan. 28 to clarify details and questions regarding Initiative 502.
Renovations would extend the exterior wall to the grass line, creating more classroom space, indoor hallways, and less entry points to the school.

Community Debates Bond to Modernize Walla Walla High

Sarah Cornett January 24, 2013
A bond measure to delegate $69.6 million to renovate an aging Walla Walla High School has community members and school officials both advocating for the measure and debating its consequences. The bond, set for a special February 12 vote, would designate funds to update and restore Wa-Hi, a community institution built in 1963, to fit technological and classroom needs.
Whitman Teaches the Movement

Whitman Teaches the Movement

Maegan Nelson November 29, 2012
Whitman Teaches the Movement, a community service project started last year, sends Whitman students into local Walla Walla public school classrooms to teach about civil rights. This year, students will be teaching between Jan. 22 and Feb. 2, and training for the program occurred this week.

American Politics Panel Provides Interesting, Drama-Free Discussion

Quin Nelson October 31, 2012

"The Future of American Politics: Civility vs. Gridlock," put on by the Diversity Coalition of Walla Walla, provided the community with a passionate panel on politics in Reid Campus Center Monday night,...

Student entrepreneur recruits peers for tutoring business

Elise Tinseth September 6, 2012
When Whitman junior Fernando Medina saw a need for tutors in the Walla Walla area, he knew he wanted to something about it. This past summer he founded Valley Tutoring, a local business which employs Whitman students and graduates as tutors and seeks to help provide educational assistance to Walla Walla students from kindergarten subjects to introductory college level courses.
Meet The Class of 2016

Meet The Class of 2016

Justin Rose June 2, 2012

As the class of 2012 leaves Walla Walla to go make their mark on the world, Whitman is getting ready to welcome the incoming first-years who will take their place on campus. The Pioneer caught up with...

Illustration: Ariel Carter-Rodriguez

Whitman, Walla Walla University partner in 2012 summer reading selection

Allison Bolgiano May 3, 2012
This summer, students at Whitman and Walla Walla University will share a summer reading book.
Credit: Charlie Li

Everett Maroon discusses ‘Bumbling into Body Hair’, gender transition

Allison Bolgiano April 12, 2012
The Pioneer recently sat down with local author Everett Maroon, whose book "Bumbling into Body Hair: A Transsexual's Memoir" was published in March. It tells the story of Maroon's transition candidly and humorously. "Bumbling into Body Hair" was a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writer's Association's 2010 literary contest for memoir.
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