- The Tacoma Schools District plans to begin offering classes to teens locked up in the Pierce County Jail in as soon as two weeks. The district decided to begin providing the jailhouse instruction after it was contacted by Columbia Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm that advocates for the needs of low-income people in Washington.
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Online member flowerbuyer from Life on the Cheap forum: "If I don't NEED it, I don't buy it. If I do need it, I look for it at garage sales or the Goodwill. If I need it right away, I shop the discount stores."
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