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Doesn't Cover: Celebrity gossip
Reporter @ Washington Observer | @Poynter + @ckinstitute '20 Fellow @SPJWash Board | Bylines @Politico, @WANewspapers, @PluribusNews | đź“© timgruver92@gmail.com

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Reporter for the Washington Observer covering power and influence in Washington state.

Tim Gruver’s Journalist Portfolio

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How the railroad worker bill got derailed

How the railroad worker bill got derailed

Whether an idea lives or dies in the Legislature can often boil down to a game of “they said, they said” in c…

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Local governments and an inconvenient truce on housing

Local governments and an inconvenient truce on housing

For the Association of Washington Cities, the “year of housing” meant rolling with the punches in its tussle …

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From the Vegan Strip Club Ashes, Southeast Portland's SportsBox Carves an Esports and Games Futur...

From the Vegan Strip Club Ashes, Southeast Portland's SportsBox Carves an Esports and Games Futur...

If walls could talk, imagine the stories the former Wendy's along SE McLoughlin Blvd could tell. After spendi…

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Independent threatens Dem win streak in solid blue Oregon - Pluribus News

Independent threatens Dem win streak in solid blue Oregon - Pluribus News

SALEM, Ore. - A veteran state lawmaker who built a career as a maverick is scrambling the race to become Oreg…

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Far-right groups hold gun-rights rally in Oregon park, threaten media

Far-right groups hold gun-rights rally in Oregon park, threaten media

(The Center Square) - A weekend gathering billed as a Second Amendment rally in Salem led to far-right groups…

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'It's like Detroit has disappeared': Oregon wildfire survivors look back on help that never came

'It's like Detroit has disappeared': Oregon wildfire survivors look back on help that never came

(The Center Square) - Months after the ashen skies of Oregon's Labor Day wildfires cleared, hundreds of Orego…

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Washington State Ferries is Suffering from Low Worker Morale

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By Tim Gruver Verified
| Post Alley Seattle Verified
Morale is sinking fast aboard Washington ferries, or so a high-level show of hands shows. The top brass over at the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association said as much on Thursday from Colman Dock in Seattle. They pinned the problem on burnout, staffing shortages, and a widening wage gap they say is driving experienced engineers out of the system faster than Washington can replace them. A June 2026 survey of Washington State Ferries engine room workers says it all.
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An AI money bomb in North Seattle

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By Jonathan Martin, Tim Gruver Verified
| The Washington Observer
The intra-party battle for a state House seat in Seattle’s reliably left 46th LD features some standard-fare, red-meat (or in this district, blue-meat) campaign issues — Trump-proofing WA, schools, income inequality, affordable child care. But thanks to two strong challengers to seven-term Rep. Gerry Pollet, AI regulations have become a spicy new ingredient and an interesting battleground for the fundraising race.
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Big Biomass eyes new waters

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By Tim Gruver Verified, Jonathan Martin
| The Washington Observer
A wood pellet plant in the works near Aberdeen has caught a local middle school in a neighbor war over two kinds of green. Blocks away from Hoquiam Middle School lies a fenced-off lot where Pacific Northwest Renewable Energy hopes to churn out almost half a million tons or an Empire State Building worth of the stuff per year. The Massachusetts-based firm is leasing the spot from the Port of Grays Harbor with the intent of shipping its wares off to Asia.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I first worked for the Woodinville Weekly and covered public affairs, community profiles, and local events.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No and I doubt I ever will unless something short-circuits my laptop.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To write what others would rather not have written.

Awards

Pioneer Award for News Reporting

2017 - Journalism

The Pioneer Award for News Reporting was awarded by the Pioneer News Group for overall excellence in public affairs reporting with a $250 cash prize.

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Deborah Kaplan Memorial Award

2016 - Narrative Journalism

The Deborah Kaplan Awards were created to honor the legacy of University of Washington Communication professor Deborah Kaplan and awarded annually to support outstanding undergraduate work in narrative journalism. I received the 2016 Deborah Kaplan Memorial Award under the category of "a story with a strong writing style."

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