Lorie Jewell

Lorie Jewell is a freelance writer and photographer living in a multi-generational household in the foothills of Mount Rainier, Wash., where she spends her days helping with grandkids and dogs, shooting league pool, reading, working word and jigsaw puzzles, binging '90s sitcoms, knitting and crocheting, baking or hanging out at the archery club. She can also be found a couple days a week in local cemeteries, documenting headstones and grave locations for genealogists. A Florida transplant and Army combat veteran, she holds a bachelor’s degree in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing.

Work Under Way On First Phase of Mosaic Quarter
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Bay Area Road Project Wraps, Next Stages Set to Begin
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Massive I-16, I-75 Interchange Project Moves Closer to Completion
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