The Mountain News – WA- DB Cooper Conference a success as media coverage swirls over new allegations and findings
- Chaos and anger envelop CooperCon 24 as Eric Ulis struggles to settle past debts
- President Biden ends his 2024 candidacy
- Revisiting the Aliens – Seeking direct contact with Extra-Terrestrials
- Sex with Aliens – Engaging the nitty-gritty of the Unknown
- Becoming God-Realized – Stories from my Journey
- CooperCon 23 delivers new information and good times to DB Cooper World
- Growing Up Wauwepex – a personal account of a sacred scout camp
- Wauwepex Revisited – An old camp staffer returns after 50 years
- DB Cooper – An Interview with former case agent, Larry Carr
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Author Archives: brucesmith49
Essay – Five lessons on how we treat people
Editor’s Note: Here is an email that seems to have mythic qualities. As such, the actually veracity of the stories are less important than their emotional impact. Vashon Island storyteller Michael Meade once said, “Myths tell us a truth that can’t … Continue reading
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Sheriff to move Mountain Detachment HQ to Eatonville
Editor’s Note: The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announced this week that it is moving the headquaters of its Mountain Detachment to Eatonville in an effort to save money. The “D-10,” as the unit is called, is responsible for policing duties … Continue reading
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Guns and Immigrants – an essay
by Bruce A. Smith Editor’s Note: Here we go again. Since the Newton massacre I have been deluged with emails describing righteous shooting deaths in the defense of some person or belief. Below is the latest. All the emails come … Continue reading
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Josh Magill – working with his father
Editor’s Note: Josh Magill has sent the Mountain News another story about his life growing up – this time it’s an essay about helping his father build a shed and assist in cutting down a tree. It’s titled, “A Day … Continue reading
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The Hunt for DB Cooper – Who was Cooper? What is known
by Bruce A. Smith Although the DB Cooper skyjacking ranks in the top-ten of American true crime mysteries, and nothing of DB Cooper or his heist has ever been found except a bundle of $5,800 found 8 years after the … Continue reading
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The Hunt for DB Cooper – An overview of the citizen sleuth team assembled by FBI case agent Larry Carr
by Bruce A. Smith The Citizen Sleuths (CS) are a group of scientists and Norjak experts brought together by Special Agent Larry Carr early in his tenure as the Cooper case agent.
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Suspect arrested in Graham as part of child porn investigation
Editor’s Note: The Washington State Patrol has sent the Mountain News the following press release, announcing an arrest of a Graham resident in conjuntion with a child pornography investigation. Taken in to custody was Teryle Smith, aged 43, and a … Continue reading
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The Hunt for DB Cooper – Who’s Who in the DB Cooper investigation
by Bruce A. Smith As I compose my book on DB Cooper, I have found it useful to develop a “Who’s Who” of the principals in the investigation – the FBI personnel, the crew, and the leading researchers.
Josh and Angela Magill launch literary news site and announce fiction contest
Editor’s Note: One of the contributing writers at the Mountain News, Josh Magill, has gone on to start his own online literary and news site in partnership with his wife, Angela, whose stories have also been posted here. Their website is … Continue reading
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Community meetings to be held in Eatonville
Editor’s Note: The Mountain News has received the following press release from the Eatonville School District: ******************************* The Eatonville School District is holding three community meetings in February to present information on a variety of educational and community issues.
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