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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Strange accidents in Eatonville result in a hit and run; seriously injured bicyclist – plus stolen truck recovered
by Bruce A. Smith Two unusual traffic accidents on SR 161 in Eatonville have resulted in a hit and run crash that sent one driver to jail and a second accident several days later put a 63 year-old bicyclist into … Continue reading
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The Hunt for DB Cooper – Interview with Nick O’Hara, the FBI agent who shot skyjacker Richard McCoy
by Bruce A. Smith Retired FBI agent Nick O’Hara spoke with the Mountain News this week concerning his role in the slaying of Cooper-esque skyjacker, Richard McCoy. McCoy hijacked a jetliner five months after DB Cooper, and used techniques … Continue reading
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Update on Kelly Merz – an interview with his brother, Keith Merz
By Bruce A. Smith Last week, Keith Merz, the brother of convicted murderer Kelly Merz, contacted the Mountain News and shared personal information that he felt was missing from our initial reportage.
Posted in Cops and courts, Culture, NTCC
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NPS Ranger – with ties to Margaret Anderson – becomes agency whistleblower, writes book
By Bruce A. Smith Rob Danno, the former Chief Ranger at Bryce Canyon National Park who gave Margaret Anderson her first ranger job in the National Park Service, has written an account of his whistle blowing activities within the … Continue reading
Spring has sprung – time to make some dandelion wine!
This post comes to the Mountain News courtesy of the Big Bottom Self-Reliant Community, an organization started by our old friends Anuttama and Billy Budd. Last year, the Budds moved to the Glenoma area, east of Morton, in the … Continue reading
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Former NTCC lay pastor convicted of homicide and sexual violations
by Bruce A. Smith Kelly Merz, 51, has been convicted of First Degree Murder in the shooting death of his roommate, Cori Lewis, on September 11, 20011, the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office announced this week.
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Burglaries in Ashford
Special to the Mountain News Sarah Scott, chair of the Upper Nisqually Community Forum, announced today that the Ashford area has been hit this week with a series of burglaries. Ms. Scott is also the proprietress of the Cedar … Continue reading
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Mother Earth Farm in Orting prepares for spring planting with draft horse plowing
Special to the Mountain News What is one of the first steps required to get 150,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce to local food banks? Plowing the soil, of course!
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