Category Archives: Culture

DB Cooper – Marla Cooper says FBI case agent “convinced” her uncle is skyjacker; claims FBI will close case shortly

by Bruce A. Smith  In earth-shaking developments, Marla Cooper, the young woman from Oklahoma who has claimed her uncle, Lynn Doyle Cooper was the infamous skyjacker DB Cooper, announced Thursday evening that the FBI’s Cooper case agent, Curtis Eng, had … Continue reading

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Light and Divine Presence in the photography of Gary McCutcheon

by Judy Spiers  Gary McCutcheon is a professional photographer and instructor, featured in the recent Open Studio Tour, and I traveled to his workshop in downtown Puyallup to learn more about how he started, what inspires him, and to get … Continue reading

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Wood stove and fireplace restrictions announced due to air quality concerns – indoor burn ban effective immediately

by Bruce A. Smith  An air quality burn ban has been announced for Pierce County by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA), officials announced today.  The ban is effective immediately and forbids the use of open fireplaces or uncertified … Continue reading

Posted in Culture, Environment, Nature | 3 Comments

DB Cooper Symposium delivers solid information and analysis

by Bruce A. Smith  The first annual gathering of DB Cooper sleuths took place over the weekend at the Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon, and participants were engulfed with the enthusiasm generated in the case by the 40th Anniversary of … Continue reading

Posted in Culture, DB Cooper, Events, South Hill | 9 Comments

Tari Parker’s Column: An Airport Adventure

~  Technology eludes me.  I have a generator and a shortwave radio, a video camera, and a cell phone – none of which I know how to operate.

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DB Cooper – 40th Anniversary celebrations include first-ever professional symposium on America’s only unsolved skyjacking

  Editor’s Note:  The following press release from author Geoffrey Gray heralds the first-ever professional gathering that will examine the DB Cooper case – the only unsolved skyjacking in the history of the United States.

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After the Occupation, what? – A road map for change

An Op-Ed piece by Bruce A. Smith  Although the Occupy Tacoma protesters are currently ensconced in their encampments, the critical question remains:  When they decide to move, in what direction should they go?  How can we actually create the change … Continue reading

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The Occupy Tacoma encampment grows: Update, November 20, 2011

by Bruce A. Smith  Despite five weeks of rain and fog and the deepening cold of winter, the Occupy Tacoma encampment in a small downtown park on Pacific Avenue has expanded to now include at least thirty tents and up … Continue reading

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Report from Ashford: The Upper Nisqually Community Forum

~ From:  Sarah Scott, UNCF Chair Thanks to all of you who attended the Upper Nisqually Community Forum at the Nisqually Lodge conference center, in Ashford, at 7 pm on Nov. 16.  We had a good turnout and agreed to meet … Continue reading

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Judy’s Column: Prosperity and Thanksgiving

By Judy Spiers  I used to believe that good news and events, or even gifts, were what made me happy.  The trouble is that when these were gone so was my happiness.  Expectations based in materialism can be fleeting because … Continue reading

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