Category Archives: Politics

Judy Spiers’ column: To the one percent – do you feel me?

by Judy Spiers I visited a young family this week I hadn’t seen since spring.  The husband had been unemployed, but the wife had a job so they cut expenses and kept going.  Now, the toddler is starting to talk … Continue reading

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Tacoma “occupied” as hundreds protest corporate greed, unemployment and poverty

  Tacoma joined the ranks of cities nationwide – and globally – to witness a home-grown protest movement that included downtown street marches and an overnight encampment in a city park.

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Wall Street protests trigger local demonstrations, commentary and concerns

by Bruce A. Smith  The protests that have been occurring in New York City for the past few weeks, known as “Occupy Wall Street,” have ignited a global surge of demonstrations that include a growing number of communities in the Pacific … Continue reading

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Central Pierce firefighters go pink!

  Starting Saturday, October 1, members of Central Pierce Fire & Rescue – from support staff to firefighters to chiefs – will be donning pink shirts to their show support for breast cancer awareness, Assistant Chief Randy Stephens announced this … Continue reading

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Gov Gregoire uninjured in car accident on I-5 as wind plays havoc on area roads

  Governor Chris Gregoire was involved in a traffic accident this afternoon, but was not injured, the Washington State Patrol has announced.

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The New Testament Christian Church of Graham: an overview

by Bruce A. Smith  A look inside the “church behind the fence”  Across a sloping field along the Orting-Kapowsin Highway in Graham sprawls the world headquarters of the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc.  Embracing an old-fashioned style of religion … Continue reading

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Remembering 9-11 — Our stories

  A few days ago, one of my cousins in New York City, Justin, sent me a photograph he had recently taken aboard a power boat sailing in New York Harbor.  It featured an American flag fluttering over the stern, … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Hurricane Irene, and the “Untidy Beaches” of New York

Editor’s note.  As Hurricane Irene bears down on New York and the rest of the Eastern Seaboard, my thoughts are drawn to my family and friends who live there.  I grew up on Long Island, and from 1982 until 1990 … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Culture, Environment, Events, Nature, Politics | 2 Comments

Darlene Wilson gets reprieve in animal cruelty sentencing hearing

  Darlene Wilson, Roy resident and long-time Arabian horse breeder, walked out of District Court on Friday, August 19 with one more reprieve from her animal cruelty conviction and sentence of last April, when she was ordered not to have … Continue reading

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Innovative Program Helps Kids in Foster Care

  Imagine being a child removed from home and placed with strangers.  Maybe Mom’s a drug addict who can’t manage to keep food in the house or get you to school every day.  Or maybe you’ve been beaten or sexually … Continue reading

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