Category Archives: Politics

Grazing in Graham provides networking opportunity for community groups

Posted on August 21, 2011 by brucesmith49

Under stunningly beautiful summer skies, the 3rd Annual Grazing-in-Graham festival provided wonderful opportunities for local community groups to met with neighbors and passerbys and strengthen their community connections.

Posted in Bethel News, Events, Frederickson, Graham News, Politics | 2 Comments

Lemonade Freedom Day coming to area

Posted on August 16, 2011 by brucesmith49

A nationwide movement to allow kids to sell lemonade at road side stands unimpeded by police or health officials has coalesced into Lemonade Freedom Day, which will be celebrated across America on August 20.

Posted in Business, Cops and courts, Culture, Events, Graham News, Politics | 3 Comments

Pierce County Fair delights thousands

Posted on August 14, 2011 by brucesmith49

Under pleasant but mostly cloudy summer skies, over sixteen-thousand people attended the 64th Annual Pierce County Fair, held this weekend at Frontier Park in Graham.

Posted in Business, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Frederickson, Graham News, Politics, South Hill, Spanaway | Leave a comment

Jimi gets 61 years

Posted on August 11, 2011 by brucesmith49

Olujimi “Jimi” Blakeney, 26, last week received the maximum sentence of sixty-one years and five months for his drive-by shooting in July 2010 that killed Lisa Melancon.

Posted in Cops and courts, Culture, Politics | 16 Comments

Column by Paula Morris – Paving Paradise

Posted on July 29, 2011 by brucesmith49

By Paula Morris What if I told you that they were going to pave Paradise and put up a parking lot? No, not the Paradise in the Joni Mitchell song and not the Paradise of the Bible, but the Paradise … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Environment, Nature, Paula Morris, Politics | 4 Comments

Department of Health to launch aerial background radiation survey; officials say Fukushima is not a concern

Posted on July 7, 2011 by brucesmith49

The Washington state Department of Health announced today that it will begin an aerial survey to determine background radiation levels over Seattle and Tacoma.

Posted in Culture, Environment, Events, Nature, Politics, Science and Technology | 2 Comments

Columnist Paula Morris – “Book Club”

Posted on June 29, 2011 by brucesmith49

* Editor’s Note: With this article, Paula Morris – the former Newbie in Graham – becomes a regular columnist for the Mountain News. Paula felt that since she has been in Graham for over a year she can no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Paula Morris, Politics, Self Reliance | 5 Comments

Large numbers of local educators are retiring; some concerned about looming pension cuts

Posted on June 22, 2011 by brucesmith49

Nearly fifty staff members from the Bethel and Eatonville School Districts are retiring this year, and some claim it is due to fears that pensions will be cut by the Washington state legislature in the near future.

Posted in Bethel News, Culture, Eatonville News, Politics | 1 Comment

2nd LD Democrats hold fundraising picnic at Spanaway Lake

Posted on June 11, 2011 by brucesmith49

Under cloudy skies struggling to let some summer sun shine forth, the 2nd Legislative District Democrats met in Spanaway on Saturday to feast on grilled salmon, talk politics, and raise some cash for organizational expenses.

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County re-districting bodes well for Graham, Frederickson and Spanaway

Posted on June 10, 2011 by brucesmith49

Pierce County is undergoing a reconfiguration of its seven council district boundaries due to changes in population, and the proposed changes – if approved by the current County Council – will strengthen the political voice of Graham, Frederickson, and … Continue reading →