Category Archives: Politics

Bethel’s request for a zoning change triggers controversy in Graham

  A zoning request by the Bethel School District regarding its newly acquired acreage along 224th St, and submitted to the Graham Land Use Advisory Commission (LUAC) at its May meeting, has ignited a wave of protests from neighbors and … Continue reading

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Bethel seeks county code changes for electronic signs in Frederickson

  The Bethel School District launched its latest effort to win approval for electronic readerboards at last Monday’s Frederickson Land Use Advisory Commission meeting (F-LUAC).

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Rebuild of Sprinker ice rink receives praise from professional skaters and public

  The proposed $6.1 million rebuild of the ice rink at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway is receiving enthusiastic support from the ice skating community, including several local professionals who use it as a training facility.

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich holds fundraiser in Tacoma

by Paula Morris Former Graham resident Dennis Kucinich, now a Democrat from Ohio in his 8th term as a U.S. Congressman, spoke at a fundraiser in his honor at the IBEW hall in Tacoma Friday evening.

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Spaghetti Feed in Frederickson raises money for Cross Park

  A neighborly crowd of Frederickson residents, estimated to be 300-400, came to the Frederickson Elementary School Friday night for a fundraising spaghetti dinner.  The goal was to raise money to begin development of the Stan and Joan Cross Park, … Continue reading

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Frederickson News – F-CCCC grapples with electronic sign issue

  The Frederickson-Clover Creek Community Council met last Saturday and discussed a variety of political and social projects.

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Horse breeder Darlene Wilson in court to face animal cruelty charges

    Darlene Wilson, an Arabian horse breeder and owner of the Carousel Stables in Roy, is appearing in Pierce County District Court this week to face three counts of animal cruelty in the second degree.  These criminal charges were … Continue reading

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Town Hall meetings reveal a calming political mood

  Last Saturday, the triumvirate of 2nd LD legislators completed a two-week series of Town Hall meetings held throughout the district, and their words and tone reveal that the angry rhetoric of the past eighteen months has dissipated.

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A Newbie in Graham – the guns of Graham

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in an on-going series by a “newbie” to Graham,  Paula Morris.   Tall cedars, wooded land, open space, rural setting….quiet and tranquil, no busy highway noise, Mt. Rainier in the distance; were these … Continue reading

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Worker rescued after long slide down sewer pipe

  A worker was rescued Monday, March 21, after sliding 3,000 feet down a sewer pipe at the Chambers Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to a press release issued to the Mountain News by the county’s Department of Public Works … Continue reading

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