Category Archives: Politics

Democrats donate Ramtha monies to charity

Posted on October 28, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith In response to tremendous pressure from Republicans to return monies donated by Ramtha channel JZ Knight, local Democrats are grabbing a middle ground and giving the money to charity.

Posted in Culture, Politics, Ramtha, Spirituality, Uncategorized | 21 Comments

Ramtha videos trigger a political uproar

Posted on October 26, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith A wave of highly edited video clips from several teachings of Ramtha the Enlightened One have ignited a firestorm in local political contests, especially the battles for Thurston County Council and the state senate race in … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Ramtha, Spirituality | 36 Comments

Health Department seeks public comment on BioFuels permit

Posted on October 25, 2012 by brucesmith49

Special to the Mountain News Editor’s Note: The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department had issued the following press release, announcing their interest in receiving public commentary on the extraction of methane gas at the Graham landfill and its subsequent production into … Continue reading →

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Ballot Misprint Update – Spanaway, Parkland and Frederickson affected

Posted on October 23, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Josh Magill The Mountain New obtained more information from Pierce County Auditor, Julie Anderson, on Tuesday, Oct 23, regarding the announcement of misprinted ballots in two precincts of the 10th congressional district.

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Voters in 2 precincts in Parkland and Spanaway to receive corrected ballot

Posted on October 22, 2012 by brucesmith49

Special to the Mountain News Editor’s Note: The Mountain News received the following press release from the Pierce County Auditor’s Office, the agency that administers our elections. Pierce County is mailing corrected ballots to 1,422 voters in the new 10th … Continue reading →

Posted in Parkland, Politics, Spanaway | 2 Comments

Diller due in court to petition the return of the 39 horses; still no charges filed by DEA on drug allegations

Posted on October 20, 2012 by brucesmith49

~ By Bruce A. Smith Pierce County Animal Control has announced that Dr. John L Diller has filed a petition for the return of his 39 horses seized by the PCAC in late September.

Posted in Cops and courts, Graham News, Pets and livestock, Politics, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Politicians descend upon Bethel – a reporter’s personal view

Posted on October 14, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Josh Magill It seemed every aspect of Bethel School District’s “ABC Day” was a hit on Saturday, except for one – the “meet and greet” of political candidates was lightly attended, perhaps overshadowed by the attraction of the many … Continue reading →

Posted in Bethel News, Josh Magill, Politics | 1 Comment

Democrats gather at annual corn feed in Eatonville

Posted on September 18, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith Continuing a tradition that dates back to the 1980s, local Democrats gathered at Marilyn Rasmussen’s farm in Eatonville last week for their annual corn feed. Typically, former State Senator Rasmussen’s shin-dig draws political luminaries including Democratic … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Mauck homicides – and Mitt Romney

Posted on August 24, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith A couple of my Libertarian friends called me this week to discuss the murders of Brian and Beverly Mauck of Graham, WA back in 2007, and the role Mitt Romney played in their deaths.

Posted in Cops and courts, Graham News, Politics | 20 Comments