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Category Archives: Smoke
Yanah G. Cook running for Pierce County Council, District 3
By Bruce A. Smith Yanah G. Cook, a Democrat who resides in McKenna, is seeking the seat at the Pierce County Council for District 3, the region that encompasses all of South Pierce County. This chair is being vacated by … Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19, Culture, Environment, Graham News, Health, Politics, preparedness, Self Reliance, Smoke, Spanaway
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Election Day, 2018 – One Man’s Predictions
By Bruce A. Smith I think tomorrow’s elections will reveal a growing Red Tide in our country as opposed to the hoped-for Blue Wave. As one Republican strategist declared on “The Circus,” a weekly Showtime political show, the Democrats will … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Environment, Health, Nature, Politics, Ramtha, Resistance and Justice, Smoke, Spirituality, The New Physics, Weather
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UPDATE – Mount Rainier invisible as smoke fills our skies – Eatonville air is officially “very unhealthy” – Legislators weigh in
By Bruce A. Smith UPDATE, Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 3 pm 2nd LD Representative Andre Barkis has responded to a series of questions from the Mountain News concerning the current unhealthy air conditions, and long-term timber management practices to control … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Mount Rainier, Smoke
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Sixth inundation of smoke this summer – WAQA at 162, “unhealthy”
By Bruce A. Smith The sixth inundation of smoke since August 1 settled over Eatonville today, Saturday, September 16. This makes the 22nd day in the past 47 that we have had unhealthy air to breathe. Again, the culprits are … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Environment, Health, Smoke, Weather
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Smoke back again – fifth episode this summer
By Bruce A. Smith The fifth inundation of smoke since early August occurred in Eatonville today, September 11, courtesy of Joint Base Lewis McChord. Through some kind of atmospheric inversion, JBLM’s grit and gases smothered the ground-level air at mid-day … Continue reading
Posted in Eatonville News, Health, Mount Rainier, Smoke, Weather
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Sections of Mount Rainier National Park close due to approaching forest fire
Special to the Mountain News Mount Rainier National Park is closing public access to much of the eastern portions of the park due to extreme fire danger. The nearby Norse Peak Fire has exhibited erratic behaviors over the past few … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Mount Rainier, Nature, Smoke, Weather
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Smoke returns to the PNW as the nation copes with natural disasters
By Bruce A. Smith The smoke came silently at night, drifting over Eatonville from the east. Around midnight our nearly-full moon turned a deep red-orange, indicating that the grit and gases from the eastern forest fires had filled the upper … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Smoke, Weather
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Smoke and Heat Return, Regional and Local Fires Contribute
By Bruce A. Smith The smoke, and concomitant temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, returned to Eatonville again this week. Air quality began to deteriorate on Monday, August 28 and worsened today, Tuesday, with WAQA Index readings from … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Eatonville News, Environment, Health, Mount Rainier, Nature, Smoke, Weather
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Smoke returns to Eatonville as Grand Mound fire erupts; JBLM resumes controlled burns
By Bruce A. Smith Thick acrid smoke filled Eatonville’s skies this week as a major grasslands fire ignited in the Grand Mounds area Tuesday afternoon, and westerly winds pushed the conflagration towards us. Over 100 homes were evacuated in the … Continue reading
Posted in Eatonville News, Health, Politics, Smoke
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