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Community meetings to be held in Eatonville

Editor’s Note:  The Mountain News has received the following press release from the Eatonville School District: ******************************* The Eatonville School District is holding three community meetings in February to present information on a variety of educational and community issues.

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The Hunt for DB Cooper – Update on the recent cyber attacks against the Mountain News

by Bruce A. Smith Over the past six months, the Mountain News has come under cyber attack, presumably over the DB Cooper research Galen Cook and I have been conducting. The intrusions reached a crescendo last week, resulting in my … Continue reading

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The Hunt for DB Cooper – Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Case and the Mystery

by Bruce A. Smith Editor’s Note:  With all the interest in the DB Cooper case generated by the 41st anniversary a couple of weeks ago, I thought it worthwhile to reframe the opening chapter of my forthcoming book, “The Hunt for … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a heart attack – nine months out and building a new life

by Bruce A. Smith Part 5 in a series.  I had a heart attack in February 2012 during which I had a 90% blockage in one coronary artery and received a stent to re-open the vessel.  In addition, I had … Continue reading

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Beloved BSD wrestling coach and teacher dies after suffering stroke last week

by Josh Magill After complications from a stroke, Paul Greeley died last Wednesday surrounded by his family, including his three daughters and his son.  The former wrestling coach at Bethel, Peninsula and Spanaway Lake high schools suffered the stroke on … Continue reading

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First Burn Ban of winter heating season declared in Pierce County

By Bruce A. Smith  The season’s first prohibition of the use of fireplaces and un-certified wood stoves has been declared by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency due to chronic air pollution and stagnant weather conditions.

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Mount Rainier to close road to Paradise on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this winter

Editor’s Note: Mount Rainier National Park announced this week that it is making a major change in providing access for the public to the Paradise area, and will close the road from Longmire on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 

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Central Pierce Fire District to send relief supplies to stricken firefighters in New York

Editor’s Note:  The Mountain News has received the following press release from the Central Pierce Fire District, which serves Frederickson, Spanaway, South Hill and Parkland.  They have announced a relief effort to help firefighters in New York and New Jersey … Continue reading

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Frederickson residents get enlightened about air quality

By Josh Magill The Frederickson – Clover Creek Community Council monthly meeting on Saturday morning featured a presentation on air quality in Pierce County.  The primary presenters were Alexandria Teague from the Pierce County Planning & Land Services Department, and Kathy … Continue reading

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The Hunt for DB Cooper – New evidence on money find sheds harsh light on FBI investigation but excites citizen sleuths

by Bruce A. Smith A small group of fishermen may have found pieces of DB Cooper’s ransom money on the banks of the Columbia River weeks before 8-year old Brian Ingram found his famous three bundles of twenties, investigator Galen … Continue reading

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