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Diller to get some of his 39 horses returned

By Bruce A. Smith Dr. John L. Diller of Graham will be getting some of his horses back from the 39 seized by Pierce County in September, pending the inspection of his stables by animal control.  The equines were taken due … Continue reading

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Missing Snowboarders Found on Mount Rainier as major snow storm hits

Special to the Mountain News At approximately 1100 hours this morning, searchers at Mount Rainier National Park found the two snowboarders who have been missing since Sunday, November 12.   Derek Tyndall, 21, and Thomas Dale, 20, had spent Sunday … Continue reading

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Update: Search to continue Tuesday morning for missing snowboarders at Paradise

Update, 10 pm, Monday, 11.12.12:  Kevin Backer, public information officer at Mount Rainier National Park, has issued the following update on the missing snowboarders above Paradise:  About 3:00 this afternoon, one of the search teams made brief visual contact, from … Continue reading

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Ramtha, Democrats, and f-bombs – an insider’s view

By Bruce A. Smith  At the heart of the recent flap over the release of a doctored video clip showing Ramtha the Enlightened One lambasting the pedophilic priests of the Catholic Church in words peppered with tons of salty language, … Continue reading

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Sandy and the snow – an update from New York

by Bruce A. Smith  After Hurricane Sandy hit last week, the New York-New Jersey area endured a major winter storm this week known as a Nor’easter that dumped over a half-foot of heavy, wet snow and packed winds of up … Continue reading

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Basic Election Statistics – 2012

 Editor’s Note:  The Pierce County Auditor’s Office, which manages the county’s elections, has sent us a media kit with a plethora of interesting election detail.  We thought Mountain News readers would like to see the summary:

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Mythologist Michael Meade offers help in a time of crisis

By Bruce A. Smith  As Superstorm Sandy upends our world and seems a capstone to a growing list of global disasters like the economic collapse of 2008, local author Michael Meade shares words of advice in his new book, Why … Continue reading

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Campbell weighs in on Pierce County Council Race – supports Rasmussen

Special to the Mountain News Tom Campbell, the former state representative from the 2nd LD, has sent the Mountain News the following statement on the current race between Marilyn Rasmussen and Jim McCune for the Pierce County Council seat from … Continue reading

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Democrats donate Ramtha monies to charity

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. 

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Max is found!

Editor’s Note: Good news! – Max, the missing dog from Bellingham, has been found in the Clear Lake area.  I had first met Max’s owner, Nicole,  as she drove slowly down 78th St looking her lost pooch about five hours after … Continue reading

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