Editor’s Note:
Here is an email that seems to have mythic qualities. As such, the actually veracity of the stories are less important than their emotional impact. Vashon Island storyteller Michael Meade once said, “Myths tell us a truth that can’t be told any other way,” and I think that is the case here. Continue reading
Editor’s Note:
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announced this week that it is moving the headquaters of its Mountain Detachment to Eatonville in an effort to save money. The “D-10,” as the unit is called, is responsible for policing duties throughout the south county, from 224th St to the Lewis County border. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Editor’s Note:
Here we go again. Since the Newton massacre I have been deluged with emails describing righteous shooting deaths in the defense of some person or belief. Below is the latest.
All the emails come from friends or people whom I respect. I respond and ask them what we should do in terms of gun safety, but I get nothing of substance in return. It seems the subject of weapons and self-protection leaves them unable to converse coherently on legislation that can keep our kids safe. Continue reading
Editor’s Note:
Josh Magill has sent the Mountain News another story about his life growing up – this time it’s an essay about helping his father build a shed and assist in cutting down a tree. It’s titled, “A Day to Remember.”
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By Josh Magill
His estimation of my strength wasn’t accurate. It was my fault, yet Dad didn’t blame me for the hole in the roof of our kitchen—a hole my brother said you could watch a movie through.
I had planted my feet into the ground so hard, hoping to prove my father proud; even so, when the tree fell, it pulled me toward the house and one of my shoes ripped off. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Although the DB Cooper skyjacking ranks in the top-ten of American true crime mysteries, and nothing of DB Cooper or his heist has ever been found except a bundle of $5,800 found 8 years after the hijacking, here is what we know about DB Cooper: Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
The Citizen Sleuths (CS) are a group of scientists and Norjak experts brought together by Special Agent Larry Carr early in his tenure as the Cooper case agent. Continue reading
Editor’s Note: The Washington State Patrol has sent the Mountain News the following press release, announcing an arrest of a Graham resident in conjuntion with a child pornography investigation.
Taken in to custody was Teryle Smith, aged 43, and a man with that name lives in the 30000 block of 91st St in Graham. Phone calls to an address listed to Mr. Smith were answered by a woman, who terminated the call after informing the Mountain News that she did not wish to offer a comment or explanation.
by Bruce A. Smith
As I compose my book on DB Cooper, I have found it useful to develop a “Who’s Who” of the principals in the investigation – the FBI personnel, the crew, and the leading researchers. Continue reading
Editor’s Note: One of the contributing writers at the Mountain News, Josh Magill, has gone on to start his own online literary and news site in partnership with his wife, Angela, whose stories have also been posted here. Their website is called The Magill Review, and Josh has just informed the Mountain News that TMR is having a fiction contest. Below is their “call for submissions.” Continue reading
Editor’s Note: The Mountain News has received the following press release from the Eatonville School District:
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The Eatonville School District is holding three community meetings in February to present information on a variety of educational and community issues. Continue reading
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