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For those of us who do not have ready access to a fifth-grader – and thus are lost in the ever-deepening thickets of technological innovation – the Pierce County Library System is conducting another series of FREE tutorials on a variety of computer topics. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
From sublime celestial wonders to grinding mundane issues like clean air, heat and enough food to eat have filled the lives of Mountain Country residents this week. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Boeing seems to be pulling the curtains closed over Dewey Max Cooper’s employment record at the aircraft manufacturer.
Dewey Cooper is reportedly an accomplice in the 40-year old DB Cooper skyjacking case, as announced by his niece, Marla Cooper, the Oklahoma woman who also claims that another uncle, LD Cooper, was the infamous skyjacker. Continue reading
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By Bruce A. Smith
It’s been almost two weeks since Marla Cooper made her remarkable announcement on November 30, 2011 that Curtis Eng, the FBI’s case agent in the DB Cooper skyjacking, had told her he was “convinced” that Marla’s uncle, Lynn Doyle (LD) Cooper was the hijacker. Continue reading
by Paula Morris
This has been quite a year – it’s my first Christmas in my new home in Graham and the first time I “visited” my old digs in Illinois and then flew back “home” to Washington state. As a life-long resident of Illinois, it felt so backwards, and I had a momentary twilight-zone kind of feeling on the plane. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
In March 2006, Yelm resident Anthony Latoski suffered a heart attack. He was 42 years old. Continue reading
By Judy Spiers
The bell rang and school was out at Graham Elementary when I recently visited Portable 5 to check on the progress of the Readers Are Succeeders after-school program, conducted by Eldora Sloan and a number of enthusiastic volunteers.
The Mountain News – WA
The Mountain News - WA 