Burn Ban now at Stage 2 as air quality worsens

Posted on December 6, 2011 by brucesmith49

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Despite gorgeous sunshine during the day and glistening moonlight at night, the lack of winds to blow our dirty air away is causing our ground-level atmosphere to reach higher, and more toxic, concentrations of dirt and pollution.  Continue reading →

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Profile: Gloria Peach, hypnotherapist and hand-writing analyst

Posted on December 5, 2011 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith

One of the advantages of advanced age is that one has had the time to experience many aspects of life – multiple careers, marriage, motherhood and a spiritual quest. Continue reading →

Posted in Business, People Profiles, Remarkable men and women, Yelm News | 4 Comments

DB Cooper – Marla Cooper says FBI case agent “convinced” her uncle is skyjacker; claims FBI will close case shortly

Posted on December 2, 2011 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith 

In earth-shaking developments, Marla Cooper, the young woman from Oklahoma who has claimed her uncle, Lynn Doyle Cooper was the infamous skyjacker DB Cooper, announced Thursday evening that the FBI’s Cooper case agent, Curtis Eng, had told her that he will be shutting down the case. Continue reading →

Posted in Cops and courts, Culture, DB Cooper | 34 Comments

Light and Divine Presence in the photography of Gary McCutcheon

Posted on November 30, 2011 by brucesmith49

by Judy Spiers 

Gary McCutcheon is a professional photographer and instructor, featured in the recent Open Studio Tour, and I traveled to his workshop in downtown Puyallup to learn more about how he started, what inspires him, and to get his opinion on digital cameras.  Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Graham News, Judy Spiers, Remarkable men and women | 11 Comments

Wood stove and fireplace restrictions announced due to air quality concerns – indoor burn ban effective immediately

Posted on November 30, 2011 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith 

An air quality burn ban has been announced for Pierce County by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA), officials announced today.  The ban is effective immediately and forbids the use of open fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Environment, Nature | 3 Comments

DB Cooper Symposium delivers solid information and analysis

Posted on November 29, 2011 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith 

The first annual gathering of DB Cooper sleuths took place over the weekend at the Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon, and participants were engulfed with the enthusiasm generated in the case by the 40th Anniversary of the skyjacking. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, DB Cooper, Events, South Hill | 9 Comments

Tari Parker’s Column: An Airport Adventure

Posted on November 23, 2011 by brucesmith49

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Technology eludes me.

 I have a generator and a shortwave radio, a video camera, and a cell phone – none of which I know how to operate. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Spirituality, Tari Parker | 2 Comments

DB Cooper – 40th Anniversary celebrations include first-ever professional symposium on America’s only unsolved skyjacking

Posted on November 22, 2011 by brucesmith49

 

Editor’s Note:  The following press release from author Geoffrey Gray heralds the first-ever professional gathering that will examine the DB Cooper case – the only unsolved skyjacking in the history of the United States.

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Posted in Culture, DB Cooper, Events | 12 Comments

After the Occupation, what? – A road map for change

Posted on November 21, 2011 by brucesmith49

An Op-Ed piece by Bruce A. Smith 

Although the Occupy Tacoma protesters are currently ensconced in their encampments, the critical question remains:  When they decide to move, in what direction should they go?  How can we actually create the change we want in our country?

 Here is a road map for change.  Bluntly, we can call this plan:  (Bleep) Wall Street. Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Culture, Events, Politics | 12 Comments

The Occupy Tacoma encampment grows: Update, November 20, 2011

Posted on November 20, 2011 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith 

Despite five weeks of rain and fog and the deepening cold of winter, the Occupy Tacoma encampment in a small downtown park on Pacific Avenue has expanded to now include at least thirty tents and up to fifty regular overnight protestors. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Events, Politics | 4 Comments