Submitted by Eric K Chandler, Retired CWO, US Army. I am a US Army retired Chief Warrant Officer, and for almost 3 years, served with the 513th Military Intelligence (MI) Group, which eventually became the 513th MI Brigade (roughly 2,000 soldiers). It is the primary, multi-disciplined intel unit for the current 3rd US Army (formerly […]
Obituary Notices – March 28, 2025
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Sharon Lucille Annable. Mountain View Funeral Home: Gerald Alan Dunn; Frazier Nathaniel Green. Scott Funeral Home: LaToya Renee Slack.
Letter: What Fond Memories We Have, Before 2020
Submitted by Erik Chandler. Prior to 2017, before Pierce College finally fixed their Sewage System, Waughop was still suffering Cyanotoxins, the really bad ones, but they tended to show up in the “warm” periods of the year and when the Lake was low on H2O. And during those times waterfowl were pretty much absent. […]
Steilacoom’s 5th ST Waterway Habitat Restoration Project Continues
Submitted by Nancy Henderson. Thank you Theda Braddock, Dan Szekely, Ronda Green, Mary Lou Parnell, Tom Kurtz, Mark Turpin, and Dawn Tozer for your hard work this morning (March 25, 2025) on the last section of the 2nd Phase of the 5th ST Waterway Habitat Restoration Project. Our thanks also to Harley Moberg who put […]
Obituary Notices – March 27, 2025
Mountain View Funeral Home: Guillaume Christophe Bega; Walter S. Riley. Fir Lane Memorial Park: James J. Kalmas; Joseph Ontiveros; William L. Fueston. Gaffney Funeral Home: Shirley Jean Shaughnessy; Julie Rose McMillan. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: Michael James Wolfe. Powers Funeral Home: Maxine Evelyn Coty; Mittie Dean Jensen.
Letter: Why We Care About Spanaway Marsh
Submitted by Claudia Riiff Finseth. HAPPINESS, FOR ONE THING Last week the annual list of the happiest countries in the world came out. For the eighth time in a row that designation went to Finland. The United States of America came in way down the line. We are not, generally, a happy people. One of […]
Letter: Tacoma City Council Report Card
Submitted by Morgan Alexander. It’s a difficult time to be focused on local government considering all the chaos in the other Washington right now. However, we can’t lose attention of what is going on in our own back yard with our city council. In theory, local government is where the rubber hits the street. In […]
Letter: Financially Tough Times?
Submitted by KM Hills. You may have heard, Washington State is financially $12-14 BILLION in debt. Some have expressed that this figure is nothing, given the State budget is $116 billion. I don’t know about the budget for your household but a 10 to 12% deficit in my budget would be significant. I don’t have […]
LASA’s Annual FriendRaising Breakfast
Submitted by Shannon O’Connell, LASA. Lakewood, WA – LASA (Living Access Support Alliance) would like to invite interested community members to join us for our annual FriendRaising Breakfast. There you can learn about the services – both old and new – that we offer to our neighbors in need. Find out about the completed phases […]