Submitted by Cindy Gardner. I would like to address the comments that Mayor Whalen made at the City Council meeting on April 21, 2025. First I would like to thank the Mayor for his detailed and heartfelt speech regarding the housing dictates from the State of WA. It must be so frustrating to be on […]
Administration employee retires after 34-year career with Puyallup Tribe
By Corvo Rohwer, Puyallup Tribal News Deputy Administrator Mike Bowechop celebrated his last day of work before retirement with his friends and coworkers on April 15 with a farewell party in the Tribal Administration building. Bowechop began working with Tribes all the way back in the ‘70s, spending his summers working with the Makah Tribe […]
DuPont: Street Maintenance – Cracks Sealing
The City of DuPont will conduct street maintenance by cracks sealing the City Streets over multiple phases. First phase will be Center DR and Civic DR. Weather dependent, this work occurs on Saturday April 26. Working hours: 7 am to 4 pm. Improvements Neighbors will see the infill of asphalt cracks. This is a preventative […]
Across the Fence: Meister
Today’s Germanism in the English language is used slightly differently from how Germans would do: Meister (pronounce: ‘mice-tah, i.e. master). First off, Meister derives from the antique Greek and Latin and simply means teacher, as in mastering a subject. Essentially, it describes somebody who has successfully finished the apprenticeship in a trade and been certified […]
Parks Appreciation Day is Saturday
Calling all volunteers! Parks Appreciation Day is Saturday, April 26! Can you help? We’re looking for volunteers to come together to prepare our parks for the spring and summer seasons. We’ll be working from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sites where we need help include: Please pre-register. You can sign up as an individual or […]
27th Street Business District Draft Plan to go Before City Council
During its meeting on Monday, May 5, the City Council will hold a study session on the draft plan for the 27th Street Business District. The draft plan is the result of more than a year of work by City staff, including a community survey that asked residents and business owners for thoughts on what […]
Letter: Heaven’s Joys, Earth’s A Reflection
He’s non-stop, forever in motion, leaping for bubbles, fleeing with ‘his kids’ incoming waves, like them enjoying the sunset. If heaven were a reward for sheer, unadulterated and boundless-and-free joy, would it not be bestowed upon dogs? Do not dogs everywhere, if somehow escaping their leash, rejoice at their freedom and demonstrate endless sun-kissed exuberance […]
Letter: Two Popes, Two Worlds: John Paul II, Francis, and the Burden of a Fractured Church
Submitted by Greg Alderete. In an age when the moral authority of institutions is fraying under pressure, few figures loom as large—or as differently—as Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis. These two pontiffs, each in his own way, redefined the papacy for a global audience. They were both radical and traditional, beloved and controversial, […]
Letter: The Future Is Here
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. Recently, a highly publicized Blue Origin Mission to the edge of space, passively crewed by six celebrated female personalities, was the subtext for the idea that mankind’s future is in Space. In the headiness of the moment, and with the support of a hand-full of multi-billionaires, space tourism (for the ultra […]