Sound Transit announcement. While the Sound Transit Board continues its national search for the agency’s next CEO, it voted unanimously to appoint longtime agency leader Brooke Belman to the role of Acting CEO upon CEO Peter Rogoff’s departure on May 31. “Sound Transit will not miss a beat as Brooke steps forward to lead during […]
Obituary Notices – February 26, 2022
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Bert Louis Brown; Dr. Charles Arthor Horne; Charlette Antionette Riley. Mountain View Funeral Home: Wilma Belle Thompson. Powers Funeral Home: Mary Louise Kane. Gaffney Funeral Home: Sr. Marilyn MacDonagh, OP (Mary Therese).
Redemption
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. Sometimes all a person needs to turn their life around is for someone to believe in them. That’s where Dominique Hardeman comes in. Dom oversees the probation program for District Court. He also manages the Court Resource Center that provides those exiting incarceration the services they need for a hopeful and […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator February 25 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s February 25 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Strickland, New Democrat Coalition Launch Inflation Working Group
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), in conjunction with her New Democrat Coalition colleagues, helped launch the Coalition’s new working group to address inflation, free up supply chains, and lower costs for all Americans. The New Democrat Coalition is made up of more than 95 forward-thinking House Democrats who are committed […]
Lakewood City Manager February 25 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) February 25 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Housing Solutions: Lessons from our Neighbors to the North
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. The solution to the homelessness crisis is new housing. Meanwhile, services for those who are without housing must be provided. How can Pierce County create a system out of the many multiple organizational efforts that are trying to address this issue? A group of organizations has […]
Lakewood Mayor Jason Whalen on Ukraine
This morning, Russia invaded the free nation of Ukraine, homeland of 44 million and motherland of nearly a million Americans of Ukrainian descent. Lakewood is a military community, home to generations of active and retired military members and their families. Lakewood is also a global community, home to expatriates of Ukraine and eastern Europe. Those […]
Across the Fence: Love Your Neighbors
The first impression makes or breaks a relationship. This applies especially when you are moving into a new neighborhood. And it is also a mutual thing, of course. From my parents I had learned that you best introduce yourself before you even move in. Especially in an apartment building. We went from door to door […]