Submitted by John Arbeeny. As mentioned in my previous Suburban Times article “To debate or not to debate: that is the question” I reviewed the Clover Park School Board candidates’ comments during the League of Women Voters forum conducted 23 September 2021. Current Board President Schafer dropped another bomb (besides disowning debate) during this forum, […]
WorkForce Central release August 2021 Employment Report
A press release from WorkForce Central. The unemployment rate in Pierce County held steady at 5.3% in August (up two-tenths of a percent from July). We saw slight increases in the total number of workers and residents looking for work bringing the total labor force up to 444,000. Read WorkForce Central’s August 2021 Interactive Report […]
Howard Lee Appointed to Fill Ken Grassi’s Position
A press release from City of University Place. During its meeting on Oct. 4, the U.P. City Council unanimously voted to approve the appointment of Council Member Pro Tem Howard Lee to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Ken Grassi on Sept. 26. Council Member Lee will now serve in Position #4 through […]
Important Deadlines for Washington State Redistricting Commission Coming Soon
A press release from Washington State Redistricting Commission. The Washington State Redistricting Commission reminds the public that to ensure the full consideration, third-party maps should be submitted by Friday, October 22. Third-party map submissions are those that meet the same statutory requirements the Commissioners must meet when delivering their final maps. Those requirements are detailed […]
Letter: Equity?
The definition that comes up when you Google Equity . . . is “the quality of being fair and impartial. I think most of us have seen the below cartoon about equity vs. equality. I recently spoke at a public meeting and posed the question to publicly elected officials about how to do more for […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Student Nutrition driver Gary Combs
A press release from Clover Park School District. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features student nutrition driver Gary Combs. He is in his fourth year working in the district. He shows up every morning at 5:30 and works to make sure that each school in the district receives the food necessary to make the […]
Sound Outreach Expands
Tacoma-based Sound Outreach has added Tono Sablan to the board, Kristen Willis as their new Development Director, and expanded their service offerings to Kent. Learn more from Sound Outreach’s newsletter.
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed October 13
A press release from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Oct. 13, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Sept. 21-Oct. 4 is 529.3. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 12.1 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 317 COVID-19 cases and […]
Obituary Notices – October 14, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Vera V. Lebed; Roger Lewis Rowe; Enrique Baza Balajadia. Mountain View Funeral Home: Ro Van Dang; Marie Johnson Evans; Naoia Toli Sataraka.