Have you switched off your screens, already, to ponder or discuss another prompt from my friend, author Tyrean Martinson’s book, A Pocket Sized Jumble of 500+ Writing Prompts? Maybe you would like to read my take on it? Well, here it is. My very first memory of traveling on a train was from my German […]
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Pierce College announces new paramedic certificate in Emergency Medical Services program
Pierce College is proud to announce the introduction of a new paramedic certificate in our Emergency Medical Services program. For over 30 years, the Emergency Medical Services program at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom has provided students with the necessary education and training to be successful in the field. From firefighters to EMTs, our students […]
Letter: The Wayfaring Stranger of Grief
The place I pitched my tent the night I camped at Cape Alava recently on Washington’s coastal shore of the Olympic National Park, was a bit beyond the reach of high tide and in the shadow of Tskawayah Island. Or might have been in the shadow of the forbidden, fog-enshrouded, formidable spruce-encrusted island, a sacred […]
Clover Park School Board to Host Board Meeting on Aug. 12
LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m. in room 4 of the Student Services Center located at 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. The meeting will also be live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. Individuals can attend online by visiting […]
July Alarm Summary
In July 2024, West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) responded to 1,785 calls for service, which was an average of 57 calls per day. This is the largest monthly call volume WPFR has seen in the past three years and 277 more calls for service than last month. As the summer continues, we would like […]
Across the Fence: Behind the Scenes of Real-Life Police Work
“Apply today for the Lakewood Police Citizens Academy” – this article ran this last May 2 in The Suburban Times, and it electrified me. I had known about the program for a while, but hadn’t been ready to apply in the past. I had always wanted to know how law enforcement works – not just […]
Letter: Sweet to Be With
Three miles beyond the northernmost point of the wild and mystical hike hauntingly and appropriately called “The Shipwreck Coast,” on a small bluff overlooking the surreal landscape of jagged rocks and boulder strewn shoreline, there is a monument, the engraving of which reads in part, “From Osett endings have become beginnings.” The Makah Indian Nation […]
Local students graduate from Whitman College
The following students received their Bachelor of Arts degrees from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, on Sunday, May 19: About Whitman College: Founded in 1882, Whitman College is a private, co-educational, residential liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college located in Walla Walla, Washington. The college is home to approximately 1,500 undergraduate students exploring more […]
Pierce College student turns class project into successful non-profit
As part of the coursework for Management 283 or Principles of Management, Dr. Paul Gerhardt asks his students to come up with a business plan for a non-profit organization. For Shatone Martin, the class project had perfect timing. “I went to my teammates and said: I actually have this idea, and I want to […]