Letters to the Editor
Enumclaw councilman offers explanation for recent absences | Letter
In the off chance that anyone has noticed, as of July 22 I was absent for five Enumclaw…
Life
Washington reacts to Trayvon Martin | Editorial Cartoon by Frank Shiers, Jr.
In this week's editorial cartoon by Frank Shiers, Jr., different regions from Washington state are depicted as they…
Sports
Lucarelli-trained Winning Machine runs third to Herbie D $50,000 Mt. Rainier Handicap | Emerald Downs
Firmly stamping himself a top contender for next month’s Longacres Mile, Herbie D shipped in from Canada and…
Obituaries
Rebecca L. Haines
Rebecca L. “Becky” Haines of Bonney Lake died July 22, 2013, in Puyallup. She was born March 19,…
Sports
$50,000 Mt. Rainier Handicap notes | Emerald Downs
Track Record: 1:39 3/5, Kid Katabatic (5) 123 lbs, July 26, 1998 Stakes Record: 1:40.77, Hudson Landing (5)…
News
Mount Rainer National Park reduces ability to perform upper mountain rescues
Mount Rainer National Park currently has a reduced ability to perform upper mountain rescues. Under especially hazardous conditions,…
News
Puyallup River and Tacoma Narrows Bridge inspections require lane closures
Regularly-scheduled bridge inspections will start next week on the northbound State Route 167 Puyallup River Bridge in Puyallup…
News
Tacoma Narrows Airport runway to close at night for final phase of rehabilitation
The runway at Tacoma Narrows Airport in Gig Harbor will be closed for 10 nights starting July 18…
Life
Kid video contest focuses on fun in state parks | Washington State Parks
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Farrington Foundation remind kids there’s still time this summer…
News
Man charged with murder and child porn | Pierce County Prosecutors
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Michael Breer, 18, with one count of Murder in the First Degree,…
Life
My Grandmother’s Love Letters by Hart Crane | Poets.org
here are no stars tonight But those of memory. Yet how much room for memory there is In…
Life
What’s the railroad to me? by Henry David Thoreau | Poets.org
What's the railroad to me? I never go to see Where it ends.
Sports
Royal Moses wins Saturday feature | Emerald Downs
Royal Moses exploded through the stretch and notched a 10-to-1 upset over Perfect Pie in Saturday’s $18,900 feature…