Bonney Lake 3, Lincoln 0
October 18 at Bonney Lake
Sumner 3, Olympia 0
October 18 at Olympia
Choice is a dubious notion to begin with. Most Americans feel their choices are becoming slimmer. Do we really have a choice anymore to refuse the disproportionally crippling and life-denying debt needed to advance our life goals? No. Do we and our families have or have ever had a choice to pay taxes? No – but wealthy tax cheats and large corporations do. And more importantly, do our votes really count in the way of affecting every level of representative government?
Over the past eight years, we have become a divided country. We are on the verge of race wars. We need a leader who can unite us. We have become an international laughing stock. Our allies don’t trust us and our enemies don’t fear us. Trump will reverse this.
So often in this unusual presidential debate we have come across apologetic endorsements. People who support Trump or Hillary but only to avoid endorsing the other candidate or because “their” candidate did not win their party nomination.
This is the first installment of two. Next edition, The Courier-Herald will provide a look into domestic violence from a police perspective. And will also provide more information on resources available for victims and survivors. Names and dates in this story have been changed to protect survivors and their families.
Pierce County road crews will set up and recalibrate snow-fighting equipment and travel their snow plow routes on Oct. 20. Earlier in the week, they will review snow and ice response plans, and practice chainsaw techniques so they are ready to handle downed trees or branches in the roadway.
First place in the Pierce County League will be on the line Friday when the Bonney Lake Panthers square off against the Lincoln Abes.
The fall season means different things to different people. For cities, it means it’s time to start cracking down on their budgets, an admittedly less festive yearly tradition than the holidays many people celebrate.
While the storm may have passed, now is the time for scammers to blow in as storm season approaches. Better Business Bureau serving the Northwest is warning homeowners to use caution when hiring help to rebuild and repair after the storm.
The agenda and full agenda packet for the October 18, 2016 City Council Workshop are now available to view online.
Pierce County News for the week of October 13, 2016.
Last Wednesday Alexander Kitt, 24, Jermohnn Gore, 17, and Clifford Krentkowski, 18, were sentenced for the murder of Brandon Morris, 19. Gore, the one who fired the fatal shot, was sentenced to 82 years in prison. Kitt received 84 years, and Krentkowski was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Officers were dispatched to a home address on Oct. 11 to a report of a residential burglary. The reporting party said she suspected her ex boyfriend, who she had a protection order against.
