When was the last time someone asked how you were doing and really meant it? Pierce County Library System is asking, and we really want to know. Pierce County Library is creating a roadmap to guide us through the years ahead. We’re on track to roll out a strategic plan this summer. That work starts with querying residents, those who use the library as well as those who don’t. There are two ways to get involved: take our five-minute online survey or drop in to an open house.
The Pierce County Republican Party along with the other 38 Republican County Central Committees within the Washington State Republican Party will be holding its Presidential Precinct Caucuses on Saturday February 20th. Doors open early per the caucus location listing below
The agenda and full agenda packet for the February 16, 2016 City Council Workshop, as well as the February 16, 2016 Special Council Meeting, are now available to view online.
The European Union has been shaken to its very foundation. The euro is straining relationships between the wealthy northern nations, especially Germany, and the southern nations, Greece in particular. Syrian, Iraqi, Libyan and Afghani refugees are fleeing the civil wars that plague their nations for a better life in Europe.
How would you feel if you were in this situation? Suppose you are in a serious dating relationship. So serious the two of you are talking about getting married. You tell your beloved that when you marry, you will come into some significant money, a trust fund. Your sweetheart replies: “Really? No matter, because I love you for who you are, not for what you have or may have.”
Bonney Lake 55, Capital 28
Feb. 11 at Bonney Lake
Wilson 56, Sumner 39
Feb. 11 at Wilson
The City of Bonney Lake Planning Commission meeting regularly scheduled for February 17, 2016 has been cancelled.
The weekly newscast is produced by PCTV. Find it on channel 22 Comcast and Click!, and channel 20 Rainier Connect every day at 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Watch online anytime at www.piercecountytv.org/pcn.
Since I started working for Sound Publishing I have had to make the trek from Kent to Covington each morning, I have seen at least one reckless driver every single day. It’s come to the point where I am a little nervous driving to work. The main reasons I have noticed why drivers are being so reckless is because they are in a hurry (speeding and weaving in and out of traffic) or distracted (texting, talking, fidgeting with their radios).
Wilson 68, Sumner 46
Feb. 10 at Wilson High School (Tacoma)
It’s not always pleasant to think about what we flush or run through our disposals each day, but it is important to know how it affects what we eat and drink. On Monday night, the City Council took a field trip, touring our Wastewater Treatment Facility. While maybe not on the hot list of tour sites, it’s vital part of a clean community and a growing region.
Last week Dwayne Patrick Cowart, 32, was sentenced to 840 months in prison for beating his 2-month-old daughter to death in 2014 at his home in DuPont. In December, a jury convicted Cowart of murder in the second degree.
What does the state have to do with presidential primary elections? Senator Joe Fain explains… in 57 Seconds.
