It's over, Pierce County. Not for the world, but for the Mayan calendar.
It's over, Pierce County.
Not for the world, but for the Mayan calendar. Its doomsday number – in our case, 3:12 a.m. Pacific Time on 12-21-12 – proved to be a worthless bet.
The beginning of the winter solstice marks the official end of Mayan timekeeping. However, the day's significance set off school alarms locally and around the nation.
Our resident wisecracking schnoz, The Nose, has his own take.
Finally, here's a look at doomsday hot spots from around the world.
Secrecy ignited firestorms over Benghazi, IRS
Aide: Obama learned about IRS from news accounts
He set out to disprove a faith, woo a girl — now he loves both
Narrows tolls to rise; more hikes possible as debt and lack of traffic may push maximum amount over $6 prediction
Party lines blur at transportation rally
Tri-City schools reported no issues Friday despite rumors that students would bring guns to school because of an anticipated doomsday event.
The Richland School District released a brief statement via Facebook saying all school campuses were quiet and no problems connected to rumors occurred.
Leslee Caul, spokeswoman for the Pasco School District, said the district's security staff and school resource officers had heightened awareness Friday but staffing was not increased. No issues were known to be reported, she said.
So far, so good.
MERIDA, Mexico — According to legend, the ancient Mayans’ long-count calendar ended at midnight Thursday, ushering in the end of the world.
BELLINGHAM - Drone surveillance, violence against women and the rise of personal branding are a few of the topics that will be covered during Western Washington University's spring World Issues Forums.
The forums, put on by Fairhaven College, are noon to 1:20 p.m. Wednesdays in Fairhaven College Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Here are the events, all free and open to the public:
• Wednesday, April 10: "What Does Pakistan Have to do with Haiti?" with international journalist, editor and author Ethan Casey.
The owner of a road-building company in Belize that has been blamed for the near destruction of one of the country's biggest Mayan pyramids said Thursday that the landowner gave permission to extract the material.
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