South King County Puget Sound Anglers announced Monday (May 21) that it has awarded Jordan Teller, a graduating senior from Big Picture HS in the Highline School District, its 2012 Marine Science Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded each year to a high school senior who has graduated from the Pug

WASHINGTON—Rep. Rick Larsen, Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use all legal means to protect the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness. In the letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the members of Congress stress th

For the second consecutive year, The B-Town Blog was named “Best Hyperlocal Website” by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) at their annual awards banquet Saturday night (May 19). “This annual contest honors the very best in journalism in SPJ’s Region 10 which includes Alaska, Oregon, Wash

I'm back friends of Puyallup who want to live life with a Purpose!I know I have been gone for a LONG time (basically a year to be exact) but I need to get back on the wagon again as I have missed writing but also have missed living a lifestyle that has purpose.I have been reading a book called, "Cra

This editorial will appear in Thursday’s print edition. When it comes to violent crime, appearances can deceive. Sometimes it feels as if every third or fourth infamous murder in the entire nation has a Pierce County connection. Most recent is what may be the single worst U.S. war atrocity since Vie

Last week we got a letter from a constituent asking why their water and sewer dollars would be used to help pay for the Donkey Creek project and thought it would make a good “Question of the Day.” I’ve considered … Continue reading →

This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s print edition. The world changes. Heaven forbid that the U.S. Postal Service should change with it. The USPS is supposed to operate like a business – which includes adapting to the real world – but the U.S. Senate has again made certain that it operate as a