by Kirk Kirkland Last week fishermen in their boats appeared at dawn around the Browns Point lighthouse as the August salmon run began. By 10 am there were 50 boats fishing off of Point Defiance Park. As of August 21, this year, 132 hatchery Chinook salmon ran the gauntlet of fishermen and found their way from […]
On August 16, the Guardian reported that President Trump declared at a White House press conference that Washington DC had been ‘overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals’” – a typical flourish untethered from reality – and announced he would seize control of the city’s police force. By Tuesday night, national guard troops were patrolling the […]
County environmental groups oppose the repeal of the EPA’s Endangerment Finding ordered by President Trump. During August two environmental groups in Pierce County joined forces to express their concern regarding the repeal the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gases. Their letters urged the Federal agency to uphold its legal and scientific integrity by rejecting […]
