Starting this fall, area high school students must have received their two doses of chickenpox vaccine before they start classes.
Ragtime piano player Bob Milne is once again making a pit stop in Enumclaw to play at the Chalet Theater.
If it wasn’t for the fact my fiancée gave away her personal copy of “Uprooted” three times over the holiday season as gifts to friends and family, I could have easily read it at least twice more, and she would have had her nose stuck in it for a month straight.
They’re common enough situations – you’re reading at home when a bird flies into your window, or the family cat comes through the door flap with a still struggling “present” in its jaws.
A year-long legal battle between the Enumclaw School District and one of its students has finally come to a close.
Math is the reason the liberal arts were invented, says my co-worker Kevin.
Last week, Ana Karen wrote an Our Corner about speeding and how little time you save and how much you’re putting yourself at risk when you speed.
Some people came to find out what resources were available in the county. Other came to help a family member, or two, or three. But everyone who went to Pierce County’s presentation on hoarding came away learning how vast the mental disorder can be, and that they were not alone.
The Jan. 21 four-hour Black Diamond City Council meeting left tempers hot and questions unanswered as the council approved a myriad of new meeting rules and regulations.
Outdoor enthusiasts and environmental activists can breath a sigh of relief as the new year brings in more funds for the national Land and Water Conservation Fund.
YarrowBay has a new financial partner in The Village’s development in Black Diamond.
Last week, I participated in a high school’s career day.
The Paris terrorist attacks. Suicide bombings in Beirut and Baghdad. The university killings in Kenya. The natural disasters that rocked Mexico and Japan.
Striving to be as accurate and as fair as possible in our reporting should be the No. 1 goal of any practicing journalist
How does one introduce Shakespeare to teenagers? As soon as you mention the name of the famous playwright in a classroom, most students react in a Pavlovian-fashion and tune out the lesson
The water rights dispute between the city of Black Diamond and the Covington Water District reached a milestone Sept. 3 when the city decided to officially begin the assumption, or take-over process, for the right to serve water to 98 acres within The Villages development
The Black Diamond City Council vote on the assumption ordinance was set for Thursday
Black Diamond prepares ordinance to assume service rights
I consider myself extremely lucky to have spent most of my childhood in an amazingly accepting and loving church environment
During that fateful summer after graduating college, before locking down my career path, I found myself strapped for cash as friends more fortunate than I wanted to go out and celebrate their newfound status in society
It was a turning point in the war. George Washington had just crossed the Delaware River, capturing the town of Trenton from British-allied German forces and defending the town against a counterattack led by the Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis in the dawning days of 1777
