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Orting Valley Fire and Rescue (Pierce County Fire District #18) is running a 4-year Maintenance and Operations levy on the April 23rd ballot. This levy is necessary due to the dramatic drops in Assessed Value on property that has occurred since 2009. District Revenue is down $826,000 (33%) since 2009.
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I am offering too, Orting News, My freelance writing, in exchange for my own column.
Within the column, I will provide local information pertaining too, The Forgotten Sole, as well as other related issues, ideas and stories at hand. This will be an "interactive" column. I have enjoyed being ... in Editorials
It was Friday evening before Christmas, the clock struck 5:00pm, I turned off the computers, disabled my cell phone, gathered my wife & son, and we headed out to catch an early evening movie before coming back and doing farm chores. in Editorials
As a Republican that ran against Bruce Lachney and Randi Becker in the primary, I am livid over the initial mailer that I received from the Republican Party - Senator Randi Becker. Rather than apologizing, a second mailer was sent out. in Editorials
Personally, I am fiscally conservative Republican and more tolerant on the social issues that what is being expounded by the Republican or Tea Party Platforms. I vote for the person not the party. I want the best, brightest and most qualified individual to represent me. in Editorials
I attended Sam Barlow High School With Daphne Wynter Gray. In Gresham Oregon .She has a heart of Gold. I met back up with her on Facebook. I'm over 2400 miles away from Orting Washington.. My heart breaks for her. The past year has broke my heart. Seeing ...
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July 11th - Orting City Council Meeting -More Taxation with Disregard to RepresentationBy: Scott Jensen
July 12, 2012
July 11th, 2012 Orting City Council Meeting
A $20 increase in taxation via motor-vehicle tabs (the annual sticker) was passed by the TBDB (Transportation District Board (Initiative 2012-8) was passed by a vote of 7-to-3, by the Orting City Council on 7-11-12. As a result, a new, and ... in Editorials
Demise of affordable health-insurance option shows government’s arroganceBy: Senator Randi Becker
June 14, 2012
Two health-care plans offered by LifeWise Health Plan of Washington are about to go away for over 45,000 Washington citizens and other major health insurers have been prohibited from offering similar plans. Why? Because the pharmacy benefit only covers generic drugs. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler allowed Washington citizens this benefit ...
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The spring cleaning is done and you're still looking around wondering why it doesn't feel clean. Why does it feel cluttered and messy? Or maybe it feels like you spent so much time cleaning and it just doesn't last for very long. in Editorials
Last fall, Pierce Transit made some drastic changes to the area in which they serve. We, in Orting, saw our limited services dropped entirely, however we continue to pay a sales tax (.06%) to Pierce Transit.
On December 16th, of this past year, Pierce Transit created an ad hoc committee ... in Editorials
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
I am writing this letter to let all of Orting, (and anyone else that reads these pages) know about a business that is less than hospitable and not to be trusted. Simply Sunsational the tanning business in the Safeway shopping center does not stand by their word and ... in Editorials
You can't help but feel an intense amount of community pride these days living in Orting. We're now on the other side of one of the oddest weather events in our City's history, 'The Big Prune', and what seemed at the time to be an amazingly devastated area, is now ...
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For some of use this past week’s events was not just a struggle to survive the dark and cold nights without power, it was a struggle to just get home. As a Boeing employee, Boeing operations never ceased, even in the midst of a Statewide Emergency Boeings doors stayed ...
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I know what you are thinking, this is a sarcastic title and I am going to use the next few paragraphs to rip them apart, right? Well, while I must admit that the majority of my discussions about Puget Sound Energy do involve complaints about the high cost of ...
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