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Climber who died Tuesday removed from Mount Rainier Wednesday
Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:48 AM PDT
Governor orders flags flown at half-staff Tuesday, August 3
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 3:06 PM PDT
66th Military Police Company returns from Iraq Thursday
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:16 PM PDT
Help for homeowners affected by economic downturn
Monday, July 26, 2010 9:15 AM PDT

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Newspaper welcomes back former production manager (5)
Washingtonians pay less income tax than 29 states (3)
Channeler seeks high court review of ruling (2)
Four JBLM soldiers killed in Afghanistan (1)

Boy bounces back after 200 lb. hoist falls on him

Due to his monkey-like antics being almost back to normal, you wouldn’t know 4-year-old Dominick Munoz recently went through what could have been a life-threatening accident.

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Sex offender re-arrested after alleged luring attempt
A Level II sex offender is back behind bars after he allegedly attempted to give a 13-year-old girl an unwanted hug at the Rainier Texaco Monday night.
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Man airlifted after catching arm in baylor
A 34-year-old Rainier man was airlifted from Yelm Tuesday evening after his arm was caught in a hay baylor.
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Time to focus on finding a new library home

The issue of flush toilets for Longmire Park is entirely separate from the need for a new public library building in Yelm.

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Keep community safe, but do it in a responsible way
My husband and I attended the community meeting in McKenna on July 19. We are just as unhappy as the next person about the amount of law enforcement in our area and probably have more reason to be angry with the Pierce County Sheriff than most of the people in our area.
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It would be wise to listen to what Klein has to say
Editor’s note: The following was submitted in response to Wes McKean’s letter to the editor, published in last week’s edition of the Nisqually Valley News:
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New ballot measure could hurt, not help

If there is one message Yelm Liquor Store owner Kyle Contreras wants to get out about two ballot measures in the upcoming November election, it’s for people to get informed.

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Washingtonians pay less income tax than 29 states
Washingtonians pay a lower percentage of their income in state and local taxes than do residents of 29 other states, according to a report issued by the Washington State Department of Revenue.
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Bring it on

If experience and passion were prerequisites for the new Yelm Jazzline head coach, it’s no wonder why Jill Clark was hired.

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The Fresh Prince of summer sports
They call it automatic. A no-brainer, if you will. Those types of things are forever etched in your mind, like the theme song to “The Fresh Prince of Bell Air” and Carlton’s dance to Tom Jones’ “It’s Not Unusual.”
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Summer Survivor Camp slated for August 9-13
Summer break is always a time for kids to let loose and have a ball. But over the past decade summer has been a little brighter for those in the surrounding Yelm area.
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