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In response to: Heavy snow shuts down Northwest Trek

All I got was rain, I am sick of it.

In response to: Heavy snow shuts down Northwest Trek

I knew it was not my imagination! I am a neighbor to NW Trek, and measured 8" on my deck Sat. evening. It is as if a snow cloud just hung over our community and no other area. I hope the animals kept warm.

In response to: Harder Sudoku puzzles on the way

Well...now I understand why we haven't seen any news about the GEO Group Inc injunction against the City of Tacoma to prevent the release of documents to a citizen watchdog group.

Sunshine week starts March 15th and I sure would like to see a spotlight placed on the actions of, as thier attorney Joan Mell would say, our "good neighbor" on the Tarpits.

Now they also claim to control and own City of Tacoma property and intimidate the local citizens thats point out their lawlessness.

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2009/03/387473.shtml

Please...now that we have figured out the puzzles would you report the local news? Might go a long way in turning back that falling revenue.

In response to: Should police be involved in politics?

This campaign just smelled from the moment the officers got involved.As a Public Official nee Public Servant they are require by the cannon of ethics to stay out of any political subject.
Speak out at a meeting of like-minded folks? Sure, but OUT of Uniform and no mention of your job title. Help post signs? Sure. Again out of uniform and with no "advertising" who you are, what you are supporting.
A Police uniform is the symbol of all things that guidance, peace and safety. If Police were seen doing the same thing at an abortion clinic, there would be no more bombings and murdered Physicians.

In response to: Still lots of content sources

The lack of our content on news.yahoo.com is a problem caused at yahoo HQ. They're working on getting us back any day.

In response to: Sudoku

Yes, people with enough spare time to sit around dinking with a Sudoku puzzle need to be challenged.

In response to: Trust me, it's not that glamorous

Netflix has only 'Scandal Sheet' with Burt Lancaster, 2.2 Stars.

In response to: President Obama in the Oval Office

Good for you guys!!
Now, how about photos of flag-draped coffins arriving home from Iraq? Or post explosion debris from a suicide bomber?
If you had had some balls years ago, maybe the war would not have lasted as long as it has. Maybe, just maybe, you could have been the news agency that said "To hell with Bush, it's NEWS, DAMMIT". and made a difference.
But hey, better late than not at all.

In response to: Sudoku

Just goes to show that News Tribune readers are smarter than most...too hard, whatever, we scoff at your 'gold' level. ;-)

In response to: Sudoku

Since I messed up today's Sudoku in the paper, I'm disappointed to see that there isn't a copy of it anywhere on the TNT's website for me to print out and retry. Is that something that could be changed??

In response to: Still lots of content sources

Have been asking since Jan. But will try again.
Why does the TNT no longer post stories on the Yahoo local news site?

In response to: Still lots of content sources

I knew the TNT was dying when I realized I knew more former employees there than current, couple that with a shrinking product, lack of columnists and news content well I give them another year.

I would expect them to try harder rather than give up. What I've learned from this slow death is that eating my breakfast while getting my news from the computer isn't that odd. I have to search a little harder to get news on my blackberry but it's much more current that the 2 day old stories in the TNT. Perhaps old news is like day old bread, they get it cheaper.

In response to: Still lots of content sources

The paper is down to about 10 pages it seems. Slowly dying.

In response to: Still lots of content sources

Question: What's happened with the link to the Yahoo news? Over the last week, the TNT comes up with no stories posted while the PI, Olympian and Seattle Times, etc. still have their tie ins. Was this lost with the reprogramming of the TNT web feed?

In response to: President Obama in the Oval Office

I wonder if he's finished his waffle yet.

In response to: A new look online

Yay! The timestamps are back in the breaking news!

In response to: A new look online

There is nothing like the news print laid out on the breakfast table where you can turn each page and read the highlights and stories at will. I failed to renew my subscription a couple years ago and had my coffee in front of the computer for a few months. The navigation was difficult but I mastered it eventually. It is not the same as the news paper and the joy of relaxing before it was lost. I renewed my subscription and cherish my mornings with the paper. I was prompted to look over the new web page today and find it much easier to use now than before. You folks at the TNT should be proud of the new effort to keep up with internet technology. I will log in occasionally to re read articles lost when I recycle the printed page but, do not expect me to abandon the daily paper I find delivered each morning.

In response to: Fircrest students check out our digs

I think this is a great field trip to get kids interested in the news and newsprint. I wish my sons' classes would do this. Hint, hint to any teachers reading this.

In response to: A new look online

gee I just don't know If I like this yet ! posting is so different.

In response to: A new look online

I would love to have a way to Private Message the people I like on here. Will that be a feature? Please say yes.