Milton News

Let's get this straight: Milton must let bicyclists and skateboarders endanger themselves because they might sue the city if they hurt themselves? We'll have to let the trial attorneys explain that pretzel of logic; we sure can't figure it out.

The Pierce County Council sent to voters Tuesday a charter amendment proposal requiring any new county tax to be approved by a “supermajority” of five council members.

Joey Michels knows Milton’s skate park well. He goes there often and calls it one of the best skate parks around.

Milton’s police department is so cramped that the sergeant and the detective share an office that also doubles as the interview room.

One commercial shows the leader of a rock band who is apparently playing in a small bar in a very small town, announcing that their lead guitarist is a no-show. The audience responds with groans in anticipation of a night of lousy music.