Submitted by Barlow Buescher.
I want to express heartfelt thanks to Ben and all who help him make The Suburban Times a valuable resource to our communities.
I love starting each day with the edification and sense of community the publication provides.
Barlow Buescher,
Your comment is right on target. It is nice of you to compliment and thank Ben Sclair.
I wrote and published various works in The Suburban Times for something like ten years with Ben Sclair as my leader and mentor..
Ben works hard and always tries to do the right thing for the citizens in his area of influence.
Having worked along side and for Ben Sclair, I can easily support your sentiments.
Ben Sclair deserves the Citizen of The Year Award, if Lakewood City Council had such a thing.
Joseph Boyle – Former Lakewood Resident 51 Years.
Happy Holidays, Ben.
I value you and your work to the highest level of respect amd appreciation.
Thank you for making our daily lives informed.
Best wishes for the New Year!
Thanks for writing what many of us feel. The Sub Times is a tremendous community resource, and Ben Sclair is the provider of that resource.
I so agree. Thank you Ben.
Yes, it’s easy to forget who produced what we all enjoy and take advantage of.
An interactive public forum gives everyone an opportunity to be involved in the conversation of things that affect our lives and livelihoods.
We are seeing what the opposite of this looks like as the “Twitter Files” continue to be made public.
Avoiding the hard truth while others control the narrative is a recipe for destruction of our freedom.
Thank you very much Ben for giving us the ability and the opportunity to shine a light on information we believe should be public.
“An informed populace is essential to liberty” Thomas Jefferson
God bless all who contribute to the process of liberty.
Thanks, Ben I appreciate the local news and event announcements.
I also commend Ben for a great job. Thank you for all you do to inform us of items of local interest.
This question is for Joe Boyle. Why don’t you contribute more? I know you’re on the other side of the country. I hope that that fact hasn’t sapped your creative talents. I always enjoyed you articles and in fact miss them.
Hi Willow… Thank you for your kind words. Perhaps I can shed some light on to why Joe doesn’t contribute more. When I created The Suburban Times in 2005 I created a test all submissions against. For any bit of content to be considered it must be written by someone who lives in our coverage area OR it must be specifically about someone or something in our coverage area. Most of Joe’s stories started from an observation Joe made. Living on the other side of the country, it is much harder for Joe to observe the goings on in western Pierce County. That said, if Joe is ever moved to write something about his former home (for 51-years he might add), his words will forever be welcome in The Suburban Times. Ben Sclair, Founder.
I couldn’t agree more! Cheers to you and Ben.
Thank you Ben for keeping us all informed via the Sub Times. You are a great asset to our community. The best to you in 2023!
Barlow captures what many of us feel. Ben and the Sub Times are Lakewood treasures.