By David Anderson, Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association president The high-speed deadline approaches for your letter protesting high speed rail through Lakewood. To the degree that Lakewood residents don’t like the Washington Department of Transportation-Federal Railroad Administration (WSDOT-FRA) plan to run fast trains through residential neighborhoods, emailing comments by November 9 directly to the top boss […]
Letter: Brightening Smiles, Changing Lives
By David Anderson, president, Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association “She had been out of work for almost three years, having been fired from her waitressing job because her front teeth were decayed into black stubs at the gum line. After her visit to the ‘Go Hub’ Dental Van in Woodbrook last month, she left with a beautiful […]
Letter: Death by Train
By David Anderson, Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association, president Now that yet another death has occurred by train along Amtrak’s waterfront route, it is fair – again – to raise the question as to the wisdom of moving these trains to the life-congested tracks of Lakewood. Let alone do so without grade separations.
Exchanging our Color Crayons for a #2 Pencil
By David Anderson, President – Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association As our grandson prepared for his first day of Kindergarten just a month ago, in contemplation of the Big Event he said to his daddy “Wait! Does this mean I won’t be able to play all day anymore?” Pretty profound question for a six-year-old, one the […]
Letter: Disposable
By David Anderson, Tillicum That’s my word – and rant – for today, and maybe for a while. At first I thought I’d be writing about comedy but the thread quickly appeared to twist and tighten its way into noose-like tragedy. For example, there’s disposable income – officially defined as “what remains after taxes.” There’s money that […]
Letter: The Spider and its Web
By David Anderson, Tillicum We all have to learn this lesson. Some never do. Our middle grandson is only three. He wanted a sucker from the candy counter here at our place of business. He asked for permission. I said he had to ask his daddy. Whereupon the little guy drug a chair over to the otherwise unreachable – and […]
Letter: Did you catch that ball?
By David Anderson, Tillicum Much has been written and said – 70,000 calls to the NFL is a lot being said – over the controversial final play following Monday night’s game between the Seahawks and the Packers. But what happened at CenturyLink Field has been symptomatic of a common flaw in the human condition down through the centuries.
Letter: Integrity
By David Anderson, Tillicum Lakewood City Manager Andrew Neiditz writes in his column in “Connections” – the Fall, 2012 Newsletter and Recreation Guide just delivered to mailboxes throughout the city – that “integrity stand(s) for telling the truth (and) reminds us of the commitment we have to each other to hold us all to a […]
Letter: There’s loud, and then there’s Seahawks fans
By David Anderson The Dallas Cowboys ride into town to face the Seahawks (4-0 preseason) in their home-opener September 16th. Seahawks fans are sure to have something to say about that. Ever since the Giants stomped into Seattle and slumped out after having slogged through 16 penalties, the most in a single game in the previous 56 years […]