By David Anderson, Tillicum Comedian Groucho Marx quipped, “Those are my principles. If you don’t like them, I have others.” When President Obama became the first sitting president to endorse same-sex marriages with his announcement May 9, 2012, was his decision the result of having:
Letter: $55K for Lakewood Problem Gamblers
by David Anderson Lakewood is preparing to spend $55K to treat problem gamblers. There’s a problem with problem gamblers in Lakewood?
Letter: Opening Day
By David Anderson Now that’s impressive. It wasn’t the size, though they were big, many measuring over 14” which meant only two could be kept. And it wasn’t the amount, though many hundreds of the penned 6,500 Rainbow trout were caught upon their release having been fattened up all winter at Bill’s Boathouse.
Bible Study and Blackjack Training
By David Anderson ‘A Bible Study and Beating-the-Odds Blackjack Training’ Or how about ‘Christians in Casinos – What would Jesus Bet?’ Coming to a church reader-board near you?
Letter: Are We Happy Yet?
By David Anderson Are you happy? If you live in the United States you are. At least generally speaking you are. “Among big countries, the United States ranks first” in happiness according to the “World Happiness Report” per an opinion piece the morning of April 16, 2012, by Robert J. Samuelson of the “Washington Post” .
Daddy’s shoes
by David Anderson It’s not Father’s Day, as in the day set aside to honor fathers, but there’s never a day when not to remember the importance of being a dad.
Letter: Daddy’s shoes
By David Anderson, Tillicum It’s not Father’s Day, as in the day set aside to honor fathers, but there’s never a day when not to remember the importance of being a dad.
Letter: When apple juice is no longer apple juice
By David Anderson, Tillicum Selling fake apple juice to babies seemed a harmless way to make ends meet. After all, Beech-Nut executives rationalized, there was a budget to meet. And besides, said a company executive, “So suppose the stuff was all water and flavor and sugar? Why get so upset about it? Who were we hurting?”
Letter: Shuttered Broken Windows
By David Anderson, Tillicum He was best known for “the broken windows theory” – fix what’s visually and physically broken in a community – graffiti, litter, dilapidated and neglected properties – to prevent further vandalism which otherwise left unmaintained leads in turn to escalation of more serious crime.