In our last episode of ‘Goodwill Toys Gone Bad!’, grandpa and his granddaughter had left readers wondering if Mini Mouse would escape the clutches of the Evil Octopod, or whether the dinosaur escapees from Jurassic Park II would get to her first. Only the lone Power Ranger stood in their way. Unfortunately, upon their return […]
Letter:Silver Rails, Silver Rails, soon Amtrak returns through the city
“These people weren’t thinking,” Goddard said. “To save a couple of seconds, they died.” Patrick Goddard is president of Florida’s new – officially launched in January 2018 – higher-speed passenger train, 79 mph, just like Amtrak through Lakewood. Also, like Lakewood, the Brightline trains (they’re painted neon yellow) travel through “some of Florida’s most densely […]
Letter: State Child Protective Service failures are worse – far worse – than initially reported
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee wants to “provide universal home visiting and universal newborn assessments to all families in Washington.” To commence three weeks following the arrival of your newborn baby. The startup costs are estimated at $43M. That is the exact amount the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) paid out in settlements […]
Letter: Going Home, once again
The following was written eight years ago but the memories, how they linger and, perhaps, like some of the melancholier music that reminds of Christmas past, may the following bring needed pause for reflection in this otherwise very busy season. There’s something significantly special about the mere mention of home at this time of year […]
Letter: Lakewood Police investigate Lochburn basketball program
Just kidding. Needed a headline grabber. But it’s kind of true. A Sergeant with the Lakewood Police Department (LPD), acting on a tip, investigated and decided the numbers didn’t add up. The Lady Lions of Lochburn Middle School had a total of two (2) official game basketballs. Two. For nearly 40 girls. With less than […]
Letter: Shopping with grandpa
Will Mini Mouse escape the clutches of the Evil Octopod? Will the dinosaur escapees from Jurassic Park II get to her first? Can the lone Power Ranger single-handedly defeat them all in time? Stay tuned to the continuing weekly episodes of grandpa and his granddaughter in their exciting series: ‘Goodwill Toys Gone Bad!’
Letter: Bah humbuggery
It’s time for the annual display of anti-holiday cheer. A Texas HOA has taken a rather frosty attitude toward a family in their community, demanding they take down Frosty, their inflatable snowman, on their front yard because it’s too early to be happy for the upcoming holiday. Thumpety-thump-thump stormed the homeowner’s association higher-ups to the […]
Letter: Like rose petals sharpen rose petals
Your life characterized by rose petal strewn paths? Do you spend endless summer days among rainbows and unicorns, daisies woven throughout braids of hair, dancing somewhat aimlessly in a circle hand-in-hand with other like – and-empty- minded, flipped-out folks? Rose petals don’t sharpen rose petals. Iron does. That’s the truth of an ancient proverb of […]
Letter: Better than dirt
You know that stuff your new TV comes packed in when you open the box and what it has to do with our shifting culture? There was a story out of Vancouver, Washington six years ago today about foam – that’s right foam – being used as the foundation of the road under construction where […]