“To Question is the Answer” is an intriguing title for a talk by a city manager who you might think would have all the answers.
To Know
Letter: The Moment for Leadership
Dilly-dallying while traversing a known avalanche funnel is akin to a partial park ban on smoking as is no ban at all.
In hiking, switchbacks are trails with hairpin turns. In railroading, they’re a way to negotiate steep terrain without tunnels. But in communication – as sometimes in mountain climbing – zigzagging, doubling back, doublespeak, and reversing direction can be disastrous.
Smoking Should Be Banned in Parks – A Rebuttal
Were we at the same meeting?
I admit I wasn’t there at the presentation by the Lakewood Parks Department to the City Council during the latter’s study session this past Monday evening, February 10, 2014 during which time discussion was aplenty I’m told on the issue of banning tobacco products in city parks.
Letter: The Importance of ‘Team’
There’s a big difference – gi-hugic in fact – between being on a team and simply wearing the same jersey.
Westside Story – Free Smoke Alarms
This past December 2013, many of us learned of the tragic death of Dr. Thomas Babson and his 8 year old daughter caused by a fire that destroyed their Fox Island home. I had the pleasure of working with Tom while we both served with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.
Letter: Straining a Gnat, Swallowing a Camel
Banning tobacco in parks: where does government’s reach end and the point of our nose begin?
Letter: A Wedding Ring Reminder
“Community development and economic development can be at odds if the focus is pushing economic development.”
My wedding ring saved my finger. My wife’s played a part in saving her life.
Letter: Tillicum Board Supports Park Smoking Ban
The board of the Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) supports the unanimous recommendation of the Lakewood’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to ban tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on park property.
Letter: Peace, Health and Safety at Stake!
“This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.”