By David Anderson If you’re of the pew-warming sort you haven’t a clue – is the more crass assessment of a project that finds religious people to be less intelligent than atheists. “The studies used in Zuckerman’s paper included a life-long analysis of the beliefs of a group of 1,500 gifted children – those with IQs over […]
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Klingenberg newest Lions Club member
Jillian Klingenberg, left, assistant manager of Lakewood’s Heritage Bank, is the newest member of the Lakewood First Lions Club. Watching Klingenberg put on her Lion pin is DeAnne Bennett, vice-president of the club. Lions Club International is the largest service organization in the world with over 1.35 million members.
Letter: Shooting Follow-up
Now that the 16-page Lakewood Police Department’s (LPD) Use of Force Policy is in hand,questions recently raised as to whether certain specific parameters were included – or not – can now be answered.
Westside Story – Three Dimensional Art
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. I attended another of Barista Edra Zook’s Art Nights at the Starbucks Community Art Wall. Edra’s guest artist was Ms. Gail Janes. You can view some of her art pieces on the Starbucks Community Art Wall at the Towne Center Starbucks […]
Letter: Celebrities You’ll Likely Never Find in the Gutter
By David Anderson If you want to ensure your gutters will work this coming season of inclement weather you should, before it rains (circle one): A. Find your ladder, gloves, poking stick, broom, silicon, and clean ‘em and caulk ‘em. B. Rain? C. Never mind.
Meet and Greet – Miss University Place Ashley Jackson
Tuesday, August 13, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. community members and businesses are invited to attend a very special reception, a “Meet and Greet” event at Bridgeport Place to support our reigning royalty Ashley Jackson, Miss University Place. Meet Ashley and her mother Roxanne, who are residents of UP. University Place City Council Member Javier Figueroa has […]
Letter: What Does It Matter?
A wet t-shirt contest in a bar in your neighborhood – should you care? After all, it’s for a worthy cause: breast cancer. A bikini-barista stand in your city, part of a chain judged by Maxim Magazine as among the “sexiest things in America” – so? Sex sells coffee.
Letter: Wet T-shirt Contest
I thought I would help advertise an upcoming exhibitionist event in one of our city’s watering holes since my protestations are likely to help draw the kind of clientele, contestants, cash prizes, and contributions for the cause the sponsors are allegedly promoting: breast cancer.
Letter: Don’t Fence ‘em In
By David Anderson In government today we need more free-ranging goats. The headline read, “Goats to Rid Historic Congressional Cemetery of Weeds.” Cathy Burke, Newsmax, reports that as of August 7 more than 100 goats “will graze 24 hours a day for six days, eliminating vines, poison ivy, ground cover and even fallen debris all the […]