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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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.