An ‘apparently confused council’ in Lakewood unanimously voted to approve alcohol in city parks two weeks after they’d said ‘no.’
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Westside Story – Starbucks Opening
Where will you be on Monday, March 3, 2014? Do not say Starbucks at the Towne Center. They will be closed including the Starbucks trailer as they make ready to transition into the newly remodeled Starbucks store.
Letter: Sponsor the Tillicum Tigers
“Our students are missing out in life from the lessons that come from organized sports.” – Tillicum Elementary Principal Taj Jensen
We are looking for a sponsor for the boy’s seven-and-eight-year-olds Tillicum Tiger baseball team.
Letter: Finally, a Sunshine Committee
Evidently the lawmakers at the State Legislature have had it with the weather. Me, and probably you, too.
Letter: Why? Says Who?
“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.
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.