By David Anderson It’s called a “traditional nonsense rhyme, sure to keep young children amused.” Indeed you’ve probably seen them smile as you read of the crooked man walking the crooked mile, who bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse and they all lived together in a little crooked house.
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Letter: “Fire! It’s On Fire!”
By David Anderson Yesterday afternoon my son-in-law called quite out-of-breath shouting “Fire! It’s on fire!” I’m not sure if I hung up on him before he got a chance to hang up on me but those few dreaded words uttered quite obviously while on the run from the sound of his voice got me to running […]
Religious? How dumb!
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 […]
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.