By Tim Marsh, Lakes High Class of 1966 Former Tacoma Giant Gaylord Perry, a Baseball Hall of Fame member, died at age 84 on Dec. 1, 2022. He pitched for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Guardians (then Indians), Texas Rangers, San Diego New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals. His time […]
To Ponder
Cinderella Panto – CenterStage Review with lots of laughs
The Center Stage Pantos are legendary. We took our granddaughters to them and we all laughed and had a great time commenting, singing along and defying the bad guys to do anything to the young heroes. We hissed the villains, and hurrayed the heroes. Things have changed and now it seems there are fewer children […]
Across the Fence: What the Dickens?!
The Lakewood Playhouse is performing “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol”, these days. It’s the portrait of Scrooge’s partner after his death. I haven’t watched this one yet. But I have watched various performances of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” countless times, from a one-man-theater on stage to various movie versions, including a beautiful cartoon one. No […]
Memories ring true about ‘Silver Bells’
By Tim Marsh, Lakes High Class of 1966 It’s the season to think of Christmas carols. “Silver Bells” comes to mind. Research says it’s a popular Christmas song composed in the early 1950s by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. They wrote many hits, including “Mona Lisa,” made popular by singer Nat King Cole. And, says […]
Global Experts Assist Tacoma/Pierce County with Guidance on Building Startup Ecosystem
Submitted by Tim Strege. The William Factory Small Business Incubator (est. 1986) has engaged global practitioners in building local entrepreneurial ecosystems – Winifred Soribe, PhD candidate and researcher in entrepreneurial finance & Christina Theodoraki, PhD Professor in Management Sciences, Entrepreneurship & Strategy – to assist the Tacoma/Pierce County community with an initiative for an inclusive […]
Letter: The Gift of Time
As I looked at the timepiece passed down from my grandfather to my father, to me, I was reminded, again, of the gift we’ve all been given: the gift of time. The time it takes to read to a child (with expression! Reading is, after all, an adventure into the wonderful world of imagination); the […]
Lakewood Doubling Down on the Wrong Mitigation Strategy For Waughop Lake
By Tom McClellan and Don Russell The City of Lakewood’s 2023-2024 Proposed Biennial Budget* includes funding of another $250,000 to treat Waughop Lake with aluminum sulfate. The City has not otherwise made any announcement about this, but apparently the City staff and City Council are gearing up to throw away more of our money on […]
The American Scene – Enhancing a wetland to benefit our nature
Submitted by Bob Warfield. Speaking of great parks (enhanced wetland), how’s this for one? Notable then and now for the “Great Charter of Freedoms,” first draft by Cardinal Stephen Langton in 1215. As a history buff, any great library would invite you to learn more; BE MORE, with meaningful good will, requiring no charter whatever. […]
Letter: CPSD School Improvement Plans (SIP’s): “Where’s the beef?”
Submitted by John Arbeeny. If you’re old enough you might remember the Wendy’s hamburger ad (1984) which asked “Where’s the beef?” Well the same question could be asked with respect to the recently passed CPSD annual School Improvement Plans (SIP’s). “Where’s the data?” Simply put “It’s missing! All bun and no beef!” The latest 2022/2023 […]