German Lopez is a writer for The Morning, The New York Times’s flagship daily newsletter, where he covers major world events and how they affect people. On July 15th he wrote about the “Homeless in America” and how the homelessness crisis is getting worse. “Shelters across the U.S. are reporting a surge in people looking […]
To Ponder
Letter: The Demise of the City of Lakewood’s Citizen Volunteer Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program
Submitted by Don Russell. On June 14, 2022, without prior announcement or consultation, we City of Lakewood 22-year citizen volunteer lake water quality monitors received the following email notice from the Pierce Conservation District. “We are saddened to let you know that after 22 years of monitoring and over 20 engaged volunteers, we are closing […]
Letter: Cash Roots Initiative
Submitted by Jason Medley. Grass root initiatives are a thing of the past. The average person is hard pressed in our society to make a change; the deck is stacked against them. All outlets to reach people are controlled by agenda driven leadership, even at the local level. So, how does one affect change? Our […]
Kinky Boots – An anticipated production, everyone dancing in thigh high boots, good food and a great experience
We must have seen the non-musical film Kinky Boots some time in 2005 at the Grand Cinema in downtown Tacoma and enjoyed the story. Chiwetel Ejiofor played the part of Lola. We didn’t recognize him eight years later when he won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave. […]
Across the Fence: August Already
Time flies. It strikes me this moment – I’m running late again submitting my Friday column. And I wonder what I have done with all the time in between last Friday and now. We went hiking on Friday – Snow Lake Trail was gorgeous, but way too hot and quite crowded. On Saturday, we celebrated […]
Why teach in a Christian Preschool?
Submitted by Candy Tingstad. If you apply to be an “assistant teacher” in a Christian Preschool, it won’t be to make a lot of money, or for health benefits, or full time employment. It will be to team-teach with remarkable lead teachers, nurture children 3, 4 and 5 years old; for less than 4 hours […]
The Carer – Legendary Actor Sir Michael Gifford – Review
I knew the name Brian Cox and could have pointed him out in any line-up, but I could not have told you any particular TV show or feature film he had been in. I had been trying to watch any number of movies from Prime that kept failing and wasting my time with virtually any […]
The Angel Levine with Zero Mostel and Harry Belafonte – Review
My parents bought a motel (La Casa) in Ponders Corner in 1958 when I was 13. Within a year or so I was working around the motel and even renting rooms. Our motel was the closest one to Fort Lewis. When left alone to run the motel I would get any needed change at a […]
Letter: Lakewood Swimmer Defeated by Lake Erie & Mother Nature
On July 15, after arriving in Pennsylvania, I stood in Lake Erie prior to a practice swim, as my Uncle watched. That was the calmest day, during my week in PA, and the lake was never that flat again. My hope, one day that week, was to swim across the lake but Mother Nature, for […]