Submitted by Michael Conroy, US Army (retired). I have known Mary for over twenty-five years and we first met in the U.S. Army as diesel mechanics stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. Mary got out and I stayed in, but we managed to meet again in Germany where Mary was working and going to college at […]
To Ponder
Letter: CPSD – 5 Months Late
As reported back in May 2021 by KIRO TV the CPSD website was hacked. I have read several submitted letters, here in the Suburban Times, about the District not notifying student’s families with regard to what info may have been stolen, as a result of the hack. I have been employed by CPSD on 3 […]
Letter: Why not Beth Elliott for DuPont City Council?
Submitted by Robbie Courts. I am NOT voting for Beth Elliott for City Council in DuPont for the following reasons: I think she is toxic to our city. She and her partner Judy Norris have sued the City of DuPont more than once and have repeatedly tied up the staff and City resources making large […]
Letter: A-I
Submitted by Paul Nimmo. Growing up, the term “A-I” (ay + eye) was an acronym for “Alternatives for Individuals” This was a school in the Clover Park School District that continued the education for those that could not attend in what would be called a traditional school environment. Later, as I entered the fun world […]
Letter: Clover Park School Board: attendance, test score, grade completion define success or failure
Submitted by John Arbeeny. As mentioned in my previous Suburban Times article “To debate or not to debate: that is the question” I reviewed the Clover Park School Board candidates’ comments during the League of Women Voters forum conducted 23 September 2021. Current Board President Schafer dropped another bomb (besides disowning debate) during this forum, […]
Out of the Wild – Modern Day Western Film Review
Storyline: “Out of the Wild is the story of Henry McBride, a down and out cowboy with a painful past he can’t drink away. Living on his last dollar with nowhere to go, he ends up working the last place an old cowboy wants to be: A dude ranch. It is here he meets the […]
Letter: Another Perspective on Student Achievement, District Leadership and Equity
Submitted by Dave O’Keeffe. In the 11 years I led the work of Communities In Schools of Lakewood (CISL) I witnessed the tremendous impact of poverty on learning. The OSPI Report Card (easy to Google) shows that 65.9% of students in Clover Park schools identified as low-income. Let this sink in: 8,287 students face poverty […]
Letter: What about the Teachers?
Submitted by Candyce Hernandez. I see a lot of them supporting the equity policy, but what are we really putting on their plate? One of the best predictors of student outcome is parental engagement. We can try all the ways to encourage parental engagement, but we cannot make them value their child’s education enough to […]
Lobster Shop – Restaurant Dining Review
You don’t visit the Lobster Shop on Ruston Way along the waterfront of Commencement Bay for toasted cheese sandwiches. We go to the Lobster Shop for seafood and when we can afford it, lobster. It had been almost a year since we had dined on Lobster Shop cooking. In November 2020 we enjoyed their food […]