Submitted by Andrew Kruse. Recently, I wrote a petition about the need for violence prevention to be brought to the attention of the citizens and City Council in Lakewood. The concern that prompted me was brought on by the recent shootings at American Lake and Fort Steilacoom Park last month. While I have been working […]
To Ponder
Big Kill – Western Buddy Film Review
Not since Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid have I seen a buddy film western pull me into the story as much as Big Kill does. Big Kill does this with humor and the opportunity to voice the next line of dialog before it’s said in the film. This doesn’t happen continually, but enough that […]
Nanci Griffith – The Voice of Commonality Surrenders
It was a sad day for music, story tellers, and those who work hard every day so their families can survive. Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk and country songwriter whose popular recordings include “Love at the Five and Dime,” “Once in a Very Blue Moon,” and “Outbound Plane,” died Friday, August 13th, her manager confirmed […]
Letter: My new trusted source for research?
Submitted by Paul Nimmo. Never have had much time for conspiracy theories. Aliens amongst us, Elvis still alive and how can you really explain New Coke? I was looking for some background on an article I wanted to write. I could not remember the amount of time, or actually lack of amount of time, Patti […]
Kid Life; They Took Her Away Again
Kid Life, They took her away again… “Did you wipe your feet?” she asked as soon as I entered the living room. I’d come in the back door. Such was my routine when comin’ home from school. After traipsin’ through the kitchen, passed the washer and dryer, the kitchen table and then into the living […]
Goldstone – Australian Film Review
Some scientists and historians believe that Aboriginal Australians could be the oldest population of humans living outside of Africa. One theory says they migrated from Africa in boats 70,000 years ago. English colonists over the last two hundred years have shoved aside the Aboriginals much like the Americans and Canadians have done with our native […]
Any Bullet Will Do – Film Review
The hatreds and mistrusts of the Civil War days are still with us, so why not 11 years after the bloodiest conflict America has ever seen? Basically, we have vengeance of brother vs. brother transferred from the old plantation of dirty deeds to the Big Sky Country of Montana just eleven years after the war. […]
Across the Fence: What Keeps Us Going
What makes us do what we are doing, apart from maybe earning money by doing it? Why are people creative? Why do we plant gardens? Why do we learn languages, exercise, acquire skills? Why do we try to get to know about topics, to understand things? I have been pondering a lot these past months […]
A Trip to Dollar Tree and Recognizing Hard Work and Effort
I went to the Dollar Tree in University Place last week. My wife and I live in the North/West End of Tacoma. The roof of the nearby Dollar Tree collapsed last December. It’s surprising what we find that we need at the Dollar Tree from hardware to food, and art supplies. At the U.P. Dollar […]