Submitted by Jeff Brown. My name is Jeff Brown and I am running for the Clover Park School Board in Position 3. This weekend I was able to visit hundreds of homes in Lakewood and more deeply understand what weighs in the hearts and minds of families regard the education of their children in Clover […]
To Ponder
Letter: Counting Down to Victory! 10 . . .
Ten days from now the people will decide who will survive the Primary for Clover Park School District Directors. Have I worked hard enough? Does my message resonate with those who will make the decision? Two-thousand, three-hundred and six doorsteps I’ve been on to-date in this my campaign to be elected. As I continue on […]
Letter: School Board Race Disinformation
Submitted by Don Anderson. You might expect me to react like Harry Truman when a couple of misogynistic septuagenarian retired majors who’s careers peaked 40 years ago orchestrate a vicious disinformation campaign against my daughter Alyssa Anderson Pearson who is running for re-election to the Clover Park School Board. Unlike Truman, I won’t draw attention […]
Letter: Dissappointing District Decision
Submitted by Paul Nimmo. As I read the first sentence of the e-mail sent from the district “After carefully reviewing community input”, I knew I would be disappointed. The bile slowly rose as I continued reading and finding that which I knew was pre-ordained would happen… yep, Harrison Prep would now begin at 7:25 a.m. […]
St. Vinnies – Lighting the Way – Dinner Topic of Conversation
I joined my wife for dinner at a meeting of her (Tacoma – Pierce County) Soroptimist International – Tacoma group. We were sitting at a long table in a lovely backyard in University Place. Because of COVID, there had been no meetings in 2020. Although we discussed their upcoming golf tournament fund raiser in September […]
Letter: Whalen running for reelection to Lakewood City Council
Submitted by Jason Whalen. I am running for reelection to the Lakewood City Council to continue making a positive difference in the lives of our residents. While our community has many challenges, your Council continues to focus on solutions. During this campaign, I have often heard that housing affordability and public safety remain top issues […]
Letter: Black Lives Matter vs Blue Lives Matter
Submitted by Ricardo Dela Cabeza. In 1987 my father made a bold and dangerous move. He applied for permission to move to the United States from Cuba. The next day the police came, and he was placed in prison as a warning to the family. Two years later he was released, and we moved to […]
Across the Fence: Poetry in Motion
When was the last time you were over in Gig Harbor, Washington? Seen everything? Done it all? Even the fun gnome quest that is happening in the area? Well, there is something new going on, and you might like to head over and explore it, while taking a pleasant, healthy walk. What’s it about? Echology. […]
Letter: Clover Park School Board Report Card
Submitted by John Arbeeny. To quote President Harry S. Truman: “The buck stops here”. So it is with any elective office. It matters not what an elected official says they will do; it only matters what they achieve. This is not the “blame game” but rather the “accountability game”. You’re elected to the CPSD Board […]