Submitted by Food not Bombs Tacoma and Tacoma Democratic Socialists of America. As Governor Inslee and Tacoma Mayor Woodard, along with local elected officials celebrate the end of the pandemic at the “Welcome Back, Tacoma” event, we ask: Who is this crisis over for? The pandemic is not over. Why are we celebrating while our […]
To Ponder
Letter: We Are Failing Our Children
Submitted by Dr. C.A. Carey. We have allowed extraneous, non-relevant school ‘curricula creep’ resulting in our falling state, national and international education rankings for the last three decades. New international results, for example, show China ranking #1, with countries like Poland and Estonia ranking higher than the U.S. which ranks #21. Without even considering the […]
Lamenting In The Hot
98° and rising on this, the 26th of June in 2021. Temps in the next few days will hit 105° or maybe a tad higher. Odd that for the PNW, especially this early in summertime. I left the comfort of A/C in our rental home and sat my aging self down in a lawn chair […]
Thieves Are After Your Money or ID. Be Aware and Be Careful
There are scams to get your personal details and there are scams to impersonate you. It’s nothing personal; they just want your I.D. and your money. Two friends had their emails hacked last weekend. I got requests for help from the hackers. The requests didn’t use my name. I’ve seen the scam before. Both times […]
Letter: Tacoma Camping
I read an article online recently about how downtown Tacoma has become the desired place to live, for Millennials, in the South Sound. Compared to when I was a kid, when Tacoma was boarded up and empty, it has made a huge and very positive turnaround. Tacoma seemed to begin its turnaround when the train […]
Letter: “All in the Family”… Lakewood’s version
Submitted by John Arbeeny. “All in the Family”… no not the famous old TV series with Archie Bunker but rather Lakewood’ own version with Mayor Don Anderson. It has come to my attention through various sources that the campaign for Clover Park School District 3 has taken an unfortunate turn. Alyssa Pearson, the incumbent, just […]
Letter: Car tabs
Submitted by Cheryl Jayne. I recently heard that the federal government has granted millions to the rapid transit project in our area. We are currently paying huge RTA taxes on our car tabs. At this time, with the pandemic stressing our finances, why are we still paying these exorbitant prices? With this windfall to the […]
Letter: Seeing you not hearing you
Submitted by John Arbeeny. I attended the Clover Park School District meeting on 15 June 2021 where there were several public speakers who addressed the District’s “equity journey”, critical race theory and academic performance. Each speaker was limited to 3 minutes which was barely enough time to get their points across unless you can speak […]
Letter: Clover Park School District Incumbents Seek Your Vote, Not Your Voice
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Alyssa Pearson, incumbent Clover Park School Board District #3, claimed in her 2017 voter pamphlet statement that “transparency” was central to her campaign platform. Then again in 2021 she claims that she and the Board have been transparent. Transparent? The better description is “opaque”. The Board has dragged their feet on […]