Sugar and the Spitfires (Amy Shephard, Brent Pendleton, Andy Garness, Dave Broyles, and Rick Jarvela) were our favorite highlight of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at Harlequin along with other local musicians (Denim Protégé, Jen Grady and Heather Matthews) back in June of 2022. Just knowing they were coming back on stage at Harlequin, was […]
To Ponder
Across the Fence: Umlaut
Hardly anything is as conspicuous in the written German language as what is even named the German way in the English language: the umlaut (pronounce ‘oomm-lout, meaning changed sound). Indeed, these are a, o, and u topped with two horizontal dots such as in ä, ö, and ü. Apparently, they are not easy to pronounce […]
Letter: Two School District Budget Workshops, Only One Attendee
A quarter of a billion dollars ($230,000,000+) is the proposed 2023/2024 budget of the Clover Park School District. In the first two Community Budget Workshops offered by the District, for the purpose of soliciting input from the community on the budget, a total of one community resident attended in person. Now a third workshop will be offered on May 24, […]
Letter: Waughop Lake’s Demise Assured
Submitted by Don Russell, Lakewood. A Significant and Questionable Event On May 4, 2023 the City of Lakewood requested proposals for professional services from qualified contractors for the purpose of an alum treatment for algae control in Waughop Lake. The alum treatment prescribed in this RFP is for the application of aluminum sulfate (alum) and […]
The Pacific Ballroom Dance Entertainment and Trivia Contest
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene “Life is the dancer and you are the dance.” – Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose “Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, […]
Love, Loss, & What I Wore – Lakewood Playhouse Review
“Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all.” King Lear, Act IV: Scene 6 You just can’t get away from it! How we dress for “every day” or for “occasion” reveals or hides who we are to the world around us. It doesn’t matter if you’re walking out of a […]
Letter: The Promise
Whether she brought them home herself from her visit to Holland with her sisters, or had the tulip bulbs shipped, I don’t remember. But every spring when they burst forth in their beautiful display of color and texture, the tulips are a reminder of the promise. Even the droplets left by the rain, and maybe […]
Affordable Weedwackers for Your Home and Garden
I could have purchased a bright and shiny Homelite 13 inch weedwacker for $79.00 plus tax. What I found on my neighbor’s parking strip was the same product, but dirty. There was no tax and no fee. It used to be that weedwackers were designed to have their weedwacking plastic lines replaceable only by their […]
In the Book Nook with … Marcia K. Morgan, Ph.D.
Author Marcia K. Morgan, Ph.D., from Bend, Oregon, has worked nationally and internationally in the criminal justice field over 45 years, helping to give women a voice. She is a criminologist/sociologist, researcher, trainer, consultant and author of numerous books and journal articles translated into multiple languages and has been hired to work on crime issues […]
Across the Fence: Volksmusik
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Whenever I come across a German festival, store, or restaurant over here, I encounter one thing that – I have to admit this much – makes me slightly cringe. It’s a phenomenon with traditionally Southern German, respectively Alpine roots. But I am not sure how many Germans my age are really […]
Letter: We Had This Moment
“How does a moment last forever?” is the title of the original song – and the question raised – by Alan Menken and Tim Rice for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” “Minutes turn to hours, days to years then gone, But when all else has been forgotten, Still our song lives on.” How to keep the […]
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Urges Action on Public Safety Legislation
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber announcement. Public safety and the perceptions of safety have risen to be one of the top issues facing Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber members, their employees, and our residents here in the South Sound. The scale of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and open drug use in our region and state necessitates that the legislature takes action […]