Recognition was a long time coming, but the efforts of the Philippine Scouts who fought in the Philippines against the Japanese invaders during World War II was formally given. The Philippine Scouts were organized by the United States Army and worked side-by-side from 1901 until the end of World War II. There were disbanded in […]
To Ponder
Letter: Crushers take the field!
And so, it begins. The Crushers take the field for their very first game in the 2018 Season with a double-header in Olympia, Saturday, April 21, first game start time 3:15 against the Pirates, and the second game against the Rangers to begin at 5:30.
Letter: Hell’s Angels to crash Lakewood’s weed party?
A just-for-fun-stirring-the-pot-hey-it-could-happen-what-if. April 20, at 4:20 P.M. no less, counterculture cannabis consumers across the country – encircling this celestial planet for that matter – plan to conduct cannabis cough-ins (not to be confused with coffins, necessarily) celebrating this internationally recognized day on the calendar, code ‘420’, for pot legalization.
Really Special Events Coming Up
Most of the auction dinners are over for spring 2018, but there are still at least three more extremely interesting ones you could visit: Rotary Club of Tacoma #8, Nourish (food banks), and the Tacoma Chinese Park. Each auction offers a chance to learn more about the non-profits’ organization, dine with interesting people, and bid […]
Home from Home: National and Nature Parks
Submitted by Susanne Bacon As a teenager I laughed when I read in a book by Paul Watzlawick that Americans visiting my mother country allegedly ask whether the Black Forest was open on Sundays. It never occurred to me that it could not be open. Or that people might expect to have to pay an […]
Westside Story – Upside Down World
My photo below reminds me that with so much going on in the news and around the world, at times, it seems our planet has tipped upside down.
Around The Corner Café 2 Review
Around the Corner Café #2 on South Tacoma Way is the off-shoot of the Around the Corner Café in Orting. I’ve never dined at the original Café, but I have dined numerous times at 5640 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma. Like many of the businesses on old South Tacoma Way, the location used to be something […]
See the Light – Cheap Disaster Preparedness
I was watching an episode of a dark and brooding English countryside drama on PBS a few years ago and it struck how limiting the world was for poor people years ago . . . and then it hit me that this goes on every single day in many parts of our world. Here in […]
Loggers, Lodgers, and Tiny Houses
My wife Peg and I met while attending the University of Puget Sound. Over the years we’ve enjoyed on-campus art exhibits, boxing matches, theatrical productions, lectures, and concerts. For most of our married life, we’ve lived within a few miles of the school. Peg even worked in the library for a number of years. We’ve […]