Submitted by David Anderson. The news this morning – on this National Marshmallow Toasting Day, August 30 – says a 15 percent increase in licenses to hunt and fish in Washington has been proposed. S’more money. If there was one thing I looked forward to at the end of a long day with my dad […]
To Ponder
Our Deer Friends
Submitted by Don Doman. People either love deer in their yards or they hate them. We are the love ’em variety. We enjoy watching them. It’s so relaxing. They let us feel closer to nature. We’ve moved our plants up onto our deck so they don’t eat the tomato plants or flowers. They’ve only come […]
OSJ – Old San Juan – Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman. This article is dedicated to Antonio Edwards, Jr. – Tacoma Poet Laureate 2009-2010 who always speaks proudly of his Puerto Rican heritage and attorney Noel Shillito, the only person I know who was actually born in Puerto Rico. I was looking for restaurants in Lakewood, so of course I visited Google. […]
Westside Story – Snail-Mail Dropbox is Back
Submitted by Joe Boyle. For many decades our local US Post Office provided us with a drop-off mail box in the parking lot across from Little Church On The Prairie on Whitman Av SW close to Motor Av SW. While my wife and I did not use the mail drop box all the time, we […]
Letter: More 'ethical crickets' needed in our world
Submitted by David Anderson. Jiminy Cricket received a badge from the Blue Fairy at the end of “Pinocchio” making the little fellow an official conscience. Here following is the official pronouncement: “I dub you Pinocchio’s conscience, lord high keeper of the knowledge of right and wrong, counselor in moments of high temptation, and guide along […]
Our Friends, Our Neighbors, Our Protectors
Submitted by Don Doman. Who lives the longest on Earth? Trees. Who never dies of old age? Trees. What communicates, nurtures both their old and young, fights for existence, supports their community, and stays connected to their relatives? Trees. “Trees are more than just part of our natural landscape. They provide shelter and food for […]
Letter: Regardless of party affiliation, vote to uphold the constitution
Submitted by David Anderson. Because if an incumbent or challenger does not speak – and act – unequivocally and emphatically on behalf of clear constitutional mandates, then he or she has knowingly, or otherwise, relinquished his or her primary “responsibilities to the encroaching administrative state.” And then, what other constitutional freedoms – a nonpartisan issue […]
Accepting Responsibility and Making Ethical Decisions
Submitted by Don Doman. In the feature film, True Grit, Mattie Ross searches for Tom Chaney. Chaney is wanted in Texas for killing a senator, but she is after him for stealing her father’s money and killing him. She hires Marshal Rooster Cogburn to help her track him down. When she meets up with Chaney. […]
Letter: Navigation in life from A to B is most helpful if
Submitted by David Anderson. The other day a first-time boat renter, first-time-on-the-lake fisherman and his family, headed out for what was supposed to be a search to entice the big one to bite. It turned out to be a search all right but not for what was under water. He developed engine trouble. In this […]