Submitted by David Anderson. “One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination” (The Economist?, volume 411, number 8891). Now, those same sewers are increasingly clogged with cannabis growers’ waste products. […]
To Ponder
Parkland Pita Pit – Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman. Peggy and I stopped in at Saturn Barter on Pacific Avenue to scout out some new restaurants. Both Josh and Ryan recommended the Pita Pit in Parkland on the corner of Garfield and Pacific (just a block from Pacific Lutheran University). They both said the same thing, “It’s like Subway, but […]
Middle School and the Rewards of Expanded Horizons
Submitted by Don Doman. Middle school can be very rewarding for students, but it is also filled with challenges, including harder coursework, needing to make better decisions, and thoughts for the future. These decisions lead students to expand their horizons, to see beyond their friends, the latest song, love interests, pick-up BB games and all […]
Home from Home: Volunteering
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Volunteering always was something more rewarding to me than a nuisance. Though in Germany it had way less meaning to me, and I was hardly able to do any once I was a full-time journalist. But even at school camps, I found it more fun to help dry the dishes or […]
Toilets Don't Mean Squat
Submitted by Don Doman. I was returning to my room at the Fairfield Inn in Puyallup. I stepped on the elevator with a man five or six inches taller than my six foot height. I looked at him and said, “Can I ask you a question?” He nodded his head. I asked, “Do short toilets […]
Our August Vacation – Renting a Suite and Staying in Town
Submitted by Don Doman. People often ask me, “Where are you going next for your latest adventure?” They usually laugh when I tell them “lovely downtown Lynnwood” or “the Daffodil Parade” or when I just say “Tacoma.” Their next question is, “Why?” The philosophy of my wife Peggy and me is that even when we […]
Anton's Café – Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman. Can you think of a better location for a nursery than the rich, bountiful, beautiful Puyallup Valley? Can you think of a better place for a Café serving fresh ingredients, than in a nursery in the Puyallup Valley? I fought it until my wife Peggy asked me to take her to […]
Letter; Giving meaning to the menial, homeless take note
Submitted by David Anderson. “Eighty-two tasks to complete for each apartment. Push the coat hangers to the left side of the sliding closet. Make sure the shower head isn’t set to ‘massage’ mode. Set the TV to input 2. She does the same 82 things all day every day. Monday through Friday, 410 tasks in […]
Letter: Plan your work and work your plan – why the homeless will stay that way
Submitted by David Anderson. At first it seemed the normal console containing a computer keyboard. However, it was hooked into a voice synthesizer that could comprehend over ten thousand verbal commands, make the appropriate reply, do your research, and actually carry on a conversation. “Sound effects, imitate animals, sing – though not too well – […]