After months of waiting, the Lovino Ristorante Italiano in Ruston is open. Located just across the street from the Antique Sandwich Company on North Pearl and North 51st, this new restaurant is finally up and running. It was worth the wait. – http://lovino.business.site/ A friend was back in town for a week and wanted to […]
To Ponder
Forgive and Forget? I Don’t Think So!
There are people who have made me so mad, that I wish them bad luck . . . and worse. I envision all kinds of evil events befalling them. And every time I hear that bad things happen to these people I rejoice, but at the same time I feel like maybe I’m less of […]
Planning, Parables, and Profit
Usually in ancient stories and fables there are elements of truth. We see the same thing in news reports and speeches today. There’s generally just enough truth in stories to make them plausable. For example, we all know about the “midas touch.” The story of King Midas, tells of Midas’s ability to turn everything he […]
Home from Home: Cabbage and Taters
Submitted by Susanne Bacon I have been called some names over here after my arrival. One of them was “sauerkraut” or “Kraut”. There is worse you could be called – still … Actually, I like sauerkraut. When I was a child, my mother always gave me some fresh from the can, and as a grown-up […]
Letter: Three dollars and two cents
The envelope placed in my hand had exactly $12.08 enclosed. “That’s for when you weren’t here, and I was here to fish off your dock.”
Studebakers and Electric Car Shows – August/September 2018
Today, most people know the Studebaker automobile from one model: the rocket-nosed Commander of 1951. What they don’t realize is that the Studebaker company began as a wagon maker in the middle of the 1800s. As America turned its fascination towards automobiles, Studebaker began making electric powered vehicles in 1902 and then switched to gasoline […]
Building The Wall – Stage Reading Review
More than a hundred people watched in awe at a (one night only) stage reading telling the tale of a security guard turned bureaucratic clerk and jailer who murdered thousands. Robert Schenkkan is a Pulitzer Prize, Tony, and WGA (Writers Guild of America) Award winner, three-time Emmy nominated writer. He is the author of fifteen […]
Pawn Shops and Pawn Stars
As a teenager I used to live within a hundred yards of Sarge’s Pawn Shop in Ponders Corner. In those days it was crowded up against the Rainbow Motel and steps away from the Abba Dabba Café. My parents owned La Casa Motel. Quite often I would be sent to the Abba Dabba to get […]
Letter: War on water weeds
Lakewood City Council Members, As residents of Tillicum and Silcox Island, we enjoy having beautiful Harry Todd Park beach for families to swim on summer days. However, we are concerned about the amount of Eurasian watermilfoil in the swimming area, and thus the safety of the children.