On this Pearl Harbor Day, as Americans pause to honor and remember this 76th Anniversary when 2,403 citizens of the United States lost their lives, so here following is a reflection (appearing in this publication six years ago) of what it means when, as it turns out, there are those of us who won’t be […]
To Ponder
Home from Home: Backyard Visitors
Last May, a few blocks away from where we live, a black bear was treed and removed by the Lakewood police and fire department. I was at home and had no clue that the giant animal had waddled down one main road after another without interception. Funny enough, it worried me less afterwards than what […]
Main and Vine Closing
We didn’t shop there regularly, but I do hate to see the experimental grocery store close. My wife, Peg, and I usually go out to breakfast with friends on Sunday morning. We try different places out and return to favorites. Along the way, we look around for interesting places. Twice after having breakfast at The […]
Letter: Tug of war – Railroads, Rental Inspections and you
Perhaps we’ve all gone mad. Railroaded. Tug of war. Only it’s not a game so none of us let go. Lakewood’s Mayor Don Anderson does not like being run over, nor any of his citizens either for that matter he says – referring to Amtrak’s soon-to-begin (December 18) passenger trains traveling at high speed (79 […]
Westside Story – Money & Marijuana
The City of Lakewood has produced a website titled, Marijuana: What’s The City of Lakewood’s Take? I compliment the City of Lakewood for making this information available to the public on a user-friendly basis.
Ponders Corner
Ponders Corner is full of memories for me . . . from my parents and my little sisters to beef stroganoff and switchblade knives. A few years ago my friend Rob Erb complained he hadn’t been on an adventure in years. I said, “Oh . . . I can fix that. Pick us up next […]
Southern Kitchen Restaurant Review
Twenty some years ago Peg and I used to eat at a place on Tacoma Avenue South. I think it was called Mrs. C’s. The owner served southern cooking. She later moved on to South Tacoma Way near the intersection of 512. Either the place there had been a failed Burger King, or it became […]
Letter: Humanity, Conformity, but Obstinacy? Rental Inspection in perspective
Recently Lakewood City Mayor Don Anderson posted in this publication some pictures of a property that needed attention.
The Return – A short Story
Ray Miller stepped off the plane at JBLM (Joint Base Lewis McChord) in Lakewood, Washington. He was just back from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. It had been his third tour overseas and his last. His enlistment was up and he was leaving the army. This caused him some worries. He had been in […]