Did you read David Anderson’s November 12, 2016, letter published in The Suburban Times titled RIP becomes rottener? I understand not everyone agrees with David Anderson’s opinions. I imagine David Anderson understands that too. While it is difficult to fathom, not everyone agrees with my opinions either.
To Ponder
Westside Story – Help Wanted
Last evening, needing a can of spray texture for some sheetrock repairs, I headed over to my favorite locally owned, Lakewood Hardware. Originally I wrote this first sentence as “I headed on down”. That made no sense because my house and Lakewood Hardware are both 262 feet above sea level. Really. I checked it out. […]
Letter: In lieu of Rental Inspection, what might have been
Lakewood had opportunity to institute a “robust tenant/landlord outreach educational program” in lieu of the onerous Ordinance No. 644 that mandates inspections on-and-in rental properties. Ironically, ‘robust’ means “straightforward and imbued with common sense.”
Letter: Journalism – when the bulldog escapes the leash
“We need to embrace, even relish, our legacy as malcontents and troublemakers, people who are willing to say the thing that makes everyone else uncomfortable.” The day after the election, the results of which seemed to mystify much of America, particularly mainstream media, Kyle Pope, author of the quote above, entitles his piece in the […]
Letter: RIP becomes rottener
It began as Rental Inspection Program, or RIP. The name was changed deleting the controversial ‘inspection’ and replaced with the more palatable ‘safety’ for Rental Housing Safety Program, or RHSP. Now, a business license fee is being tacked on plus per-unit fees and giving no quarter to landlords whose property has only one rental verses […]
Westside Story – America, Let’s Move Forward
Can you believe it? The presidential election is over. While there is disappointment for many, the fact that the election is over cannot be a disappointment. Yesterday as I left a meeting at Starbucks, I spotted an acquaintance, Dr. Preston Carter, who serves as the Madigan Hospital General Surgeon.
Letter: Two extremes – the haves and the homeless have-nots
As we enter this season of Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas presents; bell-ringers and heart-string pullers; card-board sign displayers and more rain and cold nights under a tarp or park bench, what does true help to the homeless look like?
Letter: Marijuana – coming to a city near you
Buckley buckled; Bonny Lake has sprung a leak; UP wants MJ, Tacoma is already in the tank so any bets Lakewood will for long lag behind? “Lured,” is the word John Gillie used in his November 6, 2016 headline in the Tacoma News Tribune: “Bonney Lake joins Pierce cities lured by marijuana tax revenue.”
Westside Story – Election News
As I travel from one end of our great country to the other; well actually I was simply shuffling around my neighborhood, I am constantly discovering renewed and innovative enthusiasm for our election process. For those frustrated by Trump and Clinton, may I remind you there are alternatives.