And the list of such contentious issues could go on, and on. And on. What do they have in common, other than of course the sometimes-volatile exchanges verbally and in print? More importantly, how are decisions made concerning them?
To Ponder
Home from Home: Crabbing
It’s over. For most areas in Western Washington, crabbing season this year ended on September 4. And though it has its smelly challenges at times, I’ll really miss doing it until next year’s crabbing marks the summer season again. Which means a lot to come from a city girl who learned how to crab only […]
Letter: Renters are ‘idiots’
And landlords too for that matter. There’s an election this November in Lakewood, Washington. Political signs are appearing; social media postings are occurring; media interview invitations and Q & A’s have been sent.
My Friend . . . LaTasha Wortham
Submitted by Don Doman Friday morning breakfast: I’ve known LaTasha for a few years, but just peripherally. We’re in Rotary together and then she was gone for a while and then she came back and changed positions, so today was a sit-down and just get to know each other. Have you ever met someone and […]
Oklahoma Justice and Brass Knuckles
Submitted by Don Doman In an earlier article, A Covered Wagon Journey from Texas to the Land of Billy the Kid, I shared a little about my grandmother, who eventually ran the Grove Motel just outside of Parkland during the 1960s. Her life led her from Texas and New Mexico to Oklahoma, Missouri and finally […]
Home from Home: Friends
Emigration means cutting off a lot of roots. It disrupts your job and deeply affects your family and friends. The change from having a social life in your old surroundings to having none at all in your new ones, at first, is a natural given. But it also is a chance to shed people who […]
Letter: Perspicuity, my word for today
There it sank, the cell phone, a very expensive cell phone, slowly slipping from sight as it swung back-and-forth, back-and-forth, with each pendulum-like motion – almost like it was waving, waving goodbye – descending deeper, deeper into the darkness.
Westside Story – Double Take
Mid July 2017 marked the beginning of our 20th annual cross country motorcycle trip called the BAMR. The Suburban Times is a family friendly newspaper, so lets just say my acronym BAMR stands for Big Annual Motorcycle Ride. Seven of us from Washington State, California, Montana, Kentucky and Indiana meet once a year for this […]
The Ice Cream Man’s Top Ten Sales Techniques
Submitted by Don Doman While setting the tables on our deck for an evening dinner party I could hear the familiar tinkle of ice cream truck driving around the neighborhood. It was a beautiful afternoon in the comfortable seventies. My mind wandered to the film Mr 3000, staring Bernie Mac as a major league baseball […]