Story by Joseph Boyle Everyday we hear and read stories about young people doing bad things. Don’t you just hunger for a story about a young person who does good things? I do. Well I have just such a story.
To Ponder
Letter: $55K for Lakewood Problem Gamblers
by David Anderson Lakewood is preparing to spend $55K to treat problem gamblers. There’s a problem with problem gamblers in Lakewood?
Letter: Opening Day
By David Anderson Now that’s impressive. It wasn’t the size, though they were big, many measuring over 14” which meant only two could be kept. And it wasn’t the amount, though many hundreds of the penned 6,500 Rainbow trout were caught upon their release having been fattened up all winter at Bill’s Boathouse.
Bible Study and Blackjack Training
By David Anderson ‘A Bible Study and Beating-the-Odds Blackjack Training’ Or how about ‘Christians in Casinos – What would Jesus Bet?’ Coming to a church reader-board near you?
Letter: Are We Happy Yet?
By David Anderson Are you happy? If you live in the United States you are. At least generally speaking you are. “Among big countries, the United States ranks first” in happiness according to the “World Happiness Report” per an opinion piece the morning of April 16, 2012, by Robert J. Samuelson of the “Washington Post” .
Westside Story – Coffee & Cars
Story & photo – Joseph Boyle A long, long time ago at the Towne Center Starbucks, I met this guy named Ronnie McKinney. The first time I laid eyes on him, I knew he was not a guy use to shyly blending into the crowd. When he entered Starbucks, the joint came alive. While he was […]
Letter: Daddy’s shoes
By David Anderson, Tillicum It’s not Father’s Day, as in the day set aside to honor fathers, but there’s never a day when not to remember the importance of being a dad.
Westside Story – 5 Guys
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Last week a young woman invited me to lunch. She is really young too; age 5. So I was thinking, where do I take a woman age 5 for lunch? I got it, Five Guys Burgers & Fries. This is a new Lakewood restaurant whose management has violated an old […]
Westside Story – Road Trip to Paya Thai Fish & Chips
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle This afternoon my friend, Mike, and I took a road trip down to Historic Freighthouse Square located at 430 East 25th St, near the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. The Freighthouse Square is over 100 years old. It was well known for being the furthest west freight terminus for the […]