Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Getting older gives you the ability to say, “Boy, times have changed.” Check out my first photo, which is an image of an old phone booth. Many of our grandchildren have never seen one. I remember back in the 1950s my pal, Biff and I used to earn piles of […]
To Ponder
Westside Story – Miata Art
Story Photos Art Joseph Boyle Tom Sifford & Joseph Boyle Amber L. White In previous Westside Story editions, I have written a number of articles on the Starbucks Community Art Wall. If you pay close attention to the Art Wall and I try to do just that, you will find that the Art Wall can […]
Westside Story – Dog is man’s best friend
Story & Video – Joseph Boyle We have all heard the phrase, “Dog is man’s best friend”. I guess it is true. Dogs surround us in our neighborhoods, at the store and even in fine dining restaurants. Distracted drivers drive with dogs on their laps. Dogs are everywhere. While many dogs are nearby, we are not […]
Letter: Reasons Lakewood’s Gambling Grant should go away (but won’t)
By David Anderson, Tillicum Lakewood’s City Council will vote unanimously Monday night August 6th to approve the expenditure of $55K in grant money to treat problem gamblers. But they shouldn’t, even if it’s Federal money and not their own. Here’s why.
Westside Story – Lakewood Hardware – This is what is happening!
Photos & Article – Joseph Boyle On May 17 and 21, 2012, I wrote a couple of articles on our local family business, Lakewood Hardware and Paint. Included in one of the articles was a photo of the front entrance, which was being remodeled at the time.
Letter: Due to technical difficulties . . .
By David Anderson, Tillicum Due to technical difficulties the show (and that’s all it was) entitled ‘Election for Purposes of Representation’ has been pre-empted to the program currently in progress: ‘The Golden Gate Bridge (Lakewood’s, not San Francisco’s) into Camp Murray’.
Letter: Penn St. Football gets kicked wide of the uprights
By David Anderson, Tillicum “We all have to remember that we can’t let our love of the games get ahead of the core values, and we know that happens often. This is a painful, painful reminder that awful things can happen when that occurs. Football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting […]
Letter: Twitter can lead to twuble
By David Anderson, Tillicum Elmer J. Fudd, one of the most famous Looney Tunes cartoon characters, aimed – quite poorly – to hunt down Bugs Bunny but usually ended up seriously injuring himself and others. Fortunately Chuck Jones, creator of the fictional-Fudd, had the ability to enable the fumbling fellow and friends to be back to […]
Letter: Graphic material
By David Anderson, Tillicum The following article contains graphic material although ironically enough it concerns back-to-school supplies for children. Your local Office Depot (OD) now not only offers notebooks and color crayons, but also bravery and courage. Here’s an excerpt from their ad: