Review by Don Doman, Lavinia Hart, and Dale Westgaard. “My goal is to entertain. That’s what any book or play has to do first. Anything beyond that is fine, but first it must entertain.” – Ira Levin The first time I saw an Ira Levin production it was at the Lakewood Theater in 1958: “No […]
To Ponder
Letter: Who Are You Going to Call?
Is there a Red Phone to be used only in emergencies on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House? When your neighbor’s house is on fire, waking you up from a deep sleep in the very early morning, do you remember the three-digit number to call? When a cat gets its […]
Flavored Vaping is the New Smoking
Submitted by Dr. Elizabeth and Dan Telford. In May of last year, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department welcomed news of a 1-year, $609,711 grant from the Puyallup Tribe aimed at reducing tobacco use, including vaping, among our local (youth) residents. In 2023, 10% of all high school and middle school students reported using a tobacco […]
Letter: Salamanders In Your Boots
By David Anderson, with a splashing puddle full of thanks to Marloes Deeterink. What is it about puddles and raindrops, blue rubber boots with green frog designs, and yellow rain jackets with hoods not up that beg for a leap-flying, pigtails-scattering, peals-of-laughter-the-air-splitting, water-and-mud-splattering (them and us and the camera lens) kersploosh that is so beautifully, and […]
28th LD Update: Wrapping Up the 2nd Week of the 2024 Legislative Session
By Rep. Dan Bronoske. We’re now completing day 13 of 60 of the 2024 Legislative Session. In a short legislative session year (even years), lawmakers meet to update the budget, though usually the adjustments made to the state’s operating, capital and transportation budgets aren’t too significant. We do have key issues to address this year, […]
Letter: Time to Retire the Tacoma Aroma
Submitted by Morgan Alexander. For the better part of a century, the Tacoma Aroma has been an embarrassing stigma on our city. While sources of the infamous reek have been many, one of the worst offenders has been rendering plants. These contribute the “rotting animal carcass” element to our distinctive perfume. Now, Tacoma’s last remaining […]
A Doctor Weirdo Mystery – Old Clothes and Shoes
I saw him coming down the street as I looked out the window. It was a cold day and it just plain felt damp. About fifteen minutes later I heard the noisy cranking of our doorbell. I opened the door to see the older man that was even older than I had first imagined. He […]
Letter: Beachwood Elementary School: Successful within a failing Clover Park School District
Submitted by John Arbeeny, LakewoodCARES.org. Each week as a public service Lakewood CARES will be providing the real academic situation in response schools highlighted in the Suburban Times by Clover Park School District (CPSD). This is data you will not find elsewhere on the CPSD website, Board meeting agendas or “Inside Schools”. This week’s CPSD […]
Letter: Need To Get Away?
If you are planning on visiting Mount Rainier this summer, you’re going to need a reservation according to the National Park Service. Evidently there are too many people all at once wanting to get away from it all only to discover everybody else does too. Where do you go when your heart is overwhelmed, when […]