Sound Transit announcement. Amtrak’s Nov. 18 resumption of its Cascades passenger service on the Point Defiance Bypass follows Amtrak and other agencies work to meet rigorous requirements imposed by Sound Transit. Rather than permitting service on its tracks according to any predetermined schedule, Sound Transit committed to approve resumed service only when compliance with stringently […]
Lakewood City Manager November 19 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) November 19 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Kalashnikov – Film Review of the Development of the AK-47
Official Storyline: “Wounded as a tank driver in 1941 during WWII, Kalashnikov sees the latest Soviet machine gun fail. As he’s also an inventor, he starts looking for improvements and in 1947 ends up with AK-47 assault rifle.” A friend once told me a story about forgetting to clean his AK-47 after taking it out […]
Clover Park School District Celebrates American Education Week: Social Studies Teachers
Clover Park School District announcement. Clover Park School District is celebrating American Education Week by highlighting some of the great teachers providing students with the opportunities they need to learn and grow in the classroom. Today’s featured subject is social studies. Colleen Moran, Idlewild Elementary School Idlewild Elementary School fourth grade teacher Colleen Moran weaves […]
Across the Fence: Gifting
Are you in the mood for the upcoming holidays? Have you been to one or the other Christmas store already? Have you maybe even wrapped your first gifts for your loved ones? Some people have started their Christmas shopping early this year. And for a good reason. We have been warned for months, now, about […]
Eligible for Medicare? The Clock is Ticking to Choose Your 2022 Coverage
Submitted by Jesse Gamez, Intermountain Medicare President at Humana. Making a list and checking it twice isn’t just for the holidays this year. If you’re 65 or over or eligible for Medicare due to disability, developing a detailed list of what you have spent on your health care this past year – including hospital expenses […]
Buddy’s Chicken and Waffles now open in Tacoma
Buddy’s Chicken & Waffles is now open in Tacoma. But the new restaurant is not where owner Buddy Brown thought he would open. But he’s open. At least in a temporary location, said Brown. A grease trap is the culprit. Whenever I write about restaurant opening delays, the first thing I ask a restaurant owner […]
District Receives $3 Million Federal Grant for World Language Education
Clover Park School District announcement. LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Clover Park School District has been awarded a $3 million grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to improve and expand world language programs for elementary and secondary students at nine military-connected schools in the district. Though the grant specifically targets our most military-connected schools, […]
Strickland and AARP Host Live Tele-Town Hall on Caring for Caregivers
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland press release. During National Family Caregivers Month, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and AARP held a live tele-town hall to take questions, provide resources, and highlight how we must better support caregivers and families, especially as the House considers the Build Back Better Act. Strickland was joined by Cathy MacCaul, Advocacy Director for […]