I had no idea what The Whole Wide World was about, but it turned out to be about writing. Storyline:“In 1933 Texas, a schoolteacher and aspiring writer meets a pulp fiction writer, and a relationship soon develops between the two, but it is doomed by his slavishly devotion to his (pulp fiction writer) ailing mother […]
Wanted: Lakewood people who care about schools, USA’s future, Part II
Submitted by Pad Finnigan. In the previous article, we read how the Clover Park School District is proposing to inject race and racism into its curriculum, supposedly to improve student academic performance. But why? We know the district’s academic standing has gone down, but is race the solution? Some background: Critical Race Theory (CRT) grew […]
Online Native Plant Sale Sept. 7-22
A press release from Metro Parks Tacoma. Dozens of native plants are on sale at The Tacoma Nature Center. Prices start at just a few dollars. Learn more here.
Racism Evolution: History to Hope – Forum #1 – Indigenous People
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. On September 15, 7:00 pm, the League of Women Voters, Tacoma-area NAACP and Vibrant Schools are offering a forum on the history and experience of racism from the perspective of Indigenous People. The first in a six-part series, Evolution of Racism: History to Hope, this forum […]
Road Work Closes One Westbound Lane of South 19th Street September 9 – 11
A press release from City of Tacoma. The City of Tacoma’s Street Operations Division will perform asphalt repairs on South 19th Street westbound from Pearl to South Mildred streets starting at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 9, through Saturday, September 11, 2021. During this timeframe, the entire westbound curb lane and corresponding driveway access will be closed […]
Obituary Notices – September 7, 2021
Mountain View Funeral Home: Jackie Elmore; Susan M. Randall. Gaffney Funeral Home: Victoria Mary Lukosh.
September for Young Children
Submitted by Candy Tingstad Little Church on the Prairie. Preschools are eager to greet young children this month. After the older children are in school, parents are choosing to enroll 3, 4 and 5 year olds in quality early childhood education programs. Last year, many children, from 3 to 6 years of age, missed the […]
Announcing Forum Series – Racism Evolution: History to Hope
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. Three organizations are collaborating to offer a six-part forum series on racism history and experience of racism by several cultural groups. The forums are based on the premise that mutual understanding will help change attitudes for the better. Starting on September 15, there will be two […]
Wanted: Lakewood people who care about schools, USA’s future, Part I
Submitted by Pad Finnigan. What’s the deal? Well, briefly, the school district wants to implement a racist policy that will pit white students against all others and label white students as oppressors and the others oppressed. That’s like segregation all over again. Not what Americans ever want again. And maybe the worst part this obsession […]