Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Back in 1959 Pierce County and the City of Tacoma joined forces to build what is still known as the County City Building located at 930 Tacoma Av S, Tacoma, Washington. Many of us make trips to the County City Building for all kinds of reasons including court, public records, […]
Letter: Disposable
By David Anderson, Tillicum That’s my word – and rant – for today, and maybe for a while. At first I thought I’d be writing about comedy but the thread quickly appeared to twist and tighten its way into noose-like tragedy. For example, there’s disposable income – officially defined as “what remains after taxes.” There’s money that […]
Westside Story – A Child Called “It”
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle We live in America, one of the greatest countries in the world. It is then, difficult to understand why we still have children in our country who are verbally, physically, psychologically and sexually abused. The other day I counted 25 customers inside Starbucks. Based on current statistics that suggest 1 […]
Letter: The Spider and its Web
By David Anderson, Tillicum We all have to learn this lesson. Some never do. Our middle grandson is only three. He wanted a sucker from the candy counter here at our place of business. He asked for permission. I said he had to ask his daddy. Whereupon the little guy drug a chair over to the otherwise unreachable – and […]
Westside Story – Julian Calendar
Photos & Story – Joseph Boyle When I wrote my last calendar piece titled “Mutant Calendar”, (September 9, 2012), I promised to double back and share some educational information with you regarding the Julian calendar. For those of you who might not be familiar with the Julian calendar date system, Julius Caesar devised the concept in 46 […]
Letter: Did you catch that ball?
By David Anderson, Tillicum Much has been written and said – 70,000 calls to the NFL is a lot being said – over the controversial final play following Monday night’s game between the Seahawks and the Packers. But what happened at CenturyLink Field has been symptomatic of a common flaw in the human condition down through the centuries.
Westside Story – Safety First
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Have you ever noticed there are some really goofy things in our world that causes one to ponder? Check out my photo of the “Caution” sign. The sign reads “Wet Floor Caution”.
Westside Story – Lakewood Hardware BBQ
By Joseph Boyle As many of my readers know, I like supporting local Lakewood business, if the business truly earns community support with excellent service and appropriate pricing. Sunday morning I stopped by one of my favorites, Lakewood Hardware and Paint, Inc., founded in 1948.
Letter: Integrity
By David Anderson, Tillicum Lakewood City Manager Andrew Neiditz writes in his column in “Connections” – the Fall, 2012 Newsletter and Recreation Guide just delivered to mailboxes throughout the city – that “integrity stand(s) for telling the truth (and) reminds us of the commitment we have to each other to hold us all to a […]