Submitted by Eric Warn. Dr. Robert W. Allen was installed July 12th as the 61st president of Lakewood First Lions Club, which has been serving Lakewood since 1954, raising funds and awareness to help conquer diseases of sight and hearing. Cancer and diabetes have been recently added as targets for Lions’ efforts. Dr. Allen is […]
Pipe Dreams – Affordable Housing
Submitted by Don Doman. How many people can afford a new home these days? Tent cities, tiny houses, and homeless multitudes are just part of a housing problem that has cities scrambling for answers and solutions. With the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), and Social Security possibly the next target for cutting by the Trump administration […]
Home from Home: Music
Submitted by Susanne Bacon I come from a music addicted family and married into another music addicted one. For both branches that means a history of concerts, wherever we were able to grab one. And yet, our experiences could probably not be more different.
Letter: Off the rails and no longer off the record – Amtrak
Submitted by David Anderson. Why does it take a disaster to discover dereliction of duty? Perhaps because we “live in a pond inhabited by large sharks”, meekly having subscribed to our subservient role as obedient customers in a world of corporate giants and government greed.
Tacoma Szechuan Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman. I think there is something lost in translation here. I think in Chinese, Tacoma Szechuan obviously means Lakewood Chinese Food. The restaurant is located in a little strip mall at 9601 South Tacoma Way. A few months ago I used Google to locate local restaurants with Taiwanese style food. Tacoma Szechuan […]
Letter: But nobody said anything
Submitted by David Anderson. “A lot of people had the chance, so nobody stood up to say, that is not a good design?” Incredulous, National Transportation Safety board member Earl Weener asked the question during a hearing in Washington, D.C. concerning the investigation following the Amtrak derailment December 18 just south of Lakewood, Washington that […]
The Red Lobster – Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman. The first time I dined at a Red Lobster chain restaurant was in Houston, Texas during the mid-1990s. My buddies and I had flown there to watch the University of Washington take on the University of Houston in the furthest away football game of the season. As we ordered our meals […]
Letter: Frogs vs. Landlords, a Rental Inspection showdown
Submitted by David Anderson A lowly frog – yes, a frog – has hopped up to the bench of the country’s highest court where the critter’s “black dorsal surface covered in warts” will be examined by none other than the black-robed members of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Communicating and Being Understood
Submitted by Don Doman. In communication so much is said and so much of it is taken for granted . . . or not. I’ve always liked the story of the general who sent an order to his troop, “Have your company moved to the left wing” with no punctuation. The response came back, “No, […]