Submitted by Joe Boyle. For many decades our local US Post Office provided us with a drop-off mail box in the parking lot across from Little Church On The Prairie on Whitman Av SW close to Motor Av SW. While my wife and I did not use the mail drop box all the time, we […]
Letter: More 'ethical crickets' needed in our world
Submitted by David Anderson. Jiminy Cricket received a badge from the Blue Fairy at the end of “Pinocchio” making the little fellow an official conscience. Here following is the official pronouncement: “I dub you Pinocchio’s conscience, lord high keeper of the knowledge of right and wrong, counselor in moments of high temptation, and guide along […]
Our Friends, Our Neighbors, Our Protectors
Submitted by Don Doman. Who lives the longest on Earth? Trees. Who never dies of old age? Trees. What communicates, nurtures both their old and young, fights for existence, supports their community, and stays connected to their relatives? Trees. “Trees are more than just part of our natural landscape. They provide shelter and food for […]
Letter: Regardless of party affiliation, vote to uphold the constitution
Submitted by David Anderson. Because if an incumbent or challenger does not speak – and act – unequivocally and emphatically on behalf of clear constitutional mandates, then he or she has knowingly, or otherwise, relinquished his or her primary “responsibilities to the encroaching administrative state.” And then, what other constitutional freedoms – a nonpartisan issue […]
Accepting Responsibility and Making Ethical Decisions
Submitted by Don Doman. In the feature film, True Grit, Mattie Ross searches for Tom Chaney. Chaney is wanted in Texas for killing a senator, but she is after him for stealing her father’s money and killing him. She hires Marshal Rooster Cogburn to help her track him down. When she meets up with Chaney. […]
Chance to win 40+ Seattle Seahawks items
Submitted by Eric Warn. Here’s an opportunity to win over 40 Seattle Seahawks items, including a signed helmet by Steve Largent, Pro football hall of fame member who spent 14 years with the Seattle Seahawks. The cost for a raffle ticket is only $5 and you can purchase them at Heritage Bank in Lakewood which […]
Letter: Navigation in life from A to B is most helpful if
Submitted by David Anderson. The other day a first-time boat renter, first-time-on-the-lake fisherman and his family, headed out for what was supposed to be a search to entice the big one to bite. It turned out to be a search all right but not for what was under water. He developed engine trouble. In this […]
FAB Fest Features Wendy Hinman
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Sailing the Seven Seas – somehow this has been lore since the ancient times. Think of the Odyssey or Sinbad the Seafarer. Or, think of one woman who did it for seven years, covering 34,000 miles with her husband on a 31-foot sailboat. Wendy Hinman. The adventuress and speaker is also […]
FAB Fest Features Strives of Life
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Sometimes it’s hard to place a novel into a specific genre. And maybe we shouldn’t even try, because they might not want to fit into any specific drawer at all. Like these three new novels that we might loosely place amongst contemporary women’s fiction. They deal with human struggles, with people […]