Can you really make a scientist for $2.45, or less? – Yes, says Dennis Flannigan. So please join him for lunch, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, noon-1:30pm, at the Tacoma Szechuan Restaurant, 9601 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood. Your donation will send Dick Dorsett back to Southeast Asia and help him inspire more students. He leaves May […]
Sapporo Steakhouse Restaurant Review 2
I had dined at Sapporo Steadkhouse the day it opened a little over a month ago. A review on the opening day is a little unfair, but it gives you a good indication how things will work out later. The first time through there were a few minor problems, but the staff was friendly and […]
Filipinos – Friends and Family
Recognition was a long time coming, but the efforts of the Philippine Scouts who fought in the Philippines against the Japanese invaders during World War II was formally given. The Philippine Scouts were organized by the United States Army and worked side-by-side from 1901 until the end of World War II. There were disbanded in […]
Letter: Crushers take the field!
And so, it begins. The Crushers take the field for their very first game in the 2018 Season with a double-header in Olympia, Saturday, April 21, first game start time 3:15 against the Pirates, and the second game against the Rangers to begin at 5:30.
Letter: Hell’s Angels to crash Lakewood’s weed party?
A just-for-fun-stirring-the-pot-hey-it-could-happen-what-if. April 20, at 4:20 P.M. no less, counterculture cannabis consumers across the country – encircling this celestial planet for that matter – plan to conduct cannabis cough-ins (not to be confused with coffins, necessarily) celebrating this internationally recognized day on the calendar, code ‘420’, for pot legalization.
Really Special Events Coming Up
Most of the auction dinners are over for spring 2018, but there are still at least three more extremely interesting ones you could visit: Rotary Club of Tacoma #8, Nourish (food banks), and the Tacoma Chinese Park. Each auction offers a chance to learn more about the non-profits’ organization, dine with interesting people, and bid […]
Home from Home: National and Nature Parks
Submitted by Susanne Bacon As a teenager I laughed when I read in a book by Paul Watzlawick that Americans visiting my mother country allegedly ask whether the Black Forest was open on Sundays. It never occurred to me that it could not be open. Or that people might expect to have to pay an […]
Westside Story – Upside Down World
My photo below reminds me that with so much going on in the news and around the world, at times, it seems our planet has tipped upside down.
Politicking in Pierce
Earlier this week, Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom offered a Civics Week student activity. The guest speaker was Maia Espinoza, running for the 28th District representative seat in the state legislature.