On February 23, 2017, an article titled, ACLU raises concerns with Lakewood’s rewrite of panhandling law, was published in The News Tribune and later in The Suburban Times. Our Lakewood City Council deserves praise for their efforts to eliminate the festering homeless panhandling problem that has attacked our communities like a societal cancer.
Westside Story – Sign Of The Times
As I travel around the planet and I do not have to travel far, I constantly run into signs that cause me to scratch my head and make that unmistakable utterance, “Huuunnnhh?” or that all too familiar hip phrase, “Say what?” Let me show you what I mean.
Letter: The danger of RIP-tides and Rental Inspection Programs
Found near beaches where children splash happily about in shallow water while older and braver siblings wander further out to jump the waves – all blissfully unaware of the danger to themselves and their recently constructed fairy-tale home castle – are rip currents sweeping the unsuspecting out to sea.
Lakewood’s new Communications Director covers all the bases
The City of Lakewood has largely succeeded on its communication to residents and businesses. This outreach took a big boost recently.
Got a service project? Call in the Cavalry
Their training and missions would have them driving Strykers and Humvees, but today they drive wheelbarrows and wrenches in service to community. 40+ members of Troop C, 1-14th Cavalry, based at JBLM, reported to Springbrook Park in Lakewood to offer up a few hours of community service on February 24th.
Westside Story – Where Is My Car Parked?
On January 20, 2017, President Donald Trump was sworn in as our 45th president. In so many words President Trump spoke of stopping evil on the first day of his presidency. I did not like hearing these unrealistic words because we all know that while Trump can start taking action to stop evil on his […]
Letter: Four reasons why the City Council won’t respond here to RIP
Lakewood’s Deputy Mayor Jason Whalen “asked Council to think about responding appropriately to some of the Suburban Times articles versus not responding.” While there is nothing further in the minutes of the February 13 Study Session (p.30) as to what Whalen was referring to, assuming he had in mind the 64 articles that have been […]
Westside Story – It’s A Wonderful Life
Recently I had the pleasure of celebrating my friend, Shane’s, birthday. Apparently, I am not his only friend based on the number of party guest vehicles spilling out of his driveway into the street. Inside the house, it was shoulder to shoulder friends and family having a great time together with good food and beverage […]
Westside Story – Boyle Adds 2 Cents to Anderson Letter
On February 17, 2017, David Anderson wrote a thought provoking letter titled, Cryptids and Fungi — news of the weird from the State Capital. According to the Oxford dictionary, a cryptid is an “animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated.”