‘No,’ replied the lady walking along the sidewalk, a dog trotting nearby. So he reached out his hand to pet the dog and came away with bloody fingers. ‘I thought you said your dog didn’t bite!’ ‘He doesn’t. That’s not my dog.’
Letter: Put the homeless to work
Could the homeless be made to pick up their own trash? Can you get blood from a turnip? Our community of late is not immune from what our city manager has called “a national epidemic.” We’ve recently seen an influx of folks taking up residence in a wooded section near the town’s entrance.
Westside Story – Trumpets
If you get an opportunity, be certain to thank our ever popular hometown newspaper publisher, Ben Sclair, of The Suburban Times for his dedication in doing everything he can to bring you, our beloved readers, up to the minute election news. Sparing no expense, Publisher Ben Sclair has sent me out on special assignment to […]
Westside Story – Death In 1 Minute 47 Seconds
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, just as my wife and I stepped into our garage we lost our electricity. We were not surprised, as we stood in the dark because there had been ample notice that the tail end of Hurricane Matthew was likely to generate serious high winds in our area.
Westside Story – Tupperware Party
How about that 3rd and final Presidential Debate? Yes, while it was mistakenly billed as the last presidential debate, there is a much larger 4th and final presidential debate coming up on November 8, 2016. Charlie Black of The Wall Street Journal reported that no matter who wins the presidency, a record-breaking number of Americans […]
Letter: America – “caught in the fatal drift of Niagara”
The red-white-and-blue 18-foot home-made plywood runabout was sinking. First among the clues was the sluggishness of the steering. Wallowing among the slight depressions between the waves rather than cutting a course straight on, his pride-and-joy was becoming less and less responsive.
Letter: Wherefore art thou, Woodbrook Middle School?
Lakewood city government leaders want the Clover Park School District’s Board and Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC) to hurry up and decide to do what all apparently say is inevitable: demolish and relocate Woodbrook Middle School.
Dorothy Wilhelm’s Favorite Washington Story
Share your favorite Washington Story for a free copy of Dorothy Wilhelm’s new Book Where Washington Began. Details below. In the meantime, here’s a favorite story mine…
Keepsakes
One of my wife’s favorite reasons to watch TV is the Antiques Roadshow – “part history lesson, part treasure hunt.” I admit that seeing the appraiser’s estimate of the prized possession – and the resulting flabbergasted expression on the face of the owner – for the keepsake that had been hidden away in the attic […]