The Suburban Times

Recently I wrote a book report on Tacoma author Burr B. Anderson’s second book, High Seas Darkness. I promised my readers I was going to read Mr. Anderson’s first book, The Drummer, and when finished I would write another book report.

During my almost 50 years in Lakewood, I have always enjoyed peacefully coexisting with wildlife such as raccoons, bald eagles, squirrels, blue heron, deer, coyote, rabbits, wolves, ducks, and a wide variety of other birds. Historically the wildlife has not bothered me and I have not bothered the wildlife.

As the generations roll along, parenthood, especially fatherhood changes. When I was a new dad in the 1970s, I, like my father before me, changed a grand total of only one diaper before throwing in the towel or I should say throwing in the diaper. As I started to change my first diaper, I had […]

Any of you who have ever worked on a project with me, know that I always insist that we get all our ducks in a row.

There is enough conversation going on in national news about Use of Force by police departments to fill the Grand Canyon. In public meetings Lakewood’s police chief, Mike Zaro, often asks the question, “What percentage of arrests do you think involve use of force?” Most citizens think police use force in about 50% of the […]

It is difficult, no impossible, to turn on the news most days and not hear about another officer involved shooting. I receive reports of cops and citizens dying every month all around the United States. Here is some City of Lakewood news you probably did not hear about. On March 28, 2016, several Lakewood Police […]

Just a few words and some photography says it all. A sculptured archway through a 60 year old Laurel Hedge leading to hidden magical gardens located in the City of Lakewood is now draped with two year old Guernsey Cream Clematis, which is after all, beauty in progress.