By David Anderson Injuries were minor but the insults were major in cross-the-country reaction to the I-5 bridge collapse. The New York Times calls it “the creeping train of detoured vehicles,” referencing the new circuitous route of 67,000 cars and trucks that daily had crossed over the Skagit River before the four-lane bridge was bumped […]
Letter: Tax Increase on Property in Lakewood for Roads – Vote No
By David Anderson Anticipating council action to put a measure on the ballot to raise taxes, a reason to vote no. The casinos in Lakewood can’t afford more taxes but the citizens can?
Letter: Trash Hauling
By David Anderson The U.S. Park Service, and for that matter the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), doesn’t want to deal with trash anymore. They want you to.
Letter: Ethical (check), Legal (check), Moral – huh?
By David Anderson Dear students, Effective immediately, your teaching staff generally and your administration most particularly will no longer be held to standards requiring conduct that is morally upright nor morally reprehensible as we educators have no idea what ‘moral’ means.
Letter: Fat Check
By David Anderson Remember how one of our dear departed council members thought it would be funny –back during the great debate over gambling in our city — to dismiss the whole matter of the so-called evils associated with convenience casinos, situated as they are on strategic corners in the city, by suggesting that those […]
Letter: Eight Ways to Get Ahead (or not)
By David Anderson Hurry up and wait. We’ve all been there. Long lines and shorter fuses, places to go and the express-way is exasperatingly @ # $ % ^ slow. Snarled in traffic, stalled with temperatures rising (car, climate and complexion), are we there yet?
Westside Story – Evening With Art
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle My title, “Evening With Art”, is a little confusing to me. I thought to myself, “Evening With Art?”, as I read my title the day after writing it. Then it happened. I was overcome with a pleasant flashback. Art was my father-in-law’s name. I loved my father-in-law. For one […]
Lakewood’s New City Manager – Vending Machine or Barn Raiser?
By David Anderson The Tacoma News Tribune is reporting 30 applicants are in the mix for new city manager in Lakewood with vending machine or barn raiser as two possible leadership models. Frank Benest, city manager of Palo Alto, together with Rick Cole, former mayor of Pasadena, describe the difference:
Westside Story – Highest & Best Use
Photo & Story – Joseph Boyle About 5 years ago, we built what we refer to as our garden house. We kept putting stuff inside to store out of the weather, but we never took anything out to be disposed of. After 5 years, we could hardly walk around inside our garden house. It reminded me […]