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The Suburban Times

A community bulletin board for Western Pierce County.

Westside Story – On The Road 75 Years Later – Part 2

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If you missed Westside Story – On The Road 75 Years Later – Part 1, please consider clicking the blue link to catch up.

My roommate, Jim Singer, and I combined walking and bus riding for our daily commute to and from work. On one fateful day as we made our way home, we were swept up in a racial protest down in the Loop. We did not fully understand what was happening, nor did we wish to protest. We tried to escape the fracas by entering a nearby jewelry store. The owner quickly slammed and locked the door and would not let us in. He must have thought we were protestors bent on pillaging his store.

Westside Story – City of Lakewood makes the impossible possible

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On Friday, July 24, 2015, a good news article appeared in The Suburban Times titled Legislative Session Successful For Lakewood. Under the sub-heading JBLM Corridor, I found miracle news which read as follows:

“A local connector road between Gravelly Lake Drive and Thorne Lane, essentially opening up the Tillicum neighborhood to the rest of Lakewood for the first time.”

Westside Story – Tillicum Scores 10 on Neg-O-Meter

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I recently invented a prototype high tech device called the Neg-O-Meter. The Neg-O-Meter operates much like a Geiger Counter only instead of measuring radiation, it measures human negativity.

I used a Homeland Security approved bungee cord to attach my Neg-O-Meter to a radio controlled drone which I flew over the entire city to determine where the strongest source of negative attitudes radiate from. I did not fly my drone over the kids playing soccer at Ft. Steilacoom Park, because it is dangerous and besides, kids playing soccer are not going to be negative.

Unique Heritage Bus Tour

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We love our history in Pierce County and there’s plenty to love . In fact, if the chair you’re sitting in is in Western Pierce County, there’s a good chance you’re right at one of the spots where Washington Territory began.

Westside Story – Social Media Safety Tip

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I will not deny that social media, such as Facebook, is all the rage and those who participate are hip. I must admit at age 72, apparently I am no longer hip. I choose to not participate in social media for a couple of reasons.