I pity people who don’t keep photographs of earlier times with family and friends. Photographs are like time machines; they can take you back in time. They stir up memories and can make you both laugh and cry. This image was created from a photograph taken in our first house (a duplex on North Oakes […]
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Helen and My Black History Story
In grade school I can only remember one Black member of my classes. Her name was Virginia and we always stood next to each other for our class photo. We were the tallest in our classes. She was a bad reader, so I had no interest in her. Since February is Black History Month, I’ve […]
Smelt, Rainbow Trout, Salmon, Steelhead and Good Eats
I love fried fish. My mother fried smelt to perfection. The little daggers of crunch were fantastic. My wife Peggy grew up on fried smelt from the Pacific Northwest, too. Her dad Ike and the whole family enjoyed smelt. The Toutle is a tributary of the Cowlitz River, which used to be the mainstay of […]
Westside Story – Seattle is Dying. Is Lakewood?
KOMO ABC 4 News produced a video titled, KOMO – 4 Seattle Is Dying. View the video to learn what has happened and what has failed to happen in Seattle, Washington. Seattle’s troubles are only 30 miles north of places we care about such as Lakewood, University Place, Steilacoom, and DuPont. Before it is too […]
Peaks and Pints and a Bunch of Rumors
There are not too many things more enjoyable than an evening of food, drink, companions, good conversation, and lots of laughter. Throw in Rotary and it comes out pretty much perfect. Although we went to Peaks and Pints, which features hundreds and hundreds of different brews, I had a root beer; there were a few […]
Westside Story – "Here Comes The Judge"
“Here Comes The Judge” is a famous line from a popular old TV show known as Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In that ran from about 1968 to 1973.
Letter: Hot slots they’re not (so they say)
“People love to push buttons and hear bells and whistles and to see flashing lights,” argued Joan Mell, attorney for the Amusement Device Operators. As to flashing lights, some Washington State legislators are seeing red. So does Mell.
Westside Story – US Open Breeds Greed
I love business and capitalism for all kinds of reasons, but when you add the element of greed to business, I have nothing but disdain for those responsible for giving capitalism a black eye.
A few days ago an incident involving cut-throat capitalism was reported in TV news and print media. It was reported that Mr. Abdulaziz Karim (AKA Aziz), a local business owner and landlord, appears to be using business practices to force at least two families out of their homes in order to make giant bucks renting his homes to B.T.O.s (Big Time Operators) associated with the 2015 US Open Championship. He stands to make $38,000 per house during the US Open Championship in June, 2015.
Letter: Street solutions
In the spirit of the “Late Show with David Letterman” and the episode “Top Ten Rejected James Bond Gadgets;” and Jason Russell’s (Jan.7, 2015) commentary in the Washington Examiner entitled “What you could have done while waiting for Obama to decide on Keystone,” here are three solutions the Lakewood City Council might have considered to Save Our Streets (SOS).