The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting Monday, May 10, online at 6 p.m. using the ZOOM Web Conferencing and Meeting application. Individuals who wish to view the meeting virtually can do so by visiting the meeting webinar link and entering the following password to join: 702202. Detailed remote access instructions are […]
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Lakewood City Manager May 7 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) May 7 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Letter: For My Mom
Standing at attention in a pouring Georgia rain for mail call at o-dark-thirty in a sea of mud on a parade ground, the recruit heard the drill sergeant bark out his name. He double-timed it to the front of the formation, but not fast enough to please the sergeant. Disgusted, he tossed the letters in […]
Across the Fence: Yarns of Yore
The other day, my friend Denise and I took a walk around Waughop Lake. It had been over a year since we last did anything of the kind, and there was too much to say than a single loop around the lake would have held. So, we made it to a bench on which we […]
Economic Indicators Show Effects of Pandemic and Major Development Activity
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The City of Lakewood has published its Q4 2020 Economic Indicators Report, which tracks employment, permit activity, and other socioeconomic indicators. The report quantifies trends affecting the national, regional, and local economy. The report contains many encouraging signs that the local economy is poised to recover from the pandemic. Total permit valuation increased […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Harrison Prep teacher Lucas Dolge
Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Harrison Preparatory School math teacher Lucas Dolge. He is in his 10th year teaching at the school. His favorite math subject to teach is geometry. “It’s an opportunity for students to put what they learned in algebra in action,” he said. “They get to see themselves succeeding with the […]
Letter: A Tulip And An Eternity
The singing coming from the monitor in the bedroom down the hall was of three sisters. The fourth sibling – with a cold, white and drawn face – lay dying. The trio sang softly and gently. In a nearby room the brothers-in-laws sat in reverent silence, listening to the soothing but faltering voices. It was […]
Lakewood Adopts New Subarea Plan around Major Transit Corridor
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – On May 3, 2021, the Lakewood City Council adopted the Lakewood Station District Subarea (LSDS) Plan. In addition to the plan, an associated development code and streamlined environmental review process were also adopted. Located in the southeast section of the City, the subarea includes Sounder Station, St. Clare Hospital, the SR-512 Park-and-Ride, and […]
Letter: Restrain the Governor’s Politically Motivated COVID-19 Mandates
Submitted by Lakewood Mayor Don Anderson. On Tuesday Governor Inslee refused to follow his own arbitrary COVID-19 guidelines which would have re-imposed “Phase 2” restrictions on King, Snohomish and other counties. Three weeks earlier he had no problem restricting freedom and commerce in Pierce County when we had COVID-19 case count and hospitalization metrics which […]