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Lakewood
Letter: Garden Dreams And The Future
The massive wooden door of the castle opened slowly. The young girls from the other side of the tracks – certainly in contrast to where they now stood – stared in awe with mouths agape as the ‘La vie du chateau’ (the good life) opened before them. Then – then! – they were ushered inside […]
Letter: One Interesting Catch
This is an article about one of my not-so-good ideas. My dad used to say that I was born with a fishing pole in my hand, and as a boy when I saw water I naturally grabbed one and headed out. Or in this case down. Down the embankment, sliding over the mossy and fern […]
Letter: Who – And What – Is Behind The Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Training For The Clover Park School District?
Ninety minutes into the January 11, 2021 Zoom meeting of the Clover Park School District Board (CPSD), Director Paul Wagemann asked for background information on the consultant who will provide training to the District on the subjects of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With the exception of promising to provide a link to the consultant’s […]
Across the Fence: Inauguration
Inauguration Day is nearing in the United States. We all know that this is the day a president elect is sworn in on their office. But where does the term “inauguration” come from? Yes, from the Latin language. But what does it mean? Let’s go back to the ancient Romans and their customs. Whenever there […]
Letter: A Forest Cathedral, Trout And Dad
A small wooden sign with the words “No water next sixteen miles” introduced us to a faint trail that meandered up and into the trees. This narrow and overgrown goat-like track – a harbinger of more hard hiking – suggested that others had opted for the wider, well-traveled and easier way downhill. Given that my […]
Letter: Resolution And Old Age
As the hourly chiming of the grandfather clock marked time, an old man settled into his worn, leather chair. Often on cold, late winter’s evenings – blanketed and cushioned in the comfortable confines of the crinkled leather – he’d read himself to sleep with stories about adventure. One night he read about Captain Henry Keilett […]
Lakewood First Lions Club hosting drive through Crab Feed Fundraiser
Happy 2021 from the Lakewood First Lions Club, which hopes that you and yours are doing well, despite the awful pandemic that we are all enduring. For those of you who have participated in past Crab Feeds and Dances, thank you. We hope that you will join us for our 2021 version of dining on […]
Letter: Questions For The Clover Park School District Board
If the Clover Park School District Board of Directors is so concerned about a three word statement by a fellow board member – which led to a special meeting being called for him to explain his alleged racist statement – then how do board members know when they see actual racism? If the board of […]