If what you are after is in fact sought after as you would seek hidden treasure, then you’ll find it, loosely translates an ancient proverb. But what if the treasure finds you? On their special day, July 7, a tribute to our son, his wonderful family, his dear sweet wife who found him twelve years […]
Lakewood
Letter: Stay off the tracks
Standing at the site of the macabre scene where once speeding Amtrak passenger cars tilted at contorted angles, the now oversized caskets dangling precariously from the bridge above to Interstate 5 below, Richard Anderson took out his cell phone and texted Ken Hylander with a simple message: ‘We need you.’ Hylander had developed the safety […]
Letter: Glut and greed – Marijuana goes to seed
We told you so. Legalization has led to proliferation which is leading to liberalization. Imagine that. Connect the pot dots. Fourteen months ago, John Arbeeny, former deputy mayor of the City of Lakewood, WA, predicted what was then already happening but a portend of things to come: “a glut of pot in the market from […]
Westside Story – Government Goofiness
Ben Sclair, the publisher of The Suburban Times, who is described by everybody I know to be a most exceptionally high-quality Lakewood citizen, recently published my article, Westside Story – Government Ignorance. In that column, I promised readers what I termed Part II and Part III of a three-part series. Being a writer of my […]
Westside Story – Down In The Dumps
SHORT STORY: Warning; the LRI recycle yard waste dump site located on Sales Road near Lakewood IS CLOSED. LONG STORY: I just learned something the hard way and thought I would try to help our The Suburban Times readers learn my harsh lesson the easy way. For decades many of us have enjoyed the benefit […]
Across the Fence: Planning a Trip
Do you like traveling? Or would you like to travel but can’t anymore for whatever reason? Or have you never dared to travel because you have never experienced how it’s done and it’s totally out of your comfort zone? As a kid one of my favorite role plays was that of a travel agency. I […]
Westside Story – Joe Boyle – Master Gardener, Not So Much
This past week I made it over to our Lakewood Farmer’s Market after having missed the event for three years in a row. A few of the vendors, seeing me for the first time in three years, asked if I had been in prison. I very much wanted to connect with the friendly folks at […]
Book Signing with Susanne Bacon at Steilacoom Museum
Maybe you are already familiar with my Wycliff novels and have been waiting for the series’ latest addition for an entire year? Maybe you are looking for a cozy summer vacation read that is set in the South Sound region, in the fictional Victorian small-town of Wycliff? Then you might want to drive over to […]
Westside Story – Government Ignorance
My title is no reason for Lakewood City Council to get nervous. I am not writing about the illustrious members of our Lakewood City Council. My article concerns Washington State government and a failure of our home grown presidential candidate, Governor Jay Inslee. I will get into all of that in a few paragraphs. My […]