Candid photo of teenager resting between scenes at play gives new meaning for the term, water on the brain.
Lakewood
Letter: Losing big in sports, but not in life
“You’re going to lose a lot. Learning how to deal with it is one of life’s greatest skills,” declared Ron Upshaw in yesterday’s KIRO Radio broadcast. The eight-year-old Jr. Hawks had lost their hockey game 41-0.
Home from Home: Vibrance, Flavors, Fragrances
The other day, in a local supermarket, I was standing in the dairy aisle, looking for my usual brand of sour cream. It was clean sold out, so I was checking out different brands. To my utter surprise one of the tubs said “Natural flavor added”. You know me by now: I was not only […]
Westside Story – Vote For Library or Homeless Camp?
Pierce County Library (PCL): Thank you for your article explaining the library ballot issue from your professional and knowledgeable viewpoint.
Westside Story – Toilet Safety
Did you know the smallest room in your house can be the most dangerous room in your house? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 235,000 people visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom, and almost 14 percent are hospitalized.
Home from Home: Service Stars
“Service Desert Germany” – unfortunately that is one of the self-bestowed nicknames of my mother country. At least it was true in many ways when I lived there. Who knows where it derived first or whence? I guess it all started when Germany recovered from World War II. At first, pretty much everybody was lending […]
Alan Archambault is Swimming Upstream
Alan Archambault – Distinguished Historian and illustrator – is SWIMMING UPSTREAM with Dorothy Wilhelm this week. Archambault has written many excellent history books but his true love, he says, is illustration and he is most proud of his sketchbooks: Northern soldiers-a past redrawn.
Home from Home: Crafting
In a little over a month, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving again, and then the final rush into Christmas preparations begins. Which means writing dozens of Christmas cards and sending them out in time before the cut-off date. Which means that now is the time to start crafting Christmas decorations and Christmas cards. The latter […]
Westside Story – Lakewood Franchise Opportunity
WARNING: After reading this edition of Westside Story, some readers will feel they have wasted 49 seconds of their life.