Do you have ample summer vacation time, and are you looking how to fill some of it with something fun? Then don’t look any further, for as of Wednesday morning next week your Wednesday mornings in four consecutive weeks might be covered. It doesn’t matter whether you have already read or listened to some of […]
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Westside Story – Cop Approved Vehicle Registration Solution
This column is Part III of my three-part series related to issues connected to Washington State mandates involving vehicle registrations. Part I of this series, titled Westside Story – Government Ignorance, pointed out the unnecessary, dangerous risk our state government forces innocent citizens to take when they comply with state law. If you missed Part […]
Across the Fence: Ice or Iced Coffee?
Ever since I was a teenager and had started to appreciate coffee, the highlight of a hot summer day in Germany came in the shape of a slim glass filled with ice coffee. We call it Eiskaffee (pronounce: ‘ice-kuh-fay) and you can order it at any Café, not just at an Eiscafé (pronounce: ‘ice-kuh-fay). At […]
Westside Story – Mapping A Trip
An article, written by Ms. Susanne Bacon, titled Across the Fence: Planning a Trip, was published in The Suburban Times on July 5, 2019. Susanne’s article had a powerful influence on my thinker, ultimately inspiring me to write the travel column you see before you today. I began my travels at age 21 when I […]
Letter: When the treasure finds you
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 […]
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 […]