The red-white-and-blue 18-foot home-made plywood runabout was sinking. First among the clues was the sluggishness of the steering. Wallowing among the slight depressions between the waves rather than cutting a course straight on, his pride-and-joy was becoming less and less responsive.
Lakewood
Letter: Wherefore art thou, Woodbrook Middle School?
Lakewood city government leaders want the Clover Park School District’s Board and Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC) to hurry up and decide to do what all apparently say is inevitable: demolish and relocate Woodbrook Middle School.
Letter: Sagacity, the saga of a city and why RIP is so wrong
All beavers, unlike many bureaucrats, are known for sagacity: “foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgments.” That’s why RIP is so wrong, RIP referencing Lakewood’s Rental Inspection Program, or Rental Housing Safety Program as it is wont to be known. RIP is audacious but not sagacious.
Letter: Getting answers is RIP-off taxing
Does walking or biking the trails going through our neighborhoods require proof of local residency? Our taxes pay for them so the answer is no. Enjoying an afternoon digging for razor clams along the Washington coast, other than a license permit and a shovel, is there some other elite group membership required? No, as citizens […]
Westside Story – Boyle Names VP Running Mate
On October 1, 2016, in an article titled, Westside Story – 2016 Presidential Election Made Easy, I announced my intention to run for the office of United States President. I could never have anticipated the groundswell of public support. For example, faithful reader, Greg Horn, gave me his endorsement and is committed to casting his […]
Westside Story – 2016 Presidential Election Made Easy
Author’s note: This article is guaranteed to be free of any discussion related to the City of Lakewood’s Rental Inspection Program. Yes, RIP-free means you can read The Suburban Times without worrying about brain fade. While it may not be obvious — as a prominent City of Lakewood intellectual; advisor to our Lakewood City Council, […]
Westside Story – City Council Fails Rotary Four-Way Test
I have written and spoken on several occasions regarding Lakewood City Council’s decision related to the now passed currently titled Rental Housing Safety Program (RHSP) under Lakewood City Ordinance #644. Two words in one of my writing(s) proved controversial enough that at least a few good and intelligent people suffered the experience of having a […]
The Few… The Proud… The ‘Young Marines’
The last Saturday of every August, all types of Marines from across Western Washington convoy to Enumclaw, in the shadow of Mt. Rainier. They commemorate the 32 fellow Marines lost seven decades ago on the slopes of Mt. Rainier. Old ‘devil-dogs’ join active duty Marines along with these Young Marines.
Letter: The RIP referendum question
Is Lakewood’s controversial Rental Housing Safety Program (RHSP) subject to a vote of the people by way of a referendum petition for which 3,750 valid signatures of Lakewood residents would qualify the measure for the ballot in one of the designated special elections established for that purpose?