Submitted by Susanne Bacon Not every woman loves buying shoes. I, for example, am one of those who don’t. Though I certainly have enough pairs to complement my diverse styles and color schemes of clothing. What strikes me most these days is how my shoe styles have changed. And how it has been dictated by […]
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Westside Story – Joseph Boyle Photo & Video Dictionary / Wet Bar
Shortly after publishing my The Suburban Times article, Westside Story – Do What I Say, Brother Joseph, Tom Canary, an avid reader in Kentucky chastised me for having a defective photo. He considers the photo a complete and blatant insult to his entire family tradition.
Letter: Court upholds right of cities to ban marijuana
I-502 legalizing marijuana was not, never was, about requiring local jurisdictions to allow the sale of recreational marijuana.
Hess German Bakery & Deli – Restaurant Review
Weisswurst, or bockwurst, is a traditional sausage of Oktoberfest. Weisswurst translates as white sausage (veal and pork). Generally, the only place you can get them are at a German Deli. My wife Peggy graduated from high school in Germany and loves weisswurst on brotchen (a crusty German bun). I was going to be driving through […]
Letter: Lakewood’s “Plan” to include pot ‘of gold’?
When 17-year-old Chloe Kim won the gold medal for the U.S. in the women’s snowboard halfpipe, she said of her third run, “I wouldn’t be satisfied taking the gold and knowing that I hadn’t put down my best. That third run was for me — to put down the best run I could do.”
Westside Story – Do What I Say, Brother Joseph
Back in 1948, I dominated my three-year-old sister, Margaret Mary, who I like to call Sister Margaret. I am her older brother and taking my lead she calls me, Brother Joseph. Sister Margaret got a later start in life so she ended up being two years younger than me. Decades have passed, but she never […]
Home from Home: Radio Shows
Submitted by Susanne Bacon I can go without television for a long time. My parents got their first set when I was turning 9. German television back then had only three channels, two national public ones and one regional public. Until then, we had been listening to vinyl records and … to the radio.
Westside Story – Old & New Lakewood Library News
I have to admit, my title is a bit of a head scratcher. While “New” news is easy to understand, “Old” news is a conundrum. When you think of it, if news is old, it is not really news; now is it? I am not going to change my title because if you are learning […]
Letter: The Red Helmet
For lack of a better marker for the farthest Whiffle Ball hit during the soft-toss batting practice competition the other night, the red helmet was moved progressively back as the 11-and-12-year-olds strode to the plate, swung for the fences, and raised arms overhead, each successively claiming the distance record.