By David Anderson, Tillicum From “Occupy Wall Street” to Every Street – even Lakewood’s streets, and those of Tillicum and DuPont; from the rutted-roads of Rwanda to the airy mountainous heights of Afghanistan and its arid desert wastelands, chaos can reign anytime two volatile, combustible ingredients come together – leadership that is AWOL, and values […]
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Westside Story – Kid Art!
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle I have written multiple articles on the Community Art Wall inside Starbucks located at 6040 Main St SW in our Towne Center. For several days I noticed a new art display, but I did not take a close look. I could tell it was artwork, produced by students, probably […]
Letter: The Year Lakewood Lost Its Voice
By David Anderson, Tillicum When it is clear that our voice matters not; when our protests fall on deaf ears; when we are led to believe “mounting community opposition” may well have an influence on the outcome but, as it turns out, the resounding vocal and written opposition affects the decision minimally if at all, […]
Westside Story – FRIENDS of Lakewood Library Book Sale
Story & photo – Joseph Boyle Oh boy! More Books. That’s right, a person just can’t own enough books. I love books. These books are easy to buy for tiny money, too. FRIENDS of Lakewood Library host the Fall Used Book Sale.
Letter: “Don’t ask, we’ll tell”
By David Anderson, Tillicum As there are two rails that make a train track, and a two-way street that provides directional choices, so listening and responding would appear to be integral to good communication. Not in Lakewood.
Letter: Terrorist attack foiled at new gate but community destroyed
By David Anderson, Tillicum No, it didn’t happen. But it could. Camp Murray wants a new gate accessed through the residential streets of Tillicum. But Camp Murray is the crucial emergency life-line to the entire State of Washington serving as the home of the Emergency Operations Center. With the news out of the Pentagon September […]
Westside Story – North Bend Road Trip / Police Sting
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle I went on a fun road trip this weekend to North Bend, Washington and while doing so, discovered the above pictured North Bend Police Department Entrapment location on the walkway next to Starbucks. If you dare sit on the bench, which looks very inviting to a weary shopper, you […]
Letter: Camp Murray is AWOL
By David Anderson, Tillicum The Washington Military Department’s “explanation” for moving its gate is absent without leave. With two years and as many attempts to offer something substantive in its supposed authoritative and persuasive document – aka the Environmental Assessment (EA) – Camp Murray provides 268 pages of regurgitated justification for the same singular “Preferred Option”.
Westside Story – Artichokes Discovered in Lakewood!
Photos & Story – Joseph Boyle One morning recently, I gazed out our kitchen window into my wife’s herb garden. I spotted this large, strange looking plant. I knew it could not be marijuana, because my wife and I do not smoke weed. When I got closer, I could not believe my eyes. The plant […]