Submitted by Laurie Sison, Hudtloff Middle School Teacher. I am a teacher in the Clover Park School District. Since September 2021, I have been asking for support for students who refuse to follow mask protocols set in place by our district. There has been no significant support. There was not even a policy until I began […]
Letters
Letter: Councilman Marion Smith looks back at 20 years service to Steilacoom
Submitted by Marion Smith. As this year draws to a close it also concludes my 20 years as a councilman for the Town of Steilacoom. In 2001 I ran against a field of three challengers and was elected. When I had no challengers in four elections I said I was either doing a good job […]
Letter: If Not Today, Then Tomorrow
I have a friend who I met only once. As all the rest of us are in the second day of incrementally accomplishing our list of New Year’s Resolutions, my friend has one too. But only one. To come home. If not today, then tomorrow. From the hospital. He just wants to come home. As […]
Letter: Observations on the ‘new’ Clover Park School Board Meeting 13 December 2021
Submitted by John Arbeeny, Lakewood. I attended the 13 December 2021 Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board meeting which was conducted “virtually” rather than in person. In the past, minutes of such meetings have not been published for weeks or months after the meeting which made them somewhat irrelevant for the public to stay abreast […]
Letter: Just With Her Hands
Drifting back and down in the back eddy of the meandering brook, the two leaves were reminders of her aging mother’s hands, the lacey patterns of fine blue veins a testament to the beauty of growing old. As the mottled, almost translucent leaves slowly moved with the current, so her hand would guide the hand […]
Letter: Indoctrination is exactly what Dave Anderson and Jeff Brown Seek
Submitted by Taniesha Lyons. This is why Marty Schafer and Alyssa Anderson Pearson get my vote and should get yours too. The Family Policy Institute of Washington has a clear plan for indoctrination over education according to them anyone who can click the box “other” has no place in the schools. Religion should not be […]
Letter: History on “Equity”
Submitted by Candyce Hernandez. The last school board meeting people (and Paul Wagemann) who are against the new iteration of the Equity policy we’re slandered as “conspiracy theorists” for believing the ties equity has to Marxism. Let me explain why this isn’t conspiracy and you should probably refer to the Communist Manifesto. From each according […]
Letter: Vote Beth Elliott for Responsible Growth in DuPont
Submitted by Beth Elliott. I am running for the DuPont City Council because I believe responsible growth is a way to protect and enhance our quality of life. I have served on the Parks and Planning Commissions, the Sequalitchew Creek Watershed Council, the DuPont Community Garden Board and have participated in numerous other volunteer activities […]
Letter: Lakewood’s Roundabouts and Lakewood Saturday Oak Leaves Memories
Submitted by Tim Marsh, Lakes High Class of 1966. How old are you? Do you remember Lakewood before roundabouts? Am told by a Lakewood resident on 10/4/2021 that roundabouts are being put in/installed/built on Gravelly Lake Drive, one each at Nyanza Park Drive, Veterans Drive and Washington Boulevard intersections. Wow! Speaking of, “How old are […]