I recently read a Suburban Times letter from a Candyce Hernandez. It’s about an email she sent to CPSD which was quarantined and sent to a spam folder. I read the response she posted which she stated came from Superintendent Banner which explained… since CPSD was hacked they are now using Office365 and the software […]
Letters
Siblings share Puyallup Fair memories
A story submitted by Tim J. Marsh. Mayo Marsh, Clover Park High Class of 1962, and her brother, Tim Marsh, Lakes High Class of 1966, “talk” about some of their common experiences growing up in Lakewood. MAYO: We both matriculated in the Clover Park School District. I went to kindergarten and first grade before we […]
Stop misinformation about police accountability bills
Submitted by Linda Hood, University Place. The WA state legislature passed landmark police accountability bills during the 2021 legislative session. The killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor highlighted the need for a change in police culture and training. These bills contain many common sense measures, for example banning choke holds and no-knock warrants as […]
Letter: Leadership that listens?
Submitted by Candyce Hernandez. What happens when your email goes to quarantine? Fewer things are less transparent than CPSD. The hack that happened earlier this year is evidence of that. The fact that parents are still in the dark as to what information has been leaked and if our children’s information is at risk is […]
Letter: The Martians Are Here
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. In H. G. Wells’ famous science fiction story, “War of the Worlds,” an advanced technological civilization from Mars is quickly winning a war against humans on Earth. Winning, that is, until they are felled, as Wells put it, by the lowliest of creatures: germs (perhaps even the common cold — a […]
Letter: Stealing Campaign Signs is a Crime
Submitted by Gregory L. Alderete. Local primaries and elections are upon us. Candidates and civic-minded volunteers are going door to door, at local farmers’ markets, and placing campaign signs within the voting districts. Each one of those signs cost the candidate about five dollars. When you steal one, you are stealing from the candidate and […]
Letter: My new trusted source for research?
Submitted by Paul Nimmo. Never have had much time for conspiracy theories. Aliens amongst us, Elvis still alive and how can you really explain New Coke? I was looking for some background on an article I wanted to write. I could not remember the amount of time, or actually lack of amount of time, Patti […]
Letter: Simone Biles Drops Her Feather
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. In Walt Disney’s animated feature, “Dumbo”, a baby circus elephant with unusually large ears becomes the subject of ridicule and is separated from his mother. The very name, “Dumbo” suggests someone with no voice or agency. But he is discovered by the local crows to be able to use his huge […]
Letter: Reflections of and Old White Guy
Submitted by Blake Surina. I look like an old white guy. Or worse. As one friend described me to a human resources representative seeking a reference, “I confirmed for her that you were a ginormous man with a patched eye and grizzled hooked arm. A gravel-toned, furrow-browed, spinner of marvelous adventures. He’s been known to […]