Submitted by William Elder. Silence implies consent. The lawyer shows on tv have softened the axiom: “Qui tacet consentit,” one of the maxims of the law by which we all supposedly live and govern our affairs is tougher in Latin, “Silence gives consent”. Keep your mouth shut and you give your assent to what is […]
Letters
Letter: Race & Stereotypes OR Acceptance
Submitted by KM Hills. From a fairly young age, and I assume even younger in today’s society, I was taught stereotypes are the wrong way to judge others. I learned that we need to get to know a person and judge them on their own content and actions. This week I read an article, about […]
Letter: Downsize While You Still Can
Submitted by Thomas Strome. When the author moved to Washington almost twenty eight years ago, two things were near heart stopping in their financial impact: Real Estate, and Car Tabs. Conversely, a move to Florida for Washingtonians can be downright cheap. You have a lot of choices which can be daunting but the Internet can […]
Letter: A Warrior Has Fallen
On April 1st, 2021, the Lakewood community lost a leader and role model for women in Washington State who were inspired by her example of completing her education while raising a family, not an easy task, and for battling brain cancer for over two years. It is interesting to note that Kathie’s family history can […]
The Wood Nymph
Submitted by Eric Chandler, Lakewood. We had a most-wunnerful happenstance this last Fall whilst oot & aboot at the Brown Creek Area Forest area (Olympic National Park). At one point we were walking along a trail that our “’shrooming guide”, and good friend, Chris Herrera said would lead us to Chanterelle Mushroom Goodies…he was correct […]
Letter: Be Brave, Courageous, and Smart
Submitted by Sharlene Paulman. In a small sandwich shop on Steilacoom Blvd. where we occasionally get our dinner, we were sorry to witness something that has probably become the norm and explains one of the reasons why we are being set back to Phase 2 in Pierce County. We stood in front of a glass […]
Officer Mike Wiley, badge #LKW111
You can’t have a family of over a hundred without unfortunate incidents cropping up now and then. But when one member features prominently in two of those incidents, understandably more attention is warranted. Officer Michael Wiley has been with the Lakewood Police Department since 2004 and had transferred from the Seattle Police Department after two […]
Letter: Music
Submitted by William Elder. Music is played in my neighborhood. It echoes every dusk, sweet as a horn. Taps I once detested because of what it might portend— for me and those I had taken close around me, as protection. I survived; they mostly survived too. But that tune haunts on, these years later. Standing […]
Letter: An Independent Voter
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. Every election cycle, pollsters break out the electorate into three groups: Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. I would love to be counted as an Independent, especially in a world where each Party’s narrative and policies contained something with broad appeal: ideas that would aim for a public good. Then, I could look […]