A worker bee flies from flower to flower as she works to ensure the survival of the hive. After its brief life span of eight weeks, it flies away – never to be seen again. This fact may have crossed the mind of Albert Brumley as he worked the rows of cotton on his father’s […]
Letters
Letter: Minorities Do the Best in the Best Schools and Those Schools Are the Ones on Joint Base Lewis McChord
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Clover Park School District (CPSD) cites academic disparities between White and minority students as the basis for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). The myth is that without “woke” support minority students are just not able to compete with Whites academically and require “cultural competency” to rectify these disparities. Nothing but a […]
Letter: Brothers
On a weathered board high up in the North Cascades at the terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail, there is scrawled a message that reads, “Never reach the end of your life only to discover you have not lived.” My younger – and only – brother hiked that trail from Lake Tahoe to the end. […]
Letter: Yet
‘Yet’ is such a lovely little word although, typically, the context is one of turmoil. The “Are We There Yet?” nursery rhyme, for example, takes the incessant and insistent backseat question of the impatient traveling companions and turns groans into games: “Let’s play a game. Look at where we are. Won’t you look with me? And tell […]
Letter: The End of the Journey
If the sun hadn’t risen, I would not have seen them. If I’d not been so tired, pausing to catch my breath at the end of this early morning run, bent over with hands on my knees, I would not have happened to glance sideways and discover their beauty clinging momentarily to the dried stalks. […]
Letter: Wauhop Lake… Why isn’t the State responsible for fixing this toxic mess?
Submitted by Eric Chandler. That question has been asked by me and many others and has, as yet, failed to be answered satisfactorily by ANY WA State entity. Who is responsible for this mess? According to Federal and State Law…WA State Department of Ecology has a specifically assigned responsibility under provisions of the Federal Clean […]
Open Letter to the Eastside Tacoma Community Regarding Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank
Submitted by Ahndrea Blue, President/CEO, Making A Difference Foundation. Next to air and water, food is the most basic human need – even above shelter and clothing. When people don’t have their need for food met, several things happen within the community: people, just like you and me, lose hope and dignity. Desperation sets in […]
Letter: Observations from 5/23/22 Clover Park School Board Working Meeting
Submitted by John Arbeeny. I attended the 23 May 2022 Clover Park School Board (CPSB) Working Meeting via ZOOM and came away with the following observations. The public is still awaiting minutes from the April 2022 Board meetings after over a month. This delay is unacceptable and unexplainable. For example, draft minutes of the Lakewood […]
Letter: Thank you and Godspeed Mom
Dear Mom, May 17, 2022, is a day I won’t soon forget. After two-and-a-half hours, I left your bedside for the ride of a lifetime aboard the B-29 “Doc.” Strapped into one of six gunner seats as the engines started up, the message I expected arrived. “Ben, I don’t know if you’re up in the […]