Submitted by John Arbeeny. “The truth, the WHOLE truth and nothing but the truth” When you’re sworn into court you say these words in an oath avowing to be completely honest in your answers. The same should be expected of our public institutions to include school districts. They owe the public “the truth, the WHOLE […]
Letters
Letter: Support Clover Park High School’s campus modernization
Submitted by ERICK DIETRICH. During my two years of high school education at Clover Park High School, I would never have imagined how special this place was for me. It is a large school that encompasses the Lakewood and Tacoma areas, thus serving thousands of students, especially those residing at the joint military bases nearby. […]
Letter: Still feel like a ‘neighborhood’
Submitted by Judy Joy. I so appreciate that you [The Suburban Times] are online. It makes it easier for me to still feel like a “neighborhood”. I’ve lived in Lakewood all my life.. Um..that’s 82+years. Heck, I remember the Lakewood Log, attended many a movie at the beautiful original Lakewood Theater, graduated from Clover Park […]
Letter: OSPI Superintendent Reykdal inserts himself into Supreme Court abortion issue
Submitted by John Arbeeny. In an Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) statement dated 3 May 2022, Superintendent Chris Reykdal inserted himself into discussion of the leaked US Supreme Court majority opinion about Roe v. Wade. “As Washington state’s elected K–12 schools chief, it would be short-sighted for me to believe that my job […]
Letter: Bring Me The Writers
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. Recently I watched the third installment of PBS Masterpiece’s Mystery Series, “Endeavor.” Overall, an excellent series, this episode was flawed. It introduced a divorced mother with small child who is helping her father, a veterinarian, in his practice. She comes across as down-to-earth and vulnerable, and is just beginning to open […]
Letter: What was the devastating ecological effect?
Submitted by Eric Chandler. I recently read in the comment area following a recent letter-to-the-editor in The Suburban Times where someone asked, “What was the devastating ecological effect?” I was compelled to write a Reply to that comment, but felt my response should get to a wider audience, because, actually it is a good question. So here […]
Letter: City of Lakewood Citing Incorrect “Facts”, and Using Bad Analysis on Waughop Lake
Submitted by Tom McClellan. I feel bad for Lakewood’s Communications Manager Jim Kopriva. He has not been on the job very long, and he is compelled by his duty position to be the voice of the City’s staff, even on topics where he does not have any firsthand knowledge. He has been led by the […]
Letter: The truth about the demise of Waughop Lake courtesy of Ecology and the City of Lakewood
Submitted by Don Russell. The truth about the demise of Waughop Lake courtesy of Ecology and the City of Lakewood is told by a comparison of the lake’s water chemistry and its biology prior to and after the March and July 40 mg Al/L alum treatments. In 2020 prior to the two alum treatments Waughop […]
Letter: Waughop Lake a Victim of Irresponsible Stewardship
Submitted by Don Russell and Tom McClellan. Preface This paper describes the events that have resulted in the foretold demise of Waughop Lake as a crown jewel of Fort Steilacoom Park. Waughop Lake’s demise is the direct result of irresponsible stewardship of the lake on the part of the City of Lakewood abetted by Ecology. […]