Submitted by David Anderson. “Likely not.” So says a report by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) in conjunction with the release today, July 26, 2018 of the state agencies announcement that 250-mph (minimum) trains – and the corridors they might run on – are being studied.
Tillicum
Letter: Citizenship
Submitted by David Anderson. Is citizenship determined by satisfactorily completing Form I-90, N-400, N-565, I-765, etc., paperwork seemingly without end? Or is citizenship about something else?
Letter: But nobody said anything
Submitted by David Anderson. “A lot of people had the chance, so nobody stood up to say, that is not a good design?” Incredulous, National Transportation Safety board member Earl Weener asked the question during a hearing in Washington, D.C. concerning the investigation following the Amtrak derailment December 18 just south of Lakewood, Washington that […]
Letter: Frogs vs. Landlords, a Rental Inspection showdown
Submitted by David Anderson A lowly frog – yes, a frog – has hopped up to the bench of the country’s highest court where the critter’s “black dorsal surface covered in warts” will be examined by none other than the black-robed members of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Letter: What helps a troubled heart?
Submitted by David Anderson. There’s a place above Enchanted Valley in the Olympic Mountains of Washington that is a struggle to reach. Switchbacks, a total elevation gain of some 2,000 feet, about half of the trail described as “thin (8-16 inches wide), full of softball size loose and jagged rocks.”
Letter: Police pursuit, yes or no?
It’s a long-running debate, one back in the headlines again, as police from both the Pierce County Sheriff and Lakewood Police Departments gave chase to a reported stolen vehicle according to Kenny Ocker in the Tacoma News Tribune, June 21, 2018.
Letter: Three dollars and two cents
The envelope placed in my hand had exactly $12.08 enclosed. “That’s for when you weren’t here, and I was here to fish off your dock.”
Letter: War on water weeds
Lakewood City Council Members, As residents of Tillicum and Silcox Island, we enjoy having beautiful Harry Todd Park beach for families to swim on summer days. However, we are concerned about the amount of Eurasian watermilfoil in the swimming area, and thus the safety of the children.
Letter: It’s a keeper – what true help to the homeless looks like
The outboard engine idled smoothly, quietly, barely above a whisper. Water circulation was instantaneous with the turn of the key, the handy visual spray squirting jet-like from the housing indicating all was good in the cooling department.