As we press forward into our winter season, we have already been caught with some of that white powder. I am talking snow, not cocaine. Snow can make your day BEAUTIFUL. Snow can make your day UGLY. Two December 2016 photos illustrate my point.
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Redux: Westside Story – Joe Boyle Qualifies for Olympic Games
The following Westside Story originally appeared on Tuesday, December 6. Sadly, Publisher Ben Sclair erred by not properly loading the images to the story and prolific author Joe Boyle feels “a lot of folks will have missed the full impact of the total original article.” We certainly can’t have “a lot of folks” miss “the full impact” […]
Westside Story – City Business License Morphs Into Money Grab
Did you read David Anderson’s November 12, 2016, letter published in The Suburban Times titled RIP becomes rottener? I understand not everyone agrees with David Anderson’s opinions. I imagine David Anderson understands that too. While it is difficult to fathom, not everyone agrees with my opinions either.
Westside Story – Help Wanted
Last evening, needing a can of spray texture for some sheetrock repairs, I headed over to my favorite locally owned, Lakewood Hardware. Originally I wrote this first sentence as “I headed on down”. That made no sense because my house and Lakewood Hardware are both 262 feet above sea level. Really. I checked it out. […]
Westside Story – America, Let’s Move Forward
Can you believe it? The presidential election is over. While there is disappointment for many, the fact that the election is over cannot be a disappointment. Yesterday as I left a meeting at Starbucks, I spotted an acquaintance, Dr. Preston Carter, who serves as the Madigan Hospital General Surgeon.
Westside Story – Election News
As I travel from one end of our great country to the other; well actually I was simply shuffling around my neighborhood, I am constantly discovering renewed and innovative enthusiasm for our election process. For those frustrated by Trump and Clinton, may I remind you there are alternatives.
Westside Story – Ideas, Old & New
Don’t you agree? Sometimes old ideas are better than new ideas.
Westside Story – Trumpets
If you get an opportunity, be certain to thank our ever popular hometown newspaper publisher, Ben Sclair, of The Suburban Times for his dedication in doing everything he can to bring you, our beloved readers, up to the minute election news. Sparing no expense, Publisher Ben Sclair has sent me out on special assignment to […]
Westside Story – Death In 1 Minute 47 Seconds
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, just as my wife and I stepped into our garage we lost our electricity. We were not surprised, as we stood in the dark because there had been ample notice that the tail end of Hurricane Matthew was likely to generate serious high winds in our area.