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Letter: Playground by the Sound Update
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Things are still moving along in the steering committee for the Playground by the Sound. we are sill in need of support via donations as well as for people in our community to sign up to volunteer. People can access information about the playground, sign up to volunteer, as well as donate toward the building costs by logging on to the Chambers Creek Properties website at http://www.chamberscreekfoundation.org/. If you have any questions or would like additional information please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your support of the project and have a great week.
Sincerely,
Misty S. Villarreal
CIS earns Presidential accolade
Posted by | CommentsEditor’s Note: Following is a letter from the CEO of Communities In Schools (CIS), Daniel Cardinali, regarding Barak Obama’s recent recognition of CIS.
Dear Colleagues,
It was my great pleasure to represent you at a gathering of national education leaders with President Barack Obama at a White House event yesterday. While I was quite pleased to hear the President’s commitment to reducing the dropout rate and to helping young people graduate from high school prepared for success I was especially gratified to hear him recognize the work of Communities In Schools by name.
That recognition, with some of the lead-in from President Obama’s speech to give it context, went as follows:
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Letter: ‘Gambling … enslaves’
Posted by | CommentsFebruary 23, the world marks the 203rd anniversary of the House of Commons passing Wilberforce’s bill, 1807, ending the slave-trade. Ours is a similar battle. Gambling, and government sponsorship of it, enslaves. “Great leaders who have turned the tide of national and spiritual declension have been men who could get angry at the injustices and abuses which dishonor God and enslave men.” The Book on Leadership, John McArthur.
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Letter: ‘Read this article carefully’
Posted by | CommentsRead this article (Mayor Klosowski’s UPdate – February 19) carefully. The new majority on the City Council, the first week in office, is now proposing to raise OUR taxes, in an incredibly down economy…and re-emphasizing the fact that they are continuing to limit public input on issues. This is not what the voters said they wanted when they threw out every incumbent but Ken Grassi. Please show up for Council meetings and make your opinions known…at least in the minuscule amount of time the Mayor and Council will allow you to.
Mark Kahley
University Place
Letter: A vote for Postma
Posted by | CommentsCitizens across the country – like me – are looking for answers. They’re against the President and the Congress spending money we don’t have and continuously increasing of our huge debt. People wonder why promised jobs never appear, and they see a threat to our health system. These and other problems threaten our once prosperous and stable country, and our present Representative Adam Smith is part of the problem.
Adam Smith voted yes for cap and trade, yes for health care reform, yes for raising the debt limit, yes for stimulus money, and yes for the other big spending bills that have come up in Congress. We need representatives who will ask where all this money is coming from, what is it accomplishing, and what are the answers, because there are solutions.
James Postma – ethical, accountable, experienced, and conservative – is running for Congress in our 9th Congressional District to replace Adam Smith. He has answers. I have known Jim for thirty years and his wife, Fran, even longer. Jim will focus on principles, solid values in representing us and in voting on issues, such as stopping the cap and trade bill, tort reform, developing our own energy resources, saving our health care system, and providing incentives and stimulus for small businesses.
Jim can be reached at JamesPostma@postma.com, 253-441-0541, or P. O. Box 881300, Steilacoom WA 98388. I urge concerned citizens to help elect Jim as our next Representative in Congress.
Thank you.
Marian Hinds
Steilacoom
Letter: ‘We just need to be hired!’
Posted by | CommentsI would like to know why we are not helping the unemployed more? Is there a fund-raising event we can hold to help people? I attend two job clubs per week and hear the same story over and over: People who are skilled, people who hard-working, people who cannot pay their mortgage, pay their electric bill or even buy gas for their cars. We apply for several jobs each week, put our best foot forward and try, try, try. We are grilled during interviews. Guess what? We just need to be hired! If we are hired then we will spend more money. When we spend more money then businesses are successful and the economy will improve.
Patricia Mannie
University Place
Letter: Vote Yes for Clover Park Schools
Posted by | CommentsBy Lt. General Bill Harrison (retired) and Debbie LeBeau
On February 9, residents in the Clover Park School District have an important opportunity to build safe, better schools without increasing their tax rate by voting YES for the school bond proposition. This crucial bond will raise $92 million to:
- Rebuild Hudtloff Middle School ($38 million)
- Build a consolidated Oakwood and Southgate Elementary school ($19 million)
- Build a new Harrison Preparatory Academy in partnership with Clover Park Technical College ($35 million) Read More→
Letter: Surprised by non-resident endorsements
Posted by | CommentsRegarding Monday night’s University Place Council Meeting, I was surprised to see two Tacoma residents give public endorsements
for a candidate for the UP City Council vacancy. I have no objection to their input, it was prepared and articulated quite well,
particularly since the decision to allow public input was made by the Council after the meeting began.
However, it caught UP residents unaware. We were not given any notice or indication that the Council had solicited support of candidates
from its constituents, who would have liked to have been afforded the same opportunity to prepare and speak on behalf of their preferred candidate.
How is it we were not afforded this liberty?
Delores Tulfo
University Place
Letter: Thank you for four great years
Posted by | CommentsJanuary marks Rainbow Rehab’s 4th Anniversary of providing physical therapy for the Lakewood community and beyond. I am very pleased to continue to offer personalized, one to one, compassionate care to every patient. I also want to send out a special thanks to all area physicians, chiropractors, attorneys, and patients for your continued support.
A little plug, if I may: New for 2010, we are supporting Steilacoom High School athletics and expanding our Personalized Independent Gym Program. We have also extended our hours. 8:30 am to 6 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; 9 am-5 pm Tuesday and Thursday. and are providers for most major insurances and accept Medicare, L&I, PIP, and 3rd party payers.
Physical Therapy helps you to MOVE FORWARD and BRINGS MOTION TO LIFE. Physical therapy services benefit a wide variety of personal needs. Please come to our clinic and learn more about what we can offer you! The first three people that come by and mention that they learned about us from this letter in The Suburban Times may request a free therapy exercise ball.
Thank you,
Marsha Hiller, PT
Rainbow Rehab, PLLC (253-589-9600)
8907 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Suite A,
Lakewood, WA 98499
Letter: ‘Think for yourself!’
Posted by | CommentsI see two letter (one and two) posted today on the Steilacoom school levy and I’ve reviewed the Pierce County Voters Pamphlet. One would get the impression that there is absolutely no opposition (excepting two brave people who dared to author opposition in Bethel and Tacoma [Editor’s Note: Here is a link to an opposing comment posted to The Suburban Times). It’s about children, it’s patriotic and it’s “right” or politically correct… easy to think there’s just one side to this coin.
I always try to see the forest for each of it’s trees, look at all sides carefully and try to make decisions based on fact, situation and effect. I would always be concerned when I sense that there is just one side of a debate or question presented. My fear is that there could be more than a little control built into the present system over the arguments in the voters pamphlets, the type and placement of signs speaking to the vote and in the articles available in the media.
Consider the second side to this coin… the levy they are asking to be supported was presented four years ago. Things may have been much better then for many people. Now a good share of the people out there are struggling and tightening financial belts . I’m often left wondering why government and public service agencies always expect to continue on in a level, if not increasing, arc of travel? It may be a good thing to support reasonable requests, but on that reverse side, could it create a hardship as well? I’m not asking for a negative vote…merely asking for critical and sincere thought before you vote. Think for yourself!
Dennis Cox
Steilacoom
Letter: Vote No on House Bill 2873
Posted by | CommentsEncourage your Lakewood City Council and state representatives to kill House Bill 2873. This bill would permit Lakewood to limit casinos but at the same time prevent the council from repealing the law for ten years. HB 2873 will receive a public hearing before the House Labor and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1:30 p.m. You can read the entirety of the bill at the link. Contacts for council and state representatives are listed at the end of this letter. Read More→
Letter: Looking for sponsors for Relay for Life
Posted by | CommentsHere we are at the beginning of a new year, preparing for the new decade. We hope that 2010 proves to be a strong rebound time for us all.
The American Cancer Society is organizing the annual Relay For Life of Lakewood and is once again inviting your company to become a corporate sponsor for this 2010 event, June 4-5 at Harry E. Lang Stadium, adjacent to Clover Park High School.
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