Ask 10 parents of successful children what they did right, and you’re likely to get 10 different answers. There’s no one way to raise a child. Just look at all the books on the subject. Yet get those same parents in a room together, and they would probably have a lot in common.
A number of readers have sent me e-mails in recent days with inquiries about obesity surgery. The heightened interest in the subject seems to stem from news reports about a pharmaceutical company, Allergan, which has asked the Food and Drug Administration to modify its existing policy on surgical procedures for the purpose of weight loss.
Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More Music Academy Rockcitals featured a series of bands from the Maple Valley music academy Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center.
Tami Bridges was inspired by the selflessness of her younger sister.
“She told me that she didn’t want any presents for Christmas this year,” Bridges recalled. “She wanted us to get presents for a family that she adopted.”
Bridges, a 2007 Tahoma High graduate, decided to do something similar.
I realized a while back that there have been over 850 moons that have gone through their phases since I arrived on the earth, and I haven’t taken the time to look at nearly enough of them. Here Molly Fisk, a California poet, gives us one of those many moons that you and I may have failed to observe.
When she cries on my shoulder
I just want to hold her
and let her tears roll down,
gently roll down my back
then become part of my being.
Allied Waste suggests a list of “Naughty and Nice” recycling tips to help make recycling a breeze for its customers.
The company stated even for diligent and dedicated recyclers, holiday decorations and gift wrap may present a challenge.
Here’s a poem by Christopher Todd Matthews that I especially like for the depiction of the little boy who makes more of a snowball than we would have expected was there. This poet lives in Lexington, Virginia.
‘War, Love and Life’a merging of poetry, music, performance and dance at Maple Valley Creative Arts Center | Slide Show
In the days when I was taller
In the days when I was taller than you,
We would roam the fields
And the skunk weeds we plucked from
Under sun drenched alders would open
Other worlds containing dinosaurs.
Home of the brave
Home of the free
Home of the homeless
how can this be?
The scenes lay
The midst of may
Before their worlds dismay
As a soldier
Prepares for leave
I’ve always considered the library the fantastic place to “shop” on a shoestring. At the library, you can cart home bags of items to try, read/watch/listen to them—or not—and take ‘em back without guilt.
Al Dennis Jr. sells sweets in one life and poetry in another.
Dennis is a customer sales executive for The Hershey Company with an office in Maple Valley, and he is also the author of “Fearless Stains,” a book of poetry and photographs. Dennis describes the work as an anthology of his life.
The Kiwanis Club of Covington sponsored a series of holiday celebrations Friday and Saturday including a pancake breakfast Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church in Covington, a fruitcake throw and the lighting of the city Christmas tree.
At any given moment, there must be 100,000 of us trying to fit in, and finding it next to impossible. Here’s a wonderful portrayal of that difficulty, by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, who lives in Astoria, New York.
Santa Claus arrived at Black Diamond Community Center riding a King County Fire District No. 44 fire truck Friday, Dec. 3.
Rainier Youth Choirs will present its annual holiday choral concert, Making Spirits Bright, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
The concert will be at Kent United Methodist Church at 11010 S.E. 248th St., Kent.
The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra invites the community to sing-a-long to holiday favorites 7 p.m. Saturday Dec. 11.
There are a number of things to weigh before giving a pet to a family as a gift during the holiday season, including selecting the right companion.
