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Olympia Coffee Roasting Company is one of Olympia's Godsends. The roasting house helps state workers crank through Excel files, it adds bounce to college students' steps and it puts a smile on everyone's face that comes through its front door. A staple in the downtown community since 2007, OCR has been
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Pierce County Executive John W. Ladenburg directed that all flags in Pierce County be lowered to half-staff this past week. This age-old symbol of mourning and tribute is in memory of East Pierce Fire and Rescue Chief Dan Packer, who was killed firefighting in Northern California July 26. Our deepest
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Pierce County Executive John W. Ladenburg directed that all flags in Pierce County be lowered to half-staff this past week. This age-old symbol of mourning and tribute is in memory of East Pierce Fire and Rescue Chief Dan Packer, who was killed firefighting in Northern California July 26. Our deepest
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The fabulous city of Tacoma is known for its enthralling and captivating music scene. Local venues open their doors to the talent of this town by providing stages and opportunities for musicians to perform almost every night of the week. Brent McCann, a recent graduate of Gonzaga University, was visiting
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The hum of reels and ribbons in the movie theaters will soon disappear. By 2015, film will slip to niche status; venerable old 35 mm film will be mostly gone. Digital is the way now, and while that makes life easier for distributors, the cost for small cinemas across the
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The Wallace and Crump show Being environmental educators as well as jewelry design partners, it is no surprise that Michele Wallace and Jennifer Crump are inspired by nature, plants and water and colors. Yet, nature flows through them in very different ways. Crump thinks about the person the item is for
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The Wallace and Crump show Being environmental educators as well as jewelry design partners, it is no surprise that Michele Wallace and Jennifer Crump are inspired by nature, plants and water and colors. Yet, nature flows through them in very different ways. Crump thinks about the person the item is for
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Bobble Tiki loves a good island. It’s part of his heritage and part of what makes him such a dedicated island themed souvenir. If Bobble Tiki had his way, the whole world would be an island, and everywhere you looked people would be dancing in grass skirts. Of course, this will
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Bobble Tiki loves a good island. It’s part of his heritage and part of what makes him such a dedicated island themed souvenir. If Bobble Tiki had his way, the whole world would be an island, and everywhere you looked people would be dancing in grass skirts. Of course,
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Paul Sparks is a relational scientist and a student of social bonds. He is obsessed with the notion of what he calls “relational community.” Sparks is also a social being, making him a subject of his own studies; ergo the relationships he forms are his greatest source of theory. While
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Paul Sparks is a relational scientist and a student of social bonds. He is obsessed with the notion of what he calls “relational community.” Sparks is also a social being, making him a subject of his own studies; ergo the relationships he forms are his greatest source of theory. While
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People often ask me how I decide what art exhibits to review. It’s an interesting question, but I probably don’t have an equally interesting answer. It’s often a seat-of-my-pants/spur-of-the-moment decision. For starters, I try to review shows that I think I will like and shows that I think the readers
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People often ask me how I decide what art exhibits to review. It’s an interesting question, but I probably don’t have an equally interesting answer. It’s often a seat-of-my-pants/spur-of-the-moment decision. For starters, I try to review shows that I think I will like and shows that I think the readers
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ANNOUNCER: If it’s good enough for the U.S. Open Championships, the boys figure its good enough for them. Earlier this year the Chambers Bay golf course learned they’d host the 2010 Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open — not only a first for the Pacific Northwest, but also rare for a
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ANNOUNCER: If it’s good enough for the U.S. Open Championships, the boys figure its good enough for them. Earlier this year the Chambers Bay golf course learned they’d host the 2010 Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open — not only a first for the Pacific Northwest, but also rare for a
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I made a new best friend at Valley Pub on Pacific Highway, and she goes by “Roxy.” The minute I walked into Valley Pub Roxy introduced herself, called me cute, and we took off as friends from there. The manager (I think her name was Vaughn) checked my ID while
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I made a new best friend at Valley Pub on Pacific Highway, and she goes by “Roxy.” The minute I walked into Valley Pub Roxy introduced herself, called me cute, and we took off as friends from there. The manager (I think her name was Vaughn) checked my ID while
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, which you will agree has one of the more ungainly titles of recent years, is everything that Sex and the City wanted to be. It follows the lives of four women, their career adventures, their romantic disasters and triumphs, their joys and sadness.
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, which you will agree has one of the more ungainly titles of recent years, is everything that Sex and the City wanted to be. It follows the lives of four women, their career adventures, their romantic disasters and triumphs, their joys and sadness.
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In all the memories gathered together in Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, there was one subject I found conspicuously missing: the fact of the man’s misery. Did he never have a hangover? The film finds extraordinary access to the people in his life, but not
