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While it's unrecognizable now, in seven months Kimbro Pool, located in McVeigh Sports and Fitness Center, will be transformed into a multi-million dollar facility. Construction is well under way for the popular swimming pool on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Since Aquatics Coordinator Bill Miller has been on post
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Having spent the last decade in the Army, Erica McLean is more than familiar with the act of rendering a salute. Having others salute her, however, might take some getting used to. After 10 years of climbing her way through the Army's enlisted ranks, McLean finally stepped into the
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Roger Ebert’s review of Sugar ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. Sugar Score: Three and a half out of four stars Stars: Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Ann
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Roger Ebert’s review of Goodbye, Solo ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. Goodbye, Solo Score: Four out of four stars Stars: Souleymane Sy Savane, Red West and Carmen Leyva Directed by:
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DRAG ME TO HELL: The mortgage crisis claims another victim. When a young loan officer (Alison Lohman) shames an old woman and causes her to lose her house the spurned woman puts a deadly curse on her young foe. (PG-13) – BW Century Olympia: Thurs 12:01 a.m.
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Tacoma Police officials are preparing to ramp up efforts at suppressing the growth of gang activity in Tacoma. Those efforts will include a family of new approaches, and will ask community organizations, city departments and city offices to help. Police officials say they are dealing with an intolerable increase in
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U.S. Rep Dick Muri? Republican Dick Muri of the Pierce County Council — who the Weekly Volcano has always admired for his tan skin and keen choice of ties — announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress this week. He’ll be vying for a seat in the House of Reps, representing Washington’s
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The first time I went to Lincoln High School I saw six people of color in an audience of about 200. Also in attendance were 10 cops, 15 city administrators and at least a dozen people who looked like they belonged in a late-era Old Navy commercial. You know, dancing
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You know that shittty economy you’ve been hearing all about, the one that’s forced you to switch to store-brand peanut butter, the one that’s got you rationing your gas, the one that may have you laid off and questioning every step in your life leading up to this point —
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A pair of sexually charged dimwits was busted near Lakewood this week after damaging 14 cars traveling down Interstate 5 by throwing rocks at them off a railroad trestle. Apparently, and this is where things get really dumb, the pair — a 23-year-old dude and an 18-year-old chick — were
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Bobble Tiki thinks Neko Case secretly frustrates Tacoma. Bobble Tiki thinks that while most people in Tacoma with any musical sense can’t help but be taken by Case’s classic, captivating and road-weary vocal capabilities and songwriting skills, on some level this town wants a little more. Bobble Tiki thinks
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At first glance, nothing seems strange. Just another Sunday at Jefferson Park. Kids running around. Guys throwing balls. Butts parked in lawn chairs. Flames leaping from a charcoal grill. But as you come closer, details emerge: tattoos, piercings, mohawks, a van with “Fart” rattle-canned on the side. This ain’t no
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HELMS ALEE Friday, May 29 Synesthesia is a condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color. It’s within the sludgy math-rock, distorted guitars, and vicious wails of Helms Alee frontman Ben Verellen that you’ll see
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By now you’re probably beginning to think I’m obsessed. You may have even diagnosed the situation as a massive “man crush” — which wouldn’t be that far off. Obsessed with the Nightgowns, that is — Tacoma’s indie wonderboys. I’ve spewed plenty of words about Trevor, Cody, Kyle and BJ —
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Spc. Sean Shanahan looks at combatives, the Army's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-based style of hand-to-hand fighting, much like he does life: You get knocked down, you get back up. "It transfers over to everything you do in life," Shanahan says in between ground
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Ah, this hot weather. What better way to escape the sun then to head inside a National Guard armory and buy art and art supplies. Yes, ’tis another Artists’ Garage Sale sponsored by the Olympia Arts Commission. Consider it a metaphor for your search for meaning in life. It’s sunny,
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The base of Mandolin Cafe’s Strawberry Chicken Salad ($6) begins with a spring green/romaine mixture that leans more toward the greens, less toward the romaine. This I love. Nothing is worse than the crunch of those tasteless white romaine ribs amongst a flavorful and tender array of spring greens, but
