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Just talking about the incident brought Melissa Ann Shenefelt to tears.A couple of months ago, Shenefelt believes elementary school officials mishandled a disciplinary incident involving her oldest son, Vinnie, a kindergartner who was diagnosed last year with Asperger's syndrome. While her husband was in the midst of a 221-day deployment aboard
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The Army has been the centerpiece in the Harris family's life for more than 10 years. The family has always lived in base housing. The children were born at military hospitals and played in on-base recreational soccer and basketball leagues. Staff Sgt. Tracy Harris, his wife, Jenise, and their two children, Tracy
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The last time Ryan McKinnon deployed, things were different. He was an enlisted Soldier working as a medic. His oldest child, Sierra, was just two years old, and McKinnon's wife, Chrissy, was pregnant with his son Gabe. That was six years ago. After returning from that deployment, McKinnon enrolled in the Army's
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Army Reserve spouse Trina Heppner has a strong belief her family's future is bright.With what the family has been through over the past four years, Heppner is fairly positive things can't get much worse. After spending four years as an active-duty spouse while her husband Jonathan served with the Ranger Battalion
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Station 56 in Tacoma has now joined the ranks of South Sound nightclubs with a sushi bar. After two false starts, the sushi bar in the balcony officially opened on Friday, May 15. Walking into the nightclub just off South Tacoma Way on 56th Street, one would never imagine sushi
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Station 56 in Tacoma has now joined the ranks of South Sound nightclubs with a sushi bar. After two false starts, the sushi bar in the balcony officially opened on Friday, May 15. Walking into the nightclub just off South Tacoma Way on 56th Street, one would never imagine sushi
Military Life
Crystal Brown's body just keeps putting roadblocks in her way. But the Joint Base Lewis-McChord spouse keeps driving right through them. When she was in high school, doctors found a lump on her right breast. Fortunately, it was a cyst and she had it removed. In 1999, another lump appeared on the same
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Spc. John Alcock Jr. is known throughout his shop in the 542nd Maintenance Company on Joint Base Lewis-McChord as a mechanic who can get things done. "I can fix pretty much anything they put in front of me," said the North Bend, Ore., native. The Soldier's got the same reputation at home. "I'm
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KABUL, Afghanistan - I did something pretty remarkable the other day. I attended my daughter's parent-teacher conference. Normally an activity like that is an ordinary occurrence. What made it special was I did it while sitting in my room in Afghanistan using a popular video chat program. Different
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Andrew Alan Crook. All Ages. 7 pm. Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Olympia - Eastside. Guitar Republic. All Ages. 7:30 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Ches Ferguson, Julie Campbell. All Ages. 6 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. $25 suggested donation. Al Forno Ferruzza Olympia - Downtown. Tarik Bentleemsani and Lizzy Boyer with guests. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Wounded Mic.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Fellowship Of Reconciliation Benefit, featuring Tom Rawson. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $10-$25. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. James Coates. 8 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Local Performers Of Tacoma Night. All Ages. 3 pm. BLUES Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Rialto Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra Presents Carnival. All Ages. 3 pm. $6-$17. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall Band. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Chicago
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round. 6-8 pm. Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza Lacey. Team Trivia Night. Win
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. TCC Choir. All Ages. 6
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tim McKamey. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts
