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For Deanna Clarke, who has been grooming pets for close to 30 years, it was just the right time to go out on her own. Her colorfully named Groomingdale's pet salon opened its doors in Lakewood over a year ago, and since then, Clarke has been steadily gaining clients, as
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Even with the tomato sauce bubbling on the stove and the garlic bread baking in the oven, class was in full session. For one group of 12 Soldiers from the Warrior Transition Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the cooking lesson inside the battalion's billets was teaching more than just the tricks
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Jacob Hatzinger, a senior at Graham-Kapowsin High School, is heading to the nation's capital with big dreams and is looking to return home with a big check. In early March, Hatzinger will be one of 53 students taking an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to take part in the 2012
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We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE FRIDAY 10 AM Air Supply Tacoma
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After the January snow and ice storm, 1st Lt. Alex Wingate, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, knew that the ranges his 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division unit was scheduled to train on in February were going to be a mess. "It was clear early on that it was
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The radar truck moved into position on top of an observation point overlooking sparse ground that has been pock marked with impacts from artillery shells. A team of Soldiers poured out of the vehicle to set up their equipment. The 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment Soldiers
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The strategic reset is an initiative that has already trickled into effect for many soldiers throughout Joint Base Lewis-McChord as criteria for promotion and reenlistment become stricter. The Army Career and Alumni Program is prepared to respond to the increase of transitioning soldiers with revisions to the current transition policy."Keep
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Jensen Fitness Center has been closed for remodeling since December 2010, now over a year later; the completion of the two million dollar renovation is in sight.The sounds of hammers and saws will soon be replaced with that of pumping iron and workout classes as the Jensen Fitness Center prepares
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Roger Ebert’s review of Whatever Works 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, Whatever Works Score: Three out of four stars Stars: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson and Ed
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Like a good surgeon, a bank robber must maintain a state of order while chaos and bloodshed threaten to erupt at any moment. With time (and law enforcement) in close pursuit, the thief relies on both animalistic cunning and advanced calculation to perform his monetary extraction. This dichotomy between precision
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BRUNO: Early opening. (R) Lakewood Towne Center 12: Thurs, July 9 12:01 a.m. ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS: The best of the three Ice Age films, involving the best use of 3-D I’ve seen in an animated feature. It also introduces a masterstroke that essentially allows the
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If you like a show — and I mean a real, live, going to leave you talking about it for days show — you’re going to dig the Woolly Bandits. Sure, the Bandits have the ‘60s inspired, go-go boot clad, garage rock ethos down pat — but there’s more to this
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It’s a new week, which means it’s time for a new edition of Bobble Tiki’s South Sound music notes column. Let’s get rolling. Bobble Tiki is no fan of Seattle. Sure, he’s been there. Sure, he likes a Dick’s Deluxe like the next island themed souvenier. And sure, he
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Trash art has gone eco. We’re not talking the kind of trash art that emerged out of Baltimore in the late ‘80s, or the self-indulgent wallowing you’ll find in emo-goth basement dives. This is trash on a mission. Next time you’re headed to the Tacoma landfill, take a side journey
