Health
The warnings are out there: unsafe food handling and not practicing food safety leads to a myriad of ill effects, even acute sickness. Yet, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) suggests that, on average, one in every six Americans get sick annually from food poisoning. Protect
Military Life
When LaQuita Moore joined the Army, she didn't know she'd be serving for life - first as a Soldier and now as an Army wife. "I may not have the same mission as my husband, but I serve, too," Moore said. "Wives have to support their Soldiers and be the backbone
Music
DANDY >>> Saturday, Jan 21 I know very little about Dandy - except that the band's name is derived from combining the names of the two guys involved, Dan Brownawell and Andy Childs. I also know Dandy makes dance music. The band is dedicated to the task of enabling people to put
Music
Funny thing happened along the way. Thanks to the evolution of popular music, a whole generation of current rockers became dated faster than at any previous point in history. These days, if it doesn't include a Pitbull sample, a Casio keyboard line or even the remote chance of "going viral,"
Ragnet
In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
We Recommend
I've never felt such contradictory reactions to a play as I did to Almost, Maine at Olympia Little Theatre. It's an anthology set in a fictional settlement on a cold winter's night, and I both loved and despised it. Depending on where you sit, it might be the best date
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There are a lot of artist-made postcards in the Wish You Were Here postcard exhibit at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Gallery at South Puget Sound Community College. More than 75 local and regional artists submitted more than 250 works. Sorry, I didn't count how many made
Cup Check
Last week's column was probably the second most popular Cup Check of all time. And if you consider that the most popular Cup Check of all time, dedicated to ESPN college football analyst turned US Senate candidate Craig James not killing five hookers, will never be touched - having shattered Weekly
Features
Smoking has become mostly a private activity in Washington, yet a new business in Olympia gives cigarette aficionados a place to gather while they enjoy a nicotine fix. The place is Volcano Vapor Cafe, and the cigarettes being enjoyed there are electronic ones, filled with a nicotine solution that is converted
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A veritable illicit candy store springs up wherever the band Phish plays. The adult playground was in full swing at the show at The Gorge Amphitheatre on Aug. 8. Acid, pot, X, shrooms, buds, nugs, tabs, chron, trip. All are mumbled in low voices by those selling, looking to buy
Stage
There are a lot of artist-made postcards in the Wish You Were Here postcard exhibit at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Gallery at South Puget Sound Community College. More than 75 local and regional artists submitted more than 250 works. Sorry, I didn't count how many made
Features
The Chinese zodiac deals in a 12-year cycle, as opposed to the 12-month Western zodiac or the astrological signs commonly associated with horoscopes. Each of the 12 years of the Chinese Zodiac is represented by a different animal, with characteristics and personality features attributed to it. The Chinese zodiac has
Kids
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash., - The Defense Department launched a new website today for children experiencing the challenges of military deployments. The highly interactive website, http://www.MilitaryKidsConnect.org, was created by psychologists at DOD's National Center for Telehealth and Technology here. It helps children of deployed parents cope
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A veritable illicit candy store springs up wherever the band Phish plays. The adult playground was in full swing at the show at The Gorge Amphitheatre on Aug. 7. Acid, pot, X, shrooms, buds, nugs, tabs, chron, trip. All are mumbled in low voices by those selling, looking to buy
