Focus
Eagle's Pride Golf Course (unofficially known as the Ft. Lewis golf course though it lies outside the gates) was first conceived back in 1929 when Gen. Joseph Castner, using troop labor and Army engineers, laid out the course. Officially, Eagle's Pride opened in 1938 as an 18-hole course, though it was
Veterans Day
The residents of the Olympic Alzheimer's Center in Gig Harbor thought that they were going to have their typical Veteran's Day celebration last week, but they were in for a surprise. What they did not know was that Soldiers with the Second Platoon, Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery
Ragnet
In every issue of this fine rag the Volcano's hack team of wannabe journalists tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area (even when Editor Matt Driscoll is on vacation). Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes
Music
"I guess, if we were stars, you'd call it an all-star band, but I don't know if we are," laughs Derek Kelley. Even though Kelley's being modest in his assessment of the Speedwobbles, that's about as close to an apt description of the band as you'll find. Not only is it
Archives
Seconds into the opening track "Trouble Maker" on Shannon and the Clams' new LP it hits you, "Holy moly! This is the best album of 2009!" Shannon and the Clams bring to mind various girl groups and soul groups of the 1960s, but with surf and punk undertones and
Music
MAN WITHOUT WAX >>> Friday, Nov. 25 In a manner similar to fellow bombastic locals Roman Holiday, Man Without Wax sounds perfectly radio-ready, a band just lying around, waiting for someone to discover them and throw them on the modern rock station. They've captured the sound of bands like Kings of Leon
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"Young people have such fresh ideas and so few very public venues in which to share their work," says Tacoma Poet Laureate Josie Emmons Turner. In an effort to help remedy this, Turner has set up a night for young poetry and prose writers to share their work in a
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Can you guess what "Pin a Dorito on an American" is about? This art installation by Lynn Di Nino is part of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's Fourth Annual Foundation of Art Award exhibit show, which itself is a part of Spaceworks Tacoma, a program that utilizes vacant storefronts to
Advice Goddess
QUESTION: Two years ago, my man left his 22-year marriage to be with me, but he told me he loved his former wife and would always want a friendship with her. I accepted that (I'm friends with my ex), but I'm bothered by the amount of contact they have. They
Arts
LGBT leaders and allies all over Washington are launching a new campaign for marriage equality called Washington United for Marriage. The campaign's goal is to pass a marriage equality bill in the Washington State Legislature and for it to be signed into law by Governor Christine Gregoire. To reach this
Stage
Head north to Seattle or go to the Internet to see Troy Gua. You'll be glad you did.I was impressed when I first discovered Gua's work in a show at Fulcrum Gallery back in January of 2010. But there should have been a little voice in my head whispering, "You
Features
Cooking takes all forms. Some stand at the stove like an artist at a blank canvas, adding ingredients free form style in hopes of a masterpiece. Fusion food, combining ingredients not traditionally thought to go together, follows few accepted culinary rules - and at times strives to stretch and break
Education
It's hard to argue with Pierce College's claims to having amazing students, ones who not only get good grades and overcome adversity, but do it while serving their country. A cancer diagnosis didn't stop Sgt. Brandon Booth from maintaining a 4.0 grade average. Being a single father
Focus
The human need for food, clothing, and shelter has been understood throughout the history of civilization. Providing these very basic yet essential needs for the warfighter brings with it challenges and constraints that many take for granted. Within the U.S. Army Materiel Command, or AMC, the science and technology required to
Children
Trista Huckleberry, a University of Washington Tacoma assistant professor with a PhD in psychology, has extensive education and experience in child development matters. She spent time with The Ranger to help shed some light on coping when deployments result in disabilities. TRISTA HUCKLEBERRY: When parents return from deployment injured, the child's reaction
Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs has many special programs for veterans. So many programs, in fact, that most of them are not used to their fullest. One problem in finding out about these programs is the fact that the VA just doesn't promote them. The other problem is that veterans
Children
In 2004, a sniper in Mosul, Iraq, fired a shot that would alter the Villanueva family forever. Catressa Villanueva, Staff Sgt. Javier Villanueva’s wife, explains the incident simply: “They went on a patrol and were ambushed. A sniper fired a shot that shattered the tibia and fibula in his left
