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Who’s with me on how nice the weather has been? It’s been hot enough for girls to show off their legs, and the fellas are busting out the muscle shirts. But just because it’s warm does not give anyone an excuse to wear open-toed tan platform sandals, gray leggings, a
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So the dogs have … issues. Foremost: their mommy doesn’t walk them (class-ad note: put in an ad for lawn person and dog walker, preferably with references). Excess energy in two high-energy, young purebred hunting dogs means they stalk kiddie toys with intent to maul. My back yard and living room look
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Danii Blackwell shows off her style at the Nordstrom fashion show at the Museum of Glass, though she is, in point of fact, not wearing anything from Nordstrom. Her wool knickers, old-school type that I can remember wearing in the mid-eighties, though never with that much confident élan, came from Chinatown. The
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A lesser person would think that a play named “Amadeus” would be about that composer dude who wrote “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” before he had his first blemish and hammered out the score of some of the world’s best musical works before he had the obligation to shave his face.
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Rachel Corrie “My Name is Rachel Corrie” is a telling play about a Olympia native who traveled to the Gaza Strip to aid Palestinians in 2003 only to die at a protest when a bulldozer crushed her. Her story became headline news around the world and shed light on the struggles
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Spc. Anthony Gonzales is a physically strong soldier who provides indirect fire support to soldiers serving outside of Baghdad. His military occupational specialty is 11C, or indirect fire infantryman. In other words, he fires mortars. Gonzales joined the Army almost three years ago because he wanted a change in life and a
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FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A nonprofit organization is teaming up with locally based corporations to improve the lives of soldiers - specifically their prospects for jobs once they leave the service. Hire America's Heroes is working hard to provide employment opportunities for injured and disabled veterans. This newly formed organization is
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Spc. John Crosby is an Army photojournalist because he wanted to go to war. "I've always wanted to be a GI Joe," said Crosby as he worked on some recent images in 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 2nd Infantry Division's tactical operations center. "And I thought this was a great
Operation Family Support
Rebuilding Together, the nation's largest all-volunteer home rehabilitation organization, has partnered with Sears, Roebuck and Co. to create a new program designed to revitalize the homes of military families. Similar to the nonprofit's "Serving Those Who Serve" program, "Heroes at Home" was launched in May to meet the home renovation needs
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Jake Adam York, a poet relentlessly dedicated to the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement, wrote this poem titled "Grace": "The smoke from the grill/ is the smell of my father coming home/ from the furnace and the tang/ of vinegar and char is the smell of Birmingham, the
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Pfc. Brandon Jones confronts the challenges that bedevil some soldiers. He is a mental health specialist in the behavioral clinic at Madigan Army Medical Center. His military occupational specialty, or MOS, is 68X. "I give mental status exams for soldiers wanting to be snipers, drill sergeants and recruiters," said Jones. "This is
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Reserve components - both Guard and reserve members in all five branches of service - comprise about 46 percent of the nation's military manpower. That's a lot of power for civilian employers to lose as reservists are called up to serve during the global war on terror. And that can lead
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Your days in the military are wrapping up, and you're starting to examine educational opportunities. After becoming accustomed to earning a certain amount of money each month, the idea of relying on the GI Bill can be a bit daunting. Before you start running financials in your head, it's a good
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Sgt. Brandon Henning wasn't sure why the oil was backing up into the fuel line of a Stryker's engine, but he was bound and determined to find out. "We're not sure if it's the heat or what," he said as he worked on the engine in the motor pool at Forward
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It’s that time of year. With 2009 coming to a close and college football bowl games dominating the TV, people are doing a few very predictable things. Number one: They’re taking vacations — just like I am this week. Much like your favorite radio DJ has been gone since before
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One of our favorite Far Side cartoons, by Gary Larson, depicts a pair of grizzled cowboys sitting around a campfire at dusk. One is handing the other a cup. The caption reads, "More cappuccino, Raoul?" Yes, times are changing. We have to co-exist with coyotes. How? Good news: The city
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This is hands down, one of my all-time favorite dining establishments. Even after watching the creepiest of documentaries Food, Inc. and subsequently swearing off all recognizable forms of animal muscle for a short while — I still found orgasmic pleasure in the taste of Ranch House’s meat last week. A
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I begin my recommendations of art shows for the New Year with a reminder of a couple of ongoing shows at Tacoma Art Museum and Museum of Glass. The Movement of Impressionism: Europe, America, and the Northwest continues at TAM. The exhibition features artwork by many well-known French impressionists including
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The 61st Chemical Company based out of Ft Lewis are mobilized to Kuwait and have been doing ongoing chemical training with the Kuwait military. Sign up for our free newsletter.
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First Night. It happens all over the country, including our fair city. At the heart of the tradition is a spirit of celebration without the assistance of a bottle of vodka, beer or wine. Or weed. Or speed. Or spray paint in a plastic bag. It’s a strange idea —
