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Children are stubborn creatures. Molding them into the clean, safe-driving, classical-music-loving model citizens you dream of them being is just not as simple as it should be. It takes creativity and an ability to be extremely entertaining for long periods of time. You should share your burden. Take Junior and
Operation Family Support
When soldiers arrive at Fort Lewis they are required to attend dozens of meetings and briefings during their in-processing. One of these meetings is a family brief, a session that military personnel must attend during their first week at Fort Lewis. During this brief, useful information is shared about the
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The Pierce County Library System selected the best-selling Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by nationally known award-winning author Ruth Reichl as the Pierce County READS book for 2010, which begins today and runs through April 3. The memoir tells the accounts of famous food
Health
After she graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in May 2009, Natasha Wills, age 27, joined the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Madigan. Although she had visited several units, her heart was in the NICU, she said. "Working in the neonatal unit has all the aspects of nursing that I enjoy - teaching,
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As a popular poet once noted, "Makin' your way / in the world today / takes everything you've got." Yes, it's back to the coalmines, tired from Tacoma Beer Week. You need something to work off that beer, and MLKBallet has your back. MLKBallet Contemporary Master Class with Spectrum Dance
Deals
Need a break from your own cooking or the post dining facility? Ready to indulge in culinary delights? The majority of buffets around the Puget Sound area offer a wide variety of cultural dishes. The following buffets offer choices that should satisfy each member of the family. Five buffets on
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Christian Doyle was voted Best Actor in the 2014 Best of Olympia issue. "You may remember that show for his lovable impersonation of Charlie Chaplin, easily as dead-on as any Little Tramp at Universal Studios. More recently, he's distinguished himself as a fine rock wailer, fight choreographer, and ad-lib impresario,"
Stage
I still vividly remember the night I first saw Thomas "Tennessee" Williams' The Glass Menagerie. The show concluded in a mother-daughter tableau so gorgeous, so inarguably perfect and right, that it sealed the deal on my adult fascination with theater. I'm not saying Williams makes it easy for directors. He
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The sound of just over 30 pairs of boots crunching wet gravel surrounded me. The boots belonged to Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. At times, cold rain fell straight down; at other times it slanted with the wind. Our way was marked by
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Drenched in ice-cold, pouring rain and shivering, Spc. Gilbert Venzor thought he just might break. After being soaked and muddy for nearly 18 hours, he had to remind himself just how much he wanted his silver spurs. Venzor and other soldiers of 2nd
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When spring finally rolls around, servicemembers are being invited to Evergreen Speedway to watch the Air Force tribute car, owned and operated by Boyatt Racing, speed around the track and compete in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series. "We run the super late model now - which means more motor, more
Resources
Even with the spread of satellite phone and instant Internet messaging, older forms of communication - such as amateur radio - have continued to survive. And today, volunteer ham radio hobbyists are sharing their enthusiasm and their equipment to help boost the morale of soldiers and other armed forces personnel
Style
The Legislative Building, on the grounds of the State Capitol in Olympia, is reason enough to visit the area. It's a majestic historical sight to behold day or night. And though downtown Olympia is the more walkable of business districts, the Capitol district homes several hot spots among the serene,
Music
Hip-Hop 4 The Homeless continues to thrive as an annual event that focuses on the increasing numbers of the homeless nation and raises food, clothing, resources and funding for the homeless and needy of Thurston, Pierce, Mason and Lewis counties and beyond. For the scoop, read my previous column here. The
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Interviewing Fruit Juice, voted the Best New Band in Olympia by you lovely readers, was the best band interview I've done in a long time. It may have been the bottle of wine I finished prior, or it may have been the band's own intake of whiskey and beer, but
Deals
You are planning a vacation to Disney World and are probably staying at Shades of Green to enjoy the discounts available to military personnel. But the only time you can go is spring break or summer vacation. Just thinking about the lines at those times are enough to make most people
Veterans
The Social Security Administration has set up a Web site that helps military service members receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security. At http://www.ssa.gov/woundedwarriors/, answers to several questions about applying for disability benefits can be found. Benefits available through Social Security are different than those from the Department of Veterans
Spouses
Andrea says she has no real reason to feel the way she does - unsatisfied and unhappy in her marriage. She says she has friends with real problems, noting a couple who is working on a long-distance relationship spread over a war zone as well as a friend who she claimed
Education
A quick perusal of jobs advertised in the South Sound shows the need for qualified people for a variety of construction jobs as well as a wide array of medical positions. Both of these types of jobs pay competitive wages at starting levels, and both are relatively quick and easy to
