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Pacific Lutheran University presents the Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, a unique and perpetually relevant three-day event that provides educators, students and community members a way to use the lessons of the Holocaust to empower themselves and others to challenge prejudices, violence and other forms of dehumanization. The
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While the number of support programs and resources the military offers to widows has increased quite a bit since the days of World War II, the method of friends coming together to lend support to someone in need has stayed the same. And that's something the Tacoma chapter of the Society
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(446th AW PA) - It's not always fun being guinea pigs but a six-member aerial port team is pretty stoked to be the first to represent the 446th Airlift Wing at Port Dawg Challenge, a new competition taking place at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Ga., Oct. 25-29. The Port Dawg
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An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and its crew from McChord Field aeromedically evacuated a New York Times photographer from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, early Sunday, after the 44-year-old man was injured by a land mine in Kandahar province. Joao Silva, a veteran war photographer based in
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SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (DVIDS) - How many people get to see their dreams come true? Seeing that happen takes strong ambition and persistence. Ever since seeing Tops in Blue for the first time when he was in seventh grade, Airman 1st Class Matthew Flores of Spanaway has been pursuing
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The characters in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning dramedy How I Learned to Drive are so multidimensional and real, it's shocking to learn the play isn't autobiographical. Vogel told PBS's NewsHour she wanted to approach "Lolita from Lolita's point of view," so yes, this is a play about pedophilia. Uncle Peck (Tim
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For 105 years the Sacajawea Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Olympia has been working to preserve history, promote education and patriotism. Currently, it has 94 members, many of whom are retired military themselves, who keep busy with a variety of endeavors to further their goals. From participating
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President Barack Obama recently signed into law the Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010, which paves the way for changes to many Veterans' Affairs programs and benefits, including insurance, healthcare, employment and education. The bill is an amendment to Title 38 of the United States Code and 2003's Servicemembers Civil Relief
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The characters in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning dramedy How I Learned to Drive are so multidimensional and real, it's shocking to learn the play isn't autobiographical. Vogel told PBS's NewsHour she wanted to approach "Lolita from Lolita's point of view," so yes, this is a play about pedophilia (and yes,
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Retired Major General John A. Hemphill may have paperwork that says he retired from his career in the service 25 years ago, but in many ways, he is still serving the members of both the military and the community in which he lives, every single day. Hemphill is not a man
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In July 2009, Alpha Co., 1st Bn, 5th Marines, nearly 200 men strong, conducted an infiltration of Nawa in southern Afghanistan. The first day they came under several firefights but were able to establish Combat Outpost Porghar. The company started patrols to root out Taliban fighters. On Aug 26, 2009, the
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For some local military daughters, encouraging citizenship is a basic fundamental. However, it stems not only from their patriotic lineage, but also from their membership in the Rainbow Girls, a global service sorority that was founded in 1922. The girls of Faith Assembly #145 gathered on national Make A Difference Day
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I feel privileged that I can be part of something so much bigger," said Vicky Mohler, Puyallup resident and longtime fixture on the local scene of supporting servicemembers. Her connection to the military comes from both her father's 29-year career in the Air Force and the fact that her daughter,
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In researching this story on Veterans Day, I talked with and listened to a number of individuals about their service to this nation. While interviewing this diverse group of individuals, I asked each one of them if they were a hero. They all said no. There was no hesitation in any of
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Getting kids to give money away is no easy feat. Having them research an organization, build marketing materials and spend their Saturdays soliciting donations - all on their own time, no less - can be even trickier. But Peace Out, a local non-profit teen philanthropy organization founded earlier this year
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Jim Martinson hates to preach. He'd much rather let his life experience speak for him. And it speaks loudly. As a double amputee, the 64-year-old Vietnam veteran has competed in Mono Skiing in the Winter X games, won the Boston Marathon wheelchair division in 1981 and finished second three times, and won
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One of the fabulous things about the Pacific Northwest is that no matter how long you've been here, I can probably come up with a place you've never been. I don't mean some obscure little town, although those are fun. I mean a legit place most people have heard of,
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ou take off in a small airplane from what was then known as King Field. It's rainy, foggy and, of course, cold. The mission: search for a downed aircraft in the Three Sisters Wilderness (Oregon) area. Members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) were tasked with finding that wreckage. Warren Davis,
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The strength of a play cannot rely on a good script alone. Likewise, good actors cannot make up for terrible writing. Thankfully, eleemosynary, currently on stage at Tacoma Little Theatre, features a great script with a trio of delightfully talented actors bringing it to life. Written
