Petty Questions
Let's just get straight to the point. Spring break is only many weeks away! QUESTION: A bunch of friends of mine want to go on spring break. The place they suggest is in the Dominican Republic, but it seems like a dump. Reviews report timeshare salesmen hounding you, aided by hotel
News Front
Spc. Jacob Darbonne patiently explained to a soldier assigned to the 6th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army how his M-4 works. Through halting English, the Indian soldier said he appreciated what Darbonne, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, had told him. "This is good for us to come
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What's unusual about The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, aside from its lack of an intermission (the show clocked in at two hours less a minute), is that some of its lines and even structure are ad-libbed. Four audience members (were some of them plants? I
Stage
I don't think I've ever seen an arts organization make a more swift and dramatic turnaround than Capital Playhouse. Is it weird to say I'm proud of them? For years I sat through shows that could've, should've been better, with listless or dissonant performances from actors I knew could act.
News Front
The Army retired the colors the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, then redesignated the unit the 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Tuesday. Units reflag frequently. It's a part of the realities of force restructuring as the military grows and shrinks to meet demand. And as personnel and budget cuts loom large
Archives
Next week the Pierce County Council will vote on a resolution supporting the continued practice of poll voting. The decision whether or not to use polling places is currently made by the Pierce County Auditor's Office. Pierce is the only county in Washington to still operate polls and physical polling
Music
For people who came of age in the ‘90s, the phrase, "five-finger discount," is instantly recognizable. Still, I doubt that people who are familiar with this idiom actually did much shoplifting. Most of us likely came to know the saying from an iconic episode of The Simpsons' first season, "The
Music
It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling. Well, aloha! Bobble Tiki has just returned from two weeks in the islands - tan (or as tan as an island themed souvenir
News Front
Putting one foot in front of the other in an activity commonly referred to as walking is good for you and others - especially when the walkers have the goal in mind of ending AIDS. On Saturday, Sept. 12, the 24th annual South Sound END AIDS Walk will be held. Sponsored
Travel
Sometimes taking a vacation outside of Washington is just not in the stars. However, Washington state is not short on amazing vacation destinations. Case in point - Skamania Lodge. Skamania Lodge is the perfect place to get away from it all, quite literally. About 45 minutes from Portland, the lodge is
Reviews
With the fall weather just around the corner, the time for fruity drinks on the deck in the sun are soon to be just a fond memory. This is where Infinite Soups comes in. With a rotating menu, Infinite offers a dozen or so soups on any given day that
Arts
1. The collaborative team of Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace were pioneers of early contemporary glass but have never been as widely celebrated as their contemporaries Dale Chihuly and William Morris. Until now. Welcome to Every Soil Bears Not Everything, a retrospective of works by Kirkpatrick and Mace. Every
Military Life
Kunar is a four-legged, furry Afghan, but not the kind with floppy ears and golden Fabio hair. To hear his owner describe him, he is "the luckiest dog alive." What makes Kunar so lucky? Kunar was a dog on an Afghan military base. In Afghanistan, according to Joe, an American soldier
Military Life
When I first moved to JBLM, I had the good fortune of being invited to a Power Hour meeting. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, but I showed up with a positive attitude and a business idea and I was blown away by the amount of helpful information and
Focus
(446th AW PA) - Did you know we have movie stars in the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron? During the summer of 2010, Reservists were deployed to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. where they were met by an IMAX film crew. As it turns out, the Reservists from McChord Field and the 45th
Stage
I Could Go On Singing: The Judy Garland Songbook For one night only, the life and songs of Judy Garland will be brought to the Centerstage Theatre. Meg McLynn will be portraying the irreplaceable actress and singer as they cover her enormous songbook. - Rev. Adam McKinney Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:30
Focus
(446th AW PA) - Two 446th Logistics Readiness Flight logistics planners helped streamline a nail-biting redeployment process that previously took 14-hours to complete, whittling the waiting period down to as little as six hours. The Reservists accomplished the task of getting people home as part of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness
Focus
(62nd AW PA) - No airlift wing can provide global airlift for America without ready and available aircraft. No aircraft can deliver global airlift without proper maintenance. At McChord Field, the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs ensure the 62nd Airlift Wing's C-17 Globemaster IIIs are safe, reliable and able to
Focus
Staff Sgt. Natasha Sanchez still remembers the day quite clearly. She was 19 years old; her brother was 15. Both were bowling in a tournament in their home state of Tennessee. Suddenly, two lanes down from Sanchez, loud cheering broke out around her brother's lane. He'd bowled a 300 - a
