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Concerned citizens were out in numbers Wednesday, March 16, as the City of Tacoma's Planning Commission listened to public testimony regarding proposed revisions to billboard regulations. In a glorious representation of our city's intellect and quirkiness, public statements ran the gambit from prepared arguments rooted in legal precedent, to a
Music
A few years ago, I saw a show at the New Frontier where multiple bands got together to cover the entirety of the late Jeff Buckley's classic album, Grace. What that night illuminated to me was that, no matter how iconoclastic and indelible the music of Jeff Buckley was, those
Military Life
Living and loving someone with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be a challenge. Symptoms range from insomnia and anxiety to violent, unpredictable behavior and depression, all of which can be taxing not only on the one suffering from the condition, but also on his or her spouse. TBI is defined
Focus
Sgt. Lester Perez has always enjoyed shooting some hoops, but he thought those days were behind him after he suffered critical injuries last year while deployed with the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. An IED explosion broke both of Perez's legs and, after undergoing eight surgeries at Walter Reed Medical
Health
More than most, servicemembers and their families live under an umbrella of stress. Their lives are filled with frequent moves and recurrent challenges related to living in a military family. Those battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) suffer in a different, yet no less real, way. One effective tool to
News Articles
PICATINNY ARESENAL, N.J. - A lot can happen during the course of a phone call. On Jan. 14, 2005, Tom Coradeschi placed a phone call to Robert Pinto, triggering a conversation that would give impetus to a revolutionary advancement in artillery. Coradeschi had never met nor spoken with Pinto. But Coradeschi's boss,
Reviews
Announcer: The boys are always reminded that there is good food and drinks in the Puyallup Valley, it's just that they aren't as well publicized. But, once again, they walked away from a downtown establishment excited to have discovered a new home for their tastebuds. Jake: One great thing about Crockett's
Arts
By definition, "people's choice" shows are always well loved. When the works the people have to choose from include such giants of early modern art as Mary Cassatt, Jacob Lawrence, Edward Degas and Pierre-August Renoir, how can the popular choices go wrong? On the other hand, such shows tend toward
Outdoors
Cascade Orienteering and the City of Lakewood have joined forces to bring a quickly growing outdoor event to Fort Steilacoom Park for the first time this weekend. While the park hosts the JROTC National Championships this Sunday, March 6, Lakewood city officials will conduct an orienteering race of their own. The
Focus
The dance down the long, dark and cold hallway had begun with a conversation and ended with a show of force. "We're training to perfect close quarters combat (CQC) skills," explained ‘Sgt. West' during an earlier briefing. "Once we've perfected our skills, we will be in a position to train others." After
News Front
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), more commonly referred to as Obama-Care, has recently had a wide spread impact on this year's income tax filing season. The release of the new 1095 series forms has prevented many tax filers from completing their returns in a time frame that they are used
Arts
Just five months old and like a growing newborn, Tacoma Comedy Club is already too big for its britches. The only difference is Tacoma Comedy Club co-owners Adam Norwest and Aaron Flett-Riggs aren't whining. Instead, they're enabling their very own growth spurt - planning a move next weekend to 933
Veterans
Air Force veteran Fred Higaki was helped by numerous volunteers throughout his 22-year military career. When Higaki retired from his civilian job as a pilot with Northwest Airlines in 2004, he decided it was time he started giving back. So the former lieutenant colonel and C-130 Hercules pilot started volunteering with the
Focus
The long, narrow climb up the ladder system inside the tail of a C-17 Globemaster III to change a light bulb or fix a panel is no walk in the park. Factor in inclement weather and the constant buzz of flightline activity, and you have a recipe for disaster for a
Focus
(62nd AW PA) - "When an aircraft breaks down, the obvious reaction is find the problem, fix it and get it back in the air," said Tech. Sgt. Adam Balmer, 62nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief. "Well, here in the maintenance flight, our job is to proactively do our best to
Arts
Like many people - even liberals, even in Western Washington - Claire Dederer was a yoga skeptic. But when she threw her back out nursing her baby daughter, Dederer decided to give it a try, despite what she calls a "longtime policy of never entering a structure adorned with Tibetan prayer
Stage
When I was a kid in the mid-‘70s (not the 1870s, wiseass), I was a huge fan of Super Friends, about the DC Justice League. Only years later did I realize it was atrocious, even by superhero standards. Same goes for the jiggle sitcoms Three's Company and Bosom Buddies. My
News Front
This Saturday, March 5, in Newport News, Virginia, the U.S. Navy will celebrate the time-honored tradition of a ship's christening as USS Washington Sponsor, Elisabeth Mabus, breaks a ceremonial bottle of sparkling American wine across the bow of the USS Washington (SSN 787). In her capacity as Sponsor, Mabus, the
Health
Airmen needing physical therapy to help rehabilitate an injury have a new resource - just minutes away from their workplace - to aid in their recovery. The McChord Physical Therapy Clinic, located inside the McChord Clinic, opened Monday. The 950 square-foot facility, which previously served as a temporary home for the
News Front
This year marks the 100 Anniversary of Ft. Lewis. Erik Flint, Director of the Ft. Lewis Military Museum, describes Lewis as a "Young Buck, militarily speaking." One hundred doesn't seem especially old, particularly when Compared to Ft. Nisqually, which was actually located near where DuPont currently sits, and which was
