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April marked the start of warmer weather and a historical milestone for the Air Force Reserve. Last month, April 14, the Air Force Reserve celebrated its 70th birthday. Our heritage dates back to the National Defense Act of 1916, when the need for a standby force lead to the creation of the
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Team McChord airmen came together to participate in a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event hosted by the McChord Field Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) team, April 27, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Strike Out Sexual Assault was a bowling event held at McChord Field's Sounders Lane to raise awareness
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Sexual assault is something that can affect anyone, either directly or through a loved one. Many victims of sexual assault can feel ashamed and try to hide what happened instead of speaking out. In an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault, Team McChord airmen strapped on their running shoes and
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In a military veteran's seemingly endless search for help finding housing and education options, employment or counseling, the results are frequently the same. They give up, frustrated by the process. Sign-up processes are sometimes complicated by lengthy drives. Or long, discouraging computer searches. To simplify this, the City of Lacey came up with
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The execution phases of America's First Corps' exercise Courage Ready 18-01 began with an emergency deployment readiness exercise for soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The soldiers traveled here to participate in realistic combat training intentionally complicated by distance from home station and unfamiliar terrain. The Courage Ready training series' inaugural exercise focused
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On Thursday, May 17, military spouses will converge on the McGavick Conference Center in Lakewood to take part in MilSpouseFest (MSF) 2018. Presented by USAA, the program was founded by military spouses to provide a way to meet new friends, network, learn and have fun. The day is designed to be
Travel
You probably already know about the zoo in Tacoma, or you have visited the Aquarium in Seattle, but did you know you could pet a baby grizzly bear in Oregon, or touch a shark just over the border in California? How about driving through not one but two wild animal
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Located in Grays Harbor County on Point Brown Peninsula on the beautiful Washington coast, the quiet coastal community of Ocean Shores offers six miles of sandy beaches, 70 miles of waterfront views, and 23 miles of freshwater canals and lakes. Offering clamming, fishing, whale watching, beach combing, surfing, kayaking, kite
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Summer is near, and local boozeslingers are celebrating by highlighting seasonal, fresh flavors in their libations. Seasonal transitions mean that the lovers of all things boozy can begin to play mad scientist while crafting elixirs for your consumption. Summer recipes equate to sessionable sippers and refreshing patio pounders using fresh
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The Pacific Northwest is known for its dramatic scenery. Zip lining is a great way to get off the ground and get a different perspective on the views while enjoying an exhilarating experience. High Life Adventures This one was my teenage boys' favorite and that was due to the "Zwing." This crazy
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In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
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Hollywood’s infatuation with penguins continues with “Surf’s Up,” where a documentary film crew asks competitive surfer Cody Maverick if he has any other skills. He answers: “What, like singing and dancing?” His response is a pointed diss/nod to last year’s animated “Happy Feet,” in which emperor penguins sang for their spouses
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The genius of the past decays remorselessly into the routine of the present, and one example is the downfall of the caper picture. The classic caper genre had rules set in stone. It began (1) with an impregnable fortress (vault, casino, museum or even Fort Knox). Then we met (2) a
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on sale now Face The Music Rock Party with Viva Voce, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Siberian Seattle. June 14 9 pm. $15 (Neumo’s, TW). Akon Tacoma. June 16 9 pm. $35 (The Loft, www.brownpapertickets.com). Sara Gazarek Seattle. June 26-27 7:30 pm. $21.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Soul Provider Seattle. June 30 7 and
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On Saturday, June 9, Allan Boothe will play an early, 4 p.m. show at Jazzbones, celebrating the release of his debut full length CD, Open Air in a Closed Casket. It’ll be an excellent opportunity for fans of Boothe’s folksy, funny-voiced, strangely intriguing styling to enjoy the acoustic toting Tacoman
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QUESTION: My wife of three years complains that I'm not romantic anymore. In the beginning, I did romantic stuff all the time. I still love her very much, but I guess I'm subconsciously reacting to the fact that I've nabbed her forever. (There's definitely something to be said about "the
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Thursday, June 7 PUNK FOLK ROCK colin spring While normally the term “punk folk rocker” would cause my toes to curl in disgust, Portland’s Colin Spring is a welcome exception. Usually when someone decides to refer to himself as a “punk folk rocker,” he’s pulling s*** out of his ass, and his
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Most cover bands pretty much suck, in my humble opinion. Usually it is four guys and maybe a chick scantily clad for eye-candy appeal playing Top 40 and overplayed rock tunes from the ’80s. Musically, they are OK, but the vocals, riffs and solos lack passion, and you know that
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So it’s time for a new summer ’do, but you don’t have a lot of cash to burn and you want to do something that’s altruistic? While there’s altruism (and money to be saved) in offering your tresses to students of cosmetology to help them gain experience, on June 15 there’s
