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People need to ask themselves -- is one to two seconds worth their safety? Beginning Aug. 1, drivers entering Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) may notice longer lines at the gates. However, those long lines will mean a more secure JBLM, as the new Automated Installation Entry system handheld scanners are implemented. While
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I’ve officially fallen off the MySpace bandwagon. In the beginning, I openly mocked the social Web site declaring just how stupid I thought it was to spend time growing your list of Internet “friends.” Then, like most people who initially fought the craze, I gave in. Before long I was
Spouse magazine
To receive an email announcing the latest Spouse magazine, click here. To read the July 2019 Spouse Magazine, click HERE. In this month's issue: <<< A fun girls' getaway <<< A dog-friendly haven <<< Girl squad overnight in Port Angeles <<< Camp Murray Beach and RV Campground <<< Avoid the summer heat at Anderson Island <<< A
Stage
This month of theater in Tacoma and Olympia has been replete with Tony-worthy productions such as Lakewood Playhouse's The Producers, Harlequin's Man of La Mancha, Fun Home at South Puget Sound Community College and Tacoma Little Theatre's Hay Fever. Now comes Animal Fire Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park
Features
Devon Long and Kristy Kalkhoven served alongside each other on the auction committee for their kids' co-op preschool a few years ago. It was there they discovered they shared a love of event planning, a passion for community, and that both happen to be immigrants with military spouses.
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ANNOUNCER: While Tacoma is already known for great Korean food and abundant breweries, now Tacomites can hit the Ruston waterfront for both in one location. Kobrew has united the city's love of breweries and quality Korean cuisine under one roof. Dutch and Jackie head down to the water
Stage
When Chris Serface became managing artistic director of Tacoma Little Theatre (TLT) May 1, 2013, the company was in serious straits. "We had $10,000 in the bank and floundering ticket sales and attendance," he admits, "and not really a clear idea of what we were going to do
Travel
Vancouver's waterfront is undergoing a vibrant rebirth with new restaurants, hotels, wineries, trails and parks. The waterfront is now anchored by the 90-foot Grant Street Pier. The cable stay pier makes a great gathering spot as it looms over the Columbia River providing not only great views of
Military Life
You're sitting in front of your commander about to receive an Article 15. Panic sets in as you ask yourself, "Is my career over?" Spoiler alert: Not necessarily. Airman 1st Class Mary Kapuscinski, 7th Operations Support Squadron meteorologist, was recently recognized for an act that could have saved thousands of lives.
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Surgical research at Madigan Army Medical Center directly contributed to new trauma medical procedures to address the top cause of battlefield deaths -- abdominal bleeding due to blast injuries. The study on how to more effectively use a balloon inserted into the aorta (called a resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion
Military Life
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part story. Part two will run in next week's paper. What does it take to get on track when life's trials have led to the misuse of alcohol and other substances? The answer to that question is likely as varied
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For 124 years, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has gone where troops have gone to provide goods and services to warfighters and their families. The Department of Defense's oldest retailer is celebrating its July 25 anniversary with savings for military shoppers. Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers, airmen and
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The daughter of a Buffalo Soldier and former American prisoner of war is fighting to protect a military site utilized by one of the Army's historic black regiments in Washington state from commercial development. Jackie Jones-Hook, executive director of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum in
Military Life
While there are many perks to being stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, one of the best is the overwhelming support and appreciation from local businesses. They not only enjoy working with servicemembers and their families, but make the effort to say "thank you" and show their appreciation for
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Our military members know all too well the feeling of watching the news and wondering if they will need to deploy when tensions mount anywhere there are American interests. Air Mobility Command airmen also watch the news and prepare for a phone call when natural disasters strike anywhere
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When we think of U.S. military aircraft working in austere environments, we generally imagine aircraft landing on a dusty airfield somewhere in the Middle East. After all, for the past 20 years, the Air Force has played a major role getting troops and materiel to the fight in
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Two decades ago, on this upcoming July 30, the 62nd Airlift Wing at McChord Field received its first C-17 Globemaster III. Named "The Spirit of McChord" with the tail number 98-0052, it has been joined by 48 others since then in carrying out the wing's mission of supporting worldwide
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“The Perfect Holiday” is a big-hearted romantic comedy based on Meet Cutes, mistaken identities, rebounding fibs, a Santa Claus operating under false pretenses, a nasty rapper, a 300-pound elf, three cute kids and Gabrielle Union, whose only Christmas wish is that a nice man would pay her a compliment. The
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The most astonishing sight in “Alvin and the Chipmunks” is not three singing chipmunks. No, it’s a surprise saved for the closing titles, where we see the covers of all the Alvin & C albums and CDs. I lost track after 10. It is inconceivable to me that anyone would
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The opening scenes of “I Am Legend” have special effects so good that they just about compensate for some later special effects that are dicey. We see Manhattan three years after a deadly virus has killed every healthy human on the island, except one. The streets are overgrown with weeds,
