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Even with the spread of satellite phone and instant Internet messaging, older forms of communication - such as amateur radio - have continued to survive. And today, volunteer ham radio hobbyists are sharing their enthusiasm and their equipment to help boost the morale of soldiers and other armed forces personnel
Operation Family Support
"This isn't about the war and about whether we should be there or not ... this is about helping families," explained Den Gardner, executive director of the Minnesota-based nonprofit group Project Evergreen. "The bottom line is that we all support military families, and if we can help them in some
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There was a time when civilian employers hadn't yet learned to see the U.S. military as a reliable source of good workers, said Army Career and Alumni Program 6th Region Chief Roger Sherman. Many tended to look at job applicants just coming out of the military as inherently less flexible,
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There is an ancient legend that describes a parklike preserve bordering a great inland sea in Tacoma's far north. The preserve is called Point Defiance and is said to hold many wonders - gardens both native and nonnative, a great set of enclosures containing animals of the sea, the land
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There was once a great city of the South Sound called "Tacoma." It marked the end of the Northern Pacific rail line. It rivaled another emerging metropolis to the north, known to ancient historians as "Seattle." At some point, however, the people began to leave, drawn to bedroom communities in
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It requires a commitment to brave the hazards of the wild along the ancient highway known as Interstate 5. And Washington explorers must not only pierce the depths of lands that lie along the southern shore of Puget Sound. They must also face, incredibly, a journey back in time. But
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Tacoma Symphony continues its 2008-2009 season Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7, with the first of its series of pops music programs, Sounds of the Season, at the Pantages Theater. The orchestra, led by Music Director Harvey Felder, is being joined by members of the Tacoma Youth Chorus as
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If you think about it, Tacoma isn’t just a city. It’s also a source of holiday gift inspiration. What do I mean by that? I mean that there are gift items and gift ideas that represent the City of Destiny, or remind us of the City of Destiny, and may be
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“We’re addressing a basic need that people have — the need for food,” said Claire Acey, director of communications for Northwest Harvest, Washington’s only statewide hunger relief agency. The organization addresses that need via a network of some 300 food banks in 36 of Washington’s 39 counties. Based in Seattle,
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Tacoma City Ballet presents the company’s long-awaited original production of Dracula: The Romantic Ballet, with three performances at the Theatre on the Square, beginning Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m., and concluding with two performances on Nov. 1 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. The ballet’s beginning was actually some four years
