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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
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Tacoma City Ballet has not just one, but two public events in store for the end of October. Both feature live dance and live classical music. First up is the third in a series of studio gallery evenings — the first two happened in June and August — hosted by TCB
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The Tacoma Symphony Orchestra opens its 2008-2009 season with an all-Russian music program Oct. 25 at the Pantages Theater. The symphony’s special guest is Van Cliburn competition medalist, Aviram Reichert, performing Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2.” But in addition to signaling the start of a new season, the October opener also
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“Part of our mission is to promote film in Tacoma,” says Philip Cowan, executive director of Tacoma’s Grand Cinema, “… to enhance the cultural vitality of the community through the art of film.” The theater fulfills that mission partly via its schedule of independent and art film screenings throughout the year.
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It began during a conversation between Broadway Center Executive Director David Fischer and entertainment company, EnJoy Productions cofounder, Kevin Joyce. “We were discussing another project,” Joyce recalls, “and we were talking about the Pantages Theater and its history.” Between them, Fischer and Joyce hatched the idea for a vaudeville-style show to
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Most of the time local organizations like Tacoma Symphony and Tacoma Opera are made up of adult performers only. But occasionally their compositions shift, and younger performers join their ranks at special occasions or for special purposes. And those special times represent special opportunities for adult and youth performers alike. Sometimes
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Tacoma continues to explore its maritime heritage with the return of the Commencement Bay Maritime Fest. Also back for a return engagement is the festival’s art show, featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs on Northwest maritime themes. This year’s art show premiered Aug. 14 and continues through the main festival dates
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Tacoma’s Grand Impromptu Gallery continues its inaugural exhibition season tomorrow with the opening of its September show titled Circle of Friends, an invitational featuring works by artists invited by the gallery’s members. Grand Impromptu is a downtown co-op gallery — an art space owned by a cadre of member artists. There
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Tacoma’s Museum of Glass continues its summer visiting artist series this week with the return of New York-based artist David Levi. Levi’s residency continues live in the museum’s Hot Shop through the rest of the week and culminates with a lecture/discussion Sunday at 2 p.m. The Visiting Artist Summer Series provides
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Tacoma continues to build on its reputation as a center for glass art production and exhibition. But the city’s Glass Roots Arts Festival, which returns to downtown Tacoma Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., isn’t really designed to add to that reputation. In reality, the festival’s name is a “clever
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At some point during her interview for a server job at Tacoma’s Sea Grill restaurant, Jeannine Sigafoos mentioned that she and her husband owned a glassblowing studio. General manager Mike Neumann made a mental note. Last year, Jeannine got the job. And this year, her husband — glass artist and
