Education
Pierce County libraries are doing more than just pointing students to the right books for homework help. The library system's Online Homework Help provides academic assistance for learners from kindergarten to adults from 1 to 10 p.m. daily through the internet, and is available to anyone with a Pierce County
Operation Family Support
Protect yourself and your family while deployed thousands of miles from home with an "active duty" alert. The service recommended by the Federal Trade Commission is an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, making creditors required to verify the identity of the person seeking credit before credit is issued.
Operation Family Support
With a looming deployment date for members of Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Lancer Brigade, a new fund has been created to provide support for Soldiers and their families during the difficult time. "The Lancer Soldier and Family Fund was created to provide for the health, comfort, welfare and morale of Soldiers assigned
Education
Pierce County libraries are doing more than just pointing students to the right books for homework help. The library system's Online Homework Help provides academic assistance for learners from kindergarten to adults from 1 to 10 p.m. daily through the internet, and is available to anyone with a Pierce County
Operation Family Support
For better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, and during peace or war, married military couples are staying together. According to a recent report released by the Pentagon, the overall divorce rate for members of the armed forces has not increased from 2009 to 2010. With the divorce rate
Operation Family Support
Santa made an early visit to the soldiers, family, and friends of Joint Base Lewis-McChord's D Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion. Santa and his elf joined a seasonal celebration for the Army National Guard members before they deploy to Kuwait and Iraq early next year. The event was held on
Veterans
"Good things come from horse manure," is a lesson Sam Mitsui learned as a prisoner of war. In 1942, Mitsui's family was forced into an American internment camp, where some families slept in racetrack horse stalls. But it was among the cramped and squalid conditions of the camp, where prisoners would
Health
Can injected tree pulp relieve Traumatic Brain Injury? Studies and a pending FDA-approval trial are examining the use of DSMO, a byproduct from trees, as treatment for TBI. Traumatic brain injury is an injury that disrupts brain function, according to Katherine Helmick, senior executive director for traumatic brain injury at the
