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Happy Wednesday! Here are more ideas for exploring the PNW with the kids. GYMNASTICS: Open play places for the kids, where to enjoy a good tumble. Here and here and here. JUMPING: Looking for a party place to the north for the kids where they can jump. Check out Super Jump Party
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Puyallup Parks have a number of great events for kids, all of which are open to residents and nonresidents. Upcoming porgrams include a Hoop Shoot (February 20), Princess Tea (March 3) Egg Hunt (April 7), and Fishing Derby (April 28), plus more... See the list here.
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FROM ARMY TIMES... The Defense Department has launched a new website for wounded service members and families to calculate their Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living, or SCAADL, pay. Similar to the Pentagon's Basic Allowance for Housing calculator, the site allows troops to input their ZIP code
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FROM AP... The Army has been investigating whether the cost of care and benefits is influencing the diagnosis of soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder at Madigan Army Medical Center, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The review by the Western Regional Medial Command and the Army Medical Command was prompted
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FROM BUSINESS KNOW-HOW...Whether your home-based business is by choice or necessity, you need to focus on three keys to have a winning game plan: Define what success looks like Choose simplicity for organization structure Count the cost by paying vendors and taxes before you take money out of the
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On Mondays we like to help you plan for this weekend's care trips. Here are afew suggestions: Semiahmoo Semiahmoo Resort Richmond Wenatchee Salmon House Japanese Garden Edmonds
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Ideas for moms and dads in the South Sound. What to do this week. Momtopia Monday at the South Hill Mall. Mommy & Me Crafts in Bonney Lake $1-$2 movies in Federal Way Story time in the flower conservatory Juice & Jammie story time in Olympia FREE day at the zoo for Tacoma residents Read to a
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FROM THE NY TIMES... The United States Army is investigating whether certain dietary supplements for athletes, available until recently at stores on military bases in the United States, may have played a role in the deaths of two soldiers.
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FROM MILITARY.COM... The next generation of battlefield optics will empower infantrymen to hit enemy targets from twice the effective range of the M4 carbine if Defense Department scientists get their way. This summer, officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are scheduled to begin testing prototypes of the
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In the midst of raising two young children, high-school teacher Cyndi Zoolkoski developed debilitating health problems and decided to find a stay-at-home job, instead. Not sure where to start, she began researching companies and stumbled upon Paul Devlin, owner of the Exodus Marketing Group-a business that rated home-based and network
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It's a sunny weekend, one of those reminders why living in the PNW is worth the other days of rain and gloom. Here are some gorgeous scapes you don't want to miss. Ruston Way Steilacoom Percival Landing Gig Harbor Owen's Beach Alki Beach The Bistro
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FROM ARMY TIMES... With the Army poised to launch a major drawdown of forces involving tighter promotion rates and involuntary separations, service officials say it's time for soldiers to spruce up their personnel files. "Soldiers should serve as their own best career manager," said Maj. Randy Gillespie, chief of the officer promotions
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FROM STARS AND STRIPES... Starting this month, the Defense Department will calculate imminent-danger pay by the day rather than the month, a cost-cutting move the department estimated last year could save $30 million annually. Up to now, servicemembers received a full month's imminent-danger pay -- $225 -- for spending
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TGIF. We give you three "W" ideas for getting to know your area better. WOLF HAVEN: You can see rescued wolves up close in Tenino. WARRIOR ZONE: If you haven't heard, North Fort has the place to be for Soldiers and Airmen. WSU: Washington State University has programs here in the South Sound
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FROM ARMY TIMES... The Veterans Affairs Department has announced new burial rules to make parents of some deceased veterans eligible for interment in national veterans cemeteries. The policy, announced Tuesday in a notice in the Federal Register, implements the Corey Shea Act, passed by Congress in 2010 as
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FROM ARMY TIMES... For decades, federal law has barred troops from suing the government for any injuries they suffer as a result of malpractice in military medical facilities, no matter how negligent or egregious the error. Now government lawyers in Florida are seeking to expand that restriction to include the
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FROM USA TODAY... WASHINGTON - One of the Pentagon's major health care contractors, which is fighting to keep its multibillion-dollar contract, recently paid a $10 million fine to the federal government to settle a Justice Department suit over claims the company failed to pass on savings to the
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More ideas for a weekend drive trip. Make your plans now and explore the PNW. Tri-Cities Multnomah Falls Harrison Hot Springs Spokane White Pass Mima Mounds Lucky Eagle Portland
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FROM THE FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER... Soldiers who fought overseas during World War II sometimes made souvenirs of Nazi helmets, swords or daggers. Today's troops have war relics, too: digital photos and videos with the potential to reach a vast audience. "Oh yeah, I've got hundreds of 'em," said Army Spc.
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Three more ways to get to know your neighborhood. CONCERTS: Keep your eye on big name acts coming to Tacoma by staying in tune with the Tacoma Dome's schedule of events. FUNKY: If you like funky shops, great food and people watching, then Seattle's Fremont neighborhood is for you. Don't miss the
