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With all the political and international turmoil, this is shaping up to be the scariest Halloween ever! For instance, artist Ben Isitt and the Freighthouse Square have teamed up to resurrect the Black Lake Medical Asylum, which opens Friday. The following release has been, er, released: “In the winter of 1939,
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I’ve been having a certain reoccurring thought every time I ponder the Top of Tacoma Bar and Café lately: It’s funny how time flies when you’re having fun. I truly can’t believe, even as I type these words now, that this stellar neighborhood bar opened a year ago just three small blocks
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I’ve been having a certain reoccurring thought every time I ponder the Top of Tacoma Bar and Café lately: It’s funny how time flies when you’re having fun. I truly can’t believe, even as I type these words now, that this stellar neighborhood bar opened a year ago just three small blocks
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Do good by drinking Drunk to drunk: “Does beer make you smart?” Drunk back to drunk: “Well it made Bud-wiser.” That’s the only beer joke that involves smarts I know. Doyle’s Public Radio — after raising $842 for Seattle public radio station KUOW 94.9 back in April — has launched another beer drinking
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Do good by drinking Drunk to drunk: “Does beer make you smart?” Drunk back to drunk: “Well it made Bud-wiser.” That’s the only beer joke that involves smarts I know. Doyle’s Public Radio — after raising $842 for Seattle public radio station KUOW 94.9 back in April — has launched another beer drinking
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My fair cleaning lady I've been with my boyfriend for two and a half years. I'm 24, he's 29, and he has this plan for making his first million by 37. I respect his ambition, but wonder how much I have to sacrifice for this plan to succeed. It's not even
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My fair cleaning lady I've been with my boyfriend for two and a half years. I'm 24, he's 29, and he has this plan for making his first million by 37. I respect his ambition, but wonder how much I have to sacrifice for this plan to succeed. It's not even
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The original telemark pioneers damn near strapped entire tree trunks to their feet, doggedly steering them like great monoliths across entire mountain ranges. Back then, men were men, and people had to ski uphill, both ways, in the snow. And they were grateful. Today, telemark skiing is making a comeback
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The original telemark pioneers damn near strapped entire tree trunks to their feet, doggedly steering them like great monoliths across entire mountain ranges. Back then, men were men, and people had to ski uphill, both ways, in the snow. And they were grateful. Today, telemark skiing is making a comeback
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Fall has arrived, and so has The Grand Cinema’s third annual Tacoma Film Festival 2008. Eight days of cinema commenced with a soiree last night at the United Methodist Church — a block from The Grand. Guests snacked on hors d’oeuvres while the Palin/Biden vice-presidential debate played through the room’s
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Fall has arrived, and so has The Grand Cinema’s third annual Tacoma Film Festival 2008. Eight days of cinema commenced with a soiree last night at the United Methodist Church — a block from The Grand. Guests snacked on hors d’oeuvres while the Palin/Biden vice-presidential debate played through the room’s
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The title of this column truly reflects the events from this past weekend. I am still in a bit of shock and hoping to recover quickly. Every single dish, cup and utensil in my home has been used, abused and left for dead in my sink. What happened, you may
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The title of this column truly reflects the events from this past weekend. I am still in a bit of shock and hoping to recover quickly. Every single dish, cup and utensil in my home has been used, abused and left for dead in my sink. What happened, you may
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Salmon defines the Northwest. Sure, plenty of other countries fish and consume the Pinky Tuscadero of the marine world, but we eat it best — like real men … and women. We don’t slice it thin on a bagel, or serve it raw over rice — we club it, filet
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Salmon defines the Northwest. Sure, plenty of other countries fish and consume the Pinky Tuscadero of the marine world, but we eat it best — like real men … and women. We don’t slice it thin on a bagel, or serve it raw over rice — we club it, filet
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YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. - Concealed by scrub brush and tall grass, opposition forces lie in wait for the postal platoon's convoy to cross their path. After a loud report, the simulated roadside bomb released a puff of white dust and a small arms attack commenced
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Kathy Salcedo has good reason to be confident in the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Ten-Miler teams this year. The team coordinator returns several veterans who have competed in the annual race held in Washington, D.C. Last year, JBLM's active-duty masters men and active- duty women finished second
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Call the Jackson family a product of hard work and determination. Or even talent and skill. But the Jacksons are definitely a result of good genes. More accurately, of strong genes. Susan Jackson, a fitness specialist and assistant fac-ility manager at McVeigh Fitness Center on Joint Base
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For Gabi Trautmann, stuffing envelopes is a competition. Starting a care package for deployed service members with comic books is almost a cliché for her, being the owner of Olympia Cards and Comics, but from a gamer's standpoint it is a great opening move: comics are a good,
