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It’s a new week, which means it’s time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki’s South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let’s get rolling. … Two weeks ago, the Weekly Volcano’s Mark Thomas Deming wrote a cover story about Daniel Blue and his band Motopony’s
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Story by Sgt. Lindsey Bradford With saws grinding and hammers thumping away in the background, Soldiers of Company C, 38th Long Range Surveillance are busy training and preparing for the mission that lay ahead of them— training their Iraqi counterparts to successfully establish LRS teams."Our mission is to collect priority intelligence
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When Staff Sgt. Emily Suhr attempted to enlist in the Army, she was told not to bother.The Air Force and Navy said the same thing.The Marine Corps, however, said otherwise.“The Marines were my last choice, and they took me,” said Suhr as she sat with her husband, Mathew. After six
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Sarah Menefee comes from a long line of military service. Her brother has completed three tours in Iraq; her father was a member of the Coast Guard, and her grandfather spent 20 years in the Navy. She wanted to find a way to give back to members of the armed
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Volunteering has been ingrained in Clint Saner’s character. He participated in Boy Scouts, was active in school activities, attended Seattle University on an ROTC Scholarship, and was exposed to volunteering throughout his youth. “I learned the importance of giving back at an early age,” said Saner, who makes a living as a
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Show me the money shot I have a knack for finding the lowest of the low in the trash piles of human existence. Being too nice and having low self-esteem has meant that I've dated a long list of losers. The most recent loser works with me. Without my knowledge, he
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FREE CHOWDER Duke’s Chowder House celebrates International Chowder Day Thursday, Nov. 12 by giving away clam chowder all day and night until they run out. Duke’s is at 3327 Ruston Way in Tacoma. BOGELS Panera Bread has invented Bogels — bite-size pieces of their Cinnamon Crunch bagel coated with cinnamon
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Charles Dickens' Oliver! is why I'm in theater. It's not that I love the play to death or anything, but many moons ago my brother ran follow spot for a children's production of the musical through Tacoma Little Theatre, and my whole family was doomed. So it's always fun to
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Yes, the Olympia Film Society's Duck the Malls is a craft fair, but as the name suggests, it's a crafts fair with a decidedly alternative approach. "It's an alternative to the mall, but it's also an alternative to your conventional craft fair," says Ira Coyne, who organizes the event and runs
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Yes, the Olympia Film Society's Duck the Malls is a craft fair, but as the name suggests, it's a crafts fair with a decidedly alternative approach. "It's an alternative to the mall, but it's also an alternative to your conventional craft fair," says Ira Coyne, who organizes the
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Once upon a time, downtown Tacoma was a bustling place. A place filled with people - yes, real live people who went downtown for fun rather than business. This was especially true during the Christmas season. In the days of yore, before malls stole the show, downtowns were where the party
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It's hard to decide what to do this time of year. For many people, the holiday season is simple and routine. But for a growing number of people, plain old Christmas doesn't cut it anymore. People are slicing and dicing tradition in larger and larger numbers. Some are tired of
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We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE FRIDAY, DEC. 2 10 AM The
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Sergeant First Class Luis Jimenez's mother taught him at an early age that volunteering just one hour of personal time goes a long way. Jimenez grew up watching his mother volunteer annually in the kitchen at the Salvation Army. The small action stuck with Jimenez and in
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I have a fairly high patience threshold. Maybe higher than most. If my desires are certain to be satiated at waits end, there is almost nothing I can't (or won't) tough out. I attribute this to a couple of things. First off, I have a four-year-old son. That
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I Corps Soldiers are playing a vital role in securing Afghanistan and helping the Afghan people take control of their country, I Corps Commanding General and International Security Assistance Force Joint Command Commander Lt. Gen. Mike Scaparrotti told local mayors and retired military leaders at Joint
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Through Congressional budget battles over military spending and political wranglings over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Joint Base Lewis-McChord will continue to support the allied mission in Afghanistan, upgrade its infrastructure, drive resilience initiatives and develop staff efficiencies, Col. Thomas Brittain said Nov. 22 after
