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Jane Austen wrote six novels, which are pillars of English literature in spite of being delightful, wise, warm and beloved. Robin Swicord’s “The Jane Austen Book Club” centers on its six members who meet over six months to discuss the novels, which seem to have an uncanny relevance to events
Military Life
Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Cox had a tumor the size of a golf ball in her brain. Talk about something loose in the cranium. Doctors call this an olfactory grove meningioma; she skipped the science and simply named it "Lotto." "It's kinda rare to get a brain tumor," wrote Cox in an
Music
One of my favorite musical discoveries of the past decade remains the seven-song debut of That Handsome Devil from 2006. While the band would get more attention later from their modest indie hit, "Rob the Prez-O-Dent," that initial, self-titled album is still a high point for That Handsome Devil -
Stage
There is practically an entire genre of theater about theater, typically farces about bad theater companies doing bad theater. Often these are as bad as the plays they lampoon, but there is one exception - the mother of all farces about theater: Noises Off by Michael Frayn, now playing at
Arts
"Edvard Munch and The Sea" at Tacoma Art Museum includes 25 prints and drawings and one oil painting by the Norwegian expressionist and symbolist master. Like most people, I have seen very little of Munch's art other than the two or three pieces that habitually show up in art books,
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Announcer: It is difficult to believe that less than a year ago the South Sound was bulging at the seams with famous golfers and the fans that wanted to get a glimpse of them. In June 2015, Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place hosted the U.S. Open - an
Outdoors
Think of Lakewold Gardens as an artist's studio. Landscape architect Thomas Church drew the principals that provided the intellectual easel for the creation of the gardens. But Eulalie Wagner, the last matron of the Wagner House, provided the vision and drive that resulted in the creation of a gardening masterpiece. "It's tranquil
Music
Thanks to the global memory bank that is YouTube, we can all enjoy the boppy little 1981 single "Give Me Your Face." It's a cut off the album Bark Along With the Young Snakes, recorded, not surprisingly, by a Boston post-punk outfit called The Young Snakes. It's an enjoyable tune,
News Front
Hundreds are anticipated to gather Saturday, April 23 at Cummings Park along Ruston Way in Tacoma for the fourth annual Pat's Run to support the Pat Tillman Foundation's military scholarship program. Pat's Run in Tacoma is one of dozens of runs across the country that shadows a larger-scale event at Arizona
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Four Capital High School students with dads who work on Joint Base Lewis-McChord compete next week in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of a 26-person team headed to the FIRST Championship, a world competition in robotics featuring participants from 39 countries. Mark Burrell, Tristan Cellucci, Felicia Jurgens and Alex Fallot, helped
Military Life
There are an estimated 60,000 military youth members spread all across Washington state, and April - the Month of the Military Child - serves as the ideal month to honor their sacrifices. A Military Kids and Families Summit, with various guest speakers and youth panel members present, took place during the
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They had come to hear about character development, about leadership in the Army. And Greg Gadson, a retired Army colonel and guest speaker, brought the 100 soldiers to their feet as he spoke about overcoming his challenges. In 2007, a roadside bomb blew Gadson's legs off while he was serving in
Military Life
Melissa Kinney is not your typical princess. Sure, the Lakes High School Daffodil Princess makes statements befitting a princess and dons the jonquil gown of the 23-member 2016 Daffodil Court, but there's more to her than heels and gowns: This princess wears combat boots and heads up the Lakes High
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There are a lot of things about military life that are just plain tough for military families. Deployments are hard on military relationships. Changing schools every few years is difficult for military children. Always being the "new kid" wherever you go can take its toll on everyone in the family,
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Like most of the insight Bobble Tiki has collected over the course of his life, Bobble Tiki’s knowledge of Japan comes mainly from cartoons. Just like Tom and Jerry taught Bobble Tiki about difficult relationships, the Simpsons taught Bobble Tiki about loving parenting, and the Family Guy taught Bobble Tiki
