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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tacoma Farmers. Market - Broadway Tacoma - Downtown. Gary Reid. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Spar Cafe. Olympia. James Coates. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill. Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude.
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Master Sgt. Michael Hunter is a quiet professional. In a valor awards ceremony Wednesday morning in front of the 1st Special Force Group (Airborne) Memorial Wall, Hunter, a 17-year veteran and Green Beret, received a Silver Star and Bronze Star with "V" device. The awards are in recognition for his actions during
Health
Staff Sgt. Robert Burkhammer saw the Afghan rebel throw the grenade at him, as if in slow motion. That's when his life changed for good. Burkhammer earned a Purple Heart that day but lost his memory, and the simple things he took for granted became invaluable. For Burkhammer, that meant he
Military Resources
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Most Servicemembers and their families never want to think about what happens in the event their Soldier, Marine, Airman or Sailor is ever injured in combat. So when it does happen, life can become very hectic and chaotic. Fortunately, there is a place where family members
Arts
Fall 2012 is bringing a full lineup of shows to the venues of Tacoma-from the Broadway Center to the city's many smaller theatres to the Tacoma Dome. Opera? You got it. Broadway shows? You got it. Holiday events? Yeah, you got that too. But be forewarned, the best that the
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Usually in the Fall Arts Guide, I highlight upcoming shows from Capital Playhouse, Harlequin Productions or the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Rest assured, these worthy organizations will be promoted below. But this year, the Oly troupe of note turns out to be Olympia Family Theater, a company with
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For artists and actors known primarily for work with competing Olympia theater companies to band together, a show would have to be something special, and 8 by Dustin Lance Black is one of a kind. The single digit of its title refers to California's Proposition 8, which sought to revoke
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There's a lot of exciting stuff coming up in area art galleries. Flow will host a show honoring artist and co-founder of Puget Sound Sumi Artist, the late Mary Bottomley in October. In November and December they'll have a retrospective of Fumiko Kimura's artwork featuring pieces not shown in years and
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I usually know what I think of the art I see, and I can express my opinions fairly clearly. After all, that's kind of my job. But some art leaves me scratching my head. Such is the work of Blake Flynn at Childhood's End Gallery. Is it profound and inventive
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RENTON, Wash. - Sweat-soaked, bruised and exhausted, a group of 15 participants have wrapped up another session of Krav Maga, or "contact combat" at a Renton dojo. Rapidly increasing in popularity, classes teaching the discipline, a noncompetitive, self-defense system, are popping up throughout the area
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The truck goes black and all you can hear and feel is the tumbling rotation as your vehicle lurches, rolls and flips violently to the bottom of the ditch. Flames and smoke fill the burning truck. You can't tell top from bottom but you know you have
News Articles
Jensen Family Health and Fitness Center is ready to open its doors. Nearly two years after closing for an extensive renovation, the popular Joint Base Lewis-McChord fitness center on Lewis Main is back open for business. The doors will open for a soft opening at 6:30 a.m. Monday. The
