Veterans
The city of DuPont, hailed as a community with at least a 40 percent military population, has made a gesture that exemplifies its dedication to those who serve. On Nov. 11 - Veterans Day - at precisely 11 a.m., the Global War on Terrorism Memorial in DuPont was unveiled. The
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Fifteen I Corps soldiers fresh from combat tours in Afghanistan collaborated with Army scientists during a two-week tour of U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command facilities Nov. 8-19. The soldiers and scientists said the combination of battlefield lessons and research advancements will help American warfighters defeat their enemies now and
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For the third year in a row, members of Madigan Army Medical Center's Troop Command and their family readiness groups got together on a Saturday to collect donations and assemble boxes that will be sent downrange to deployed hospital staff. At any given point, MAMC has anywhere from 60 to
Veterans
When Rick Lawson returned from Balad, Iraq in 2005, the 22-year-old specialist, who had served as a laboratory technician during a yearlong deployment with the Washington National Guard's 81st Brigade, found himself having a tough transition. He had wanted to stay in the military, but was medically discharged following the deployment.
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Chris Ballew, lead singer for mid-'90s Seattle alt-rock outfit The Presidents of the United States of America, has a pair of Grammy nominations under his belt. His hit singles "Lump" and "Peaches" are fixtures on rock radio. So it's amusing that Ballew reentered the public consciousness,
Operation Family Support
On Friday, Pioneer Middle School in DuPont held a Veterans Day assembly. But unlike other schools, the students had something tangible they needed to give to the soldiers - items they'd been collecting for care packages. Denise Dhane, who founded Operation Make a Soldier Smile in 2006, has worked with the
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To honor the service of active-duty and retired service members, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company is celebrating National Military Appreciation Month in November. "We greatly appreciate the service and sacrifice of those who serve us," said Tina Torfin, guest relations manager at Northwest Harley-Davidson in Lacey. To honor local service members, the dealership
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Chris Ballew, lead singer for mid-'90s Seattle alt-rock outfit The Presidents of the United States of America, has a pair of Grammy nominations under his belt. His hit singles "Lump" and "Peaches" are fixtures on rock radio. So it's amusing that Ballew reentered the public consciousness, not as a middle-aged
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Much of the enjoyment of writing about and publicizing music comes from pleasant surprises. I admit I skimmed over Fruition's concert announcement the first time I came across it. I rolled my eyes when this trio of Portlandians described itself as "three-part-harmony-infused, melody-rich rock, country, folk and soul." That's like
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One of the most popular attractions in the city of Olympia, the historic and active Olympia Farmers Market opens its main season April 2. The market has been serving locals and visitors for 40 years and can see upward of 400,000 visitors during the market season. A vast variety of
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QUESTION: In your response to the woman with the publicly gropey boyfriend, you deemed French kissing at a workplace event inappropriate PDA. How about French kissing one's girlfriend during a performance of "Stomp" (musical theater)? The woman behind me that evening gave me negative feedback ... which was of no
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It’s Olympia week in the theater world these days with two capital city stages producing crowd-pleasers this weekend. “Enrico IV” Harlequin Productions is a theater on fire, and some of the loudest and hottest crackle in the South Sound thespian grapevine has been about the theater’s staging of “Enrico IV,” a period
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Piano man Charlie Saibel is a superb musician, a versatile jazz/swing pianist and composer with an innovative sense of texture. He seems to have a lifelong fascination with genres, easily fitting in with honkey tonk, boogie woogie, blues, Latin, jazz, classic rock, plus seasonal and special occasions. He also morphs
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“Shadow Box” “Shadow Box,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Michael Christofer, gives audiences a look into the world of living with terminal cancer as it follows the tales of three cancer patients during their final days together. [Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, through May 20, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
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Magic was captured in Olympia Tuesday in the notes to a song that a Steinway & Sons upright piano drew out of John Lennon, a haunting call to peace and love made more poignant after Lennon’s assassination. Lennon bought the Model Z piano in London in 1970 and composed and recorded
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Gia is an escort. She dates, hooks up with and sleeps with men for money. She is 28 years old, lives in Tacoma and makes upwards of $5000 a week. She has held regular jobs in the past, but now chooses her line of work for the money and flexibility.
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Running through Tacoma's Point Defiance Park is like running through a cathedral of green, peace and quiet. For the members of Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Team Red, White and Blue (RWB), The Mission Continues and Team Rubicon the park offered the perfect spot at Owen Beach to launch the 4th annual
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It’s so nice when you return from a festive Hawaiian island vacation and the party only continues. As soon as Natasha and I grabbed our bags at the airport, Darling Damon and Little Leah picked us up and rolled us directly into Doyle’s Public House. Familiar haunts are fun when you’ve
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Comedy hasn't evolved much since the glory days of ventriloquist and puppet. Every so often, there's a Gallagher smashing watermelons or a musical funnyman like Jack Black, but for the most part, comedy is a dude on a stage with a microphone, plodding through a joke-punchline-new-joke routine. Boring! Well, that
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Since Nov. 10, every time I've adjusted my radio dial to 104.9FM, instead of having my ears rattled by some new metal, I'm greeted by a band like Pearl Jam or Soul Asylum - something hilariously on point for a station that now identifies itself as GenX 104.9FM. Everyone knows what
