Military Life
Being a military newspaper, the staff at The Ranger meets a lot of heroes, and we have more opportunities than most to ponder what the word "hero" really means. Our military servicemembers are heroes, of course. Anyone who willingly forfeits the relative comfort of being a civilian in order to
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Persons: John and Jeff Spevak Place: Urban Art Festival Thing: Bahama Mama Sausage With: Stadium bun Price: $5 each Loved by: Adam Richman Of the show: Man vs. Food Confession: I have a crush on Adam He doesn't: Even know I exist Doesn't matter because: I will still eat the sausage And: Dream of Adam Richman When sidekick substitute John Spevak
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The Urban Art Festival is a grassroots festival at its best - a little bit of every kind of art (including some varieties not always recognized as art) all dumped into one public park, then shaken, not stirred, with lots of music and other cool stuff. Now in its seventh
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The years from 1967 to 1977 were the richest of the radio era. Abbey Road is the single greatest album ever recorded, and whatever's in second place is also by the Beatles. Leather pants will always be awesome. These are indisputable scientific facts, Gentle Reader, so I welcome your nods
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Things just sound like more fun when you add "de." For this reason alone Sunday's Tour de Pierce bike ride sounds like a blast. The multiple routes for varying skill levels, fitness promotion, family fun, provided bathrooms and cool number bibs are all icing. The peddling starts at 7:30 a.m.
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When he and his brother founded wizard-punk band Harry and the Potters in 2002, Paul DeGeorge never imagined the band would be paying his bills. "I want to say I'm a professional wizard," says Paul, who'll be playing with brother Joe DeGeorge Saturday behind the Olympia Timberland Library. "We thought this
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You've heard the rallying cries. Tacoma's Comic Book Ink is in trouble, but the geeks wont go down without a fight. In fact, you'd be foolish to bet against them. Saturday, starting at noon, local artists will offer sketches in exchange for donations to Comic Book Ink - part of
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Writer and Pacific Lutheran University prof Jason Skipper will celebrate the release of his debut novel, Hustle, Friday at King's Books. According to the hype, the book is a "Southern tale" that explores "the past, present, and uncertain future of three generations - an alcoholic grandfather, a restless disloyal son,
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Although her skills as an actor, producer, vaudevillian, and bartendrix have been justifiably praised, Oly's Elizabeth Lord is best known for her one-woman storytelling shows. This weekend brings the reprise of her most popular effort, Smoking Is Cool. (While your GP may not agree with that assessment, millions of Bogie
Advice Goddess
QUESTION: I had to talk a guy friend out of showing up on a first date with a rose and a book the woman had casually mentioned she liked. He's a genuinely nice guy and professionally quite successful, but he repeatedly turns women off by coming on too strong too soon with
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The classic poem, “Trees,” by Joyce Kilmer honors the beauty, endurance and life of a tree. Here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, trees have for more than half a century been a way to honor and preserve the dignity and memory of the installation’s highest military leaders as they
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I won't get into the details of how she earned her nickname (more than 10 years ago while overseas), but I will tell you that there is no way I was going to check out a traditional country saloon named "Buck Wild" (located next to a military base) without someone
Sipping Out
Thursday, June 23 Portuguese wine dinner, 6:30 p.m., $59, Water To Wine, 9014 Peacock Hill Ave., Gig Harbor, 253.530.3463. Half-price bottle wine night for wines less than $100, Maxwell's Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Half-price wine, all night, Harmon Tap Room, 204 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.2725. $3 Thursdays: $3 beer, $3 wells,
Food Matters
FRIDAY'S UNCORKED Bayview School of Cooking (516 W. Fourth Ave., Olympia) hosts casual wine or beer tastings overlooking Budd Bay from 5-7:30 p.m. every other Friday this summer. Friday, June 24, party-worthy pitcher concoctions will be tasted for $12 per person. METROPOLITAN MARKET 40th ANNIVERSARY MONTH The Proctor store (2420 N. Proctor St.,
Arts
Salon Refu ends its brief but amazing history as the only gallery in South Puget Sound to rival major galleries in major cities with a two-person show of works by Jean Nagai and Peter Scherrer. The gallery will close its doors at the end of this month, but not necessarily
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - It's not every day that you see highly trained infantryman running around in a circles, yelling and screaming with tears in their eyes, but it was surely understandable during this particular training event. Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment,
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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, sponsored by Air Mobility Command officials, is set to take place July 24 to 29 at McChord Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodeo is a readiness competition that "focuses on improving our worldwide air
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Olympia's Le Voyeur often slips through the cracks. But for those in the know, this trendy little restaurant is a perfect spot to sip PBR and discuss obscure Soviet films. Le Voyeur doesn't offer too many specials, but they do have $4 sandwiches on Tuesdays. The cheap
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For this week's Weekly Volcano Morning Quickie e-newsletter contest we're headed back to The Grand Cinema giving away two passes to see a movie. Before or after, we'd like to send you the Dance Theatre Northwest's POSTCARD performance, which happens this Saturday at
