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College isn't just about studying, or the various other reasons for not getting enough shut-eye. It's also about learning your surroundings as an unsupervised adult, most crucially getting to know your city and devising ways to get stuff inexpensively. The Museum of Glass has your back students. You are invited
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It's semi-finals week of the 33rd annual Seattle International Comedy Competition, and the field has been narrowed. Producers officially announced the 10 comics from Week 1 who will be going on to the semi-finals that takes over the Washington Center's Comedy In A Box slot Thursday. Nate Abshire (Minneapolis), Ryan
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Our Military Kids (OMK) is a national nonprofit group that provides extracurricular activity scholarships to children and teens (ages 3-18) of deployed National Guard and Reserve and post-9/11 combat-injured veterans in treatment. OMK has expanded its eligibility criteria to include children of post-9/11 combat wounded, ill or injured veterans with
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As the leaves start to change color and a crisp breeze fills the air, it's that time of year again - pumpkin season! And the south sound has a multitude of patches to choose from. These charming patches are more than just a place to pick out the perfect pumpkin;
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Since Labor Day, the South Sound has waited with baited breath for the Hands On Children's Museum to open at its new location, 414 Jefferson St. in Olympia. Three locations and nearly 2 million visitors later, the Hand's On Children's Museum is finally at home. This weekend, the museum celebrated its
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Employees with the Directorate of Public Works are often called to assist with repairs, engineering work and for maintenance on the installation they serve, but recently at Joint Base Lewis-McChord they added the title of "honeybee rescuers" to their list of services. Jamal Brown, pest controller with
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It might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of wounded warriors, but back pain is a prevalent problem that actually leads to a large number of evacuations from downrange. Specifically, musculoskeletal pain and spine pain syndromes are the most common cause, accounting for between
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FORT JACKSON, S.C. - The 2023 U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve Drill Sergeants of the Year were announced during a ceremony Sept. 16 at Fort Jackson. After four days of physically and mentally grueling competition, Staff Sgt. Ashley Buhl, a drill sergeant with the 193rd Infantry Training Brigade at Fort
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Guy Fieri, host of Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives", stopped by Madigan Hospital's kitchen Saturday afternoon to pay thanks to Servicemembers and staff as well as do what he does best, get cooking. Fieri spent about 45 minutes with chef John Lawrey and other members of the kitchen staff to
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Sweat poured down Spc. Richard DeJesus' face. "Pretty good workout," he said as we caught our breath. "What a way to start the day." Assigned to 1st Platoon, C Troop, 3rd Regiment, 38th Cavalry Squadron, DeJesus and 20 other Soldiers in the platoon had just finished carrying three litters (with patients), two
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group were deemed "mission ready" during an Operational Readiness Inspection outbrief Nov. 5 at the McChord Field base theater. The ORI, which took place Oct. 13 to 20 at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., tested
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Every second Monday of the month Tacoma's Graphic Novel Book Club meets at the famed watering hole 1022 South to delve into another, well, graphic novel. Hence the name. Organized by King's Books, November's offering is A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio, which,
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Under clear blue skies, the 2nd Battalion (2RB), 75th Ranger Regiment's new memorial - a signature scroll and orange 2-diamond (tiled) inlay against the craved outline of the symbolic Fairburn Sykes fighting dagger - it shone brightly as the grand granite obelisk bearing the names of its fallen stood erect
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WASHINGTON - In the event of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. military is prepared to maintain active-duty troops and a select number of civilian defense personnel on duty, albeit without immediate pay, as Congress works towards a budget resolution, Stars and Stripes reported this week. While the Defense Department has
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For many veterans and active-duty service members, the dream of homeownership can become a reality through a unique and valuable financial tool — the VA loan. But, that special loan program becomes even more important when combined with the benefits of Homes for Heroes. In fact, military members, past and
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Stress is an everyday occurrence for most people, especially active-duty service members. Whether it be family, work or financial stressors, finding a way to cope with the mental weight of stress and any additional duties can be hard for just about everyone. But very few people
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In a memorandum released Sept. 8, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., issued a stark warning about a growing threat to national security - the recruitment and exploitation of current and former Air Force members by the People's Liberation Army of China, or PLA. The memorandum also explains that
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Project overview To relieve chronic traffic congestion and improve mobility along I-5 in the vicinity of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WSDOT will rebuild the interchange of Steilacoom-DuPont Road (Exit 119) and extend HOV lanes on I-5 in the DuPont area. This will support congestion relief on I-5 during peak traffic periods while
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Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens stands as a testament to the awe-inspiring power of nature. The majestic volcano, famously known for its catastrophic eruption in 1980, has since become a symbol of resilience and natural beauty. Today, visitors from around the world
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The exhibition Andy Warhol's Flowers for Tacoma at Tacoma Art Museum is a major event for Tacoma any way you look at it. We didn't get to see Andy Warhol turn the Tacoma Dome into a giant flower 30 years ago when he originally proposed it, but now
