Music
In the days since David Bowie passed, an overabundance of think-pieces were published about the effect that he had on generations of weirdos, experimenters, LGBT kids and astronautic explorers. Bowie gave permission to so many people to live out their wildest ambitions and their most taboo desires. I've spent a
Stage
Watching TMP Family Theater's Junie B. Jones was a joyful experience. This upbeat musical is based on the popular children's book series by Barbara Park. And it's not just for children. My wife and I don't have any young children, and we enjoyed it as much as many musical comedies
Arts
Is it kosher for an art critic to say he doesn't know what he thinks about an exhibition he's reviewing? Somehow it doesn't seem right, and yet we're human. Sometimes it takes us more time than we have to study an artist's work and mull it over before coming to
Travel
In movies, the second a guy walks into a Russian spa, he gets whacked by some goon from the Organizatsiya. That violent fantasy couldn't be farther from the truth. This is the first in a series of Volcano articles about winter getaways within reasonable driving distance of the South Sound. For
South Sound Cinema
It's remarkable to think about how new the art form of motion pictures is. To this day, some people don't even consider films to be an art because of how new they are. A little over a century ago, the Lumiere brothers began filming things as simple as someone doing
Features
We don't really care to enter the debate what is authentic Mexican food and what's not. We like home grown recipes from Mexico, and we also enjoy the Americanized versions of Mexican food. Both have a place in our stomachs. After several years away from these pages, we are back
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The boy within defined the man people knew and loved. "It was the boy in the man who cared so much for us," said long-time friend Joe Cyr last Friday afternoon during a service commemorating the life of Larry Saunders. "I loved the boy in the man." He died on the afternoon of
Outdoors
They're the equivalent to the outdoor answer man. They're Jacques Cousteau, Jim Whittaker and Jean Claude Killy all rolled into one. Whether you're looking for a place to hike, swim, ski or go whitewater rafting, or whether you're looking for a place to dock your boat or ride your four-wheeler, then
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The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is actively looking for qualified individuals to join their organization on a volunteer basis. This Department of Defense office was established in 1972 and works closely with members of the Guard and Reserve to work with their civilian employers. The ESGR
Archives
For the first time in four years, as The Evergreen State College kicked off its fall quarter last Monday, I was not sitting in a fishbowl or seminar space. For the first time in four years I was not surrounded by liberal-minded vegans headstrong in their visions of world peace
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Army Emergency Relief, or AER, has announced the opening of its scholarship application period. Applications will be accepted until May 1. AER supports both the Spouse Scholarship Program, as well as the Maj. Gen. James Ursano Scholarship Program for dependent children. Scholarship specifics and applications are available on AER's website. The Spouse
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Give an Hour plans to work together, and not compete, with the Puget Sound community to bolster and assist the mental health needs of the servicemembers that live there. "We are not interested in competing with other organizations, taking center stage, or self-righteousness," said Tacoma Community Collaborative Project Coordinator for Give
Outdoors
If you're a fan of Bear Grylls' rugged outdoor survival TV show, and if you're looking for your own exciting outdoor adventure, then you'll want to talk with Robert Conrad. For the seventh straight year, Conrad, the program manager for Northwest Adventure Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), will lead an
Military Life
When a servicemember dies, it's not just the death of a warrior. It's the death of someone's child, parent or sibling. Over the weekend, the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) hosted families of America's fallen military members at its TAPS Joint Base Lewis-McChord Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for
News
Jason Alves looked carefully to ensure that the bubble in the carpenter's level rested between the lines. It did, which meant the trailer sat level with the ground. "What we're doing here is a type of therapy for veterans," a Navy veteran and the director of the Veteran's
Music
You can be forgiven for thinking that Marion Walker is some rootsy folk singer from the ‘60s that was lost to the sands of time, or that she may be a retro-leaning find that is being groomed by producers that would like to snake their way into the currently profitable
Arts
The term "Textile Paintings" is my term, not the artists and not the gallery's. It's what I see as the best possible descriptor of Barbara Lee Smith's art at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College. It's neither fabric art nor painting, and yet it combines some of the best elements
