Tacoma Week In Review
The news story of the week in Tacoma has without question been the apparent police report cover up regarding the timeliness of the amber alert issued after Zina Linnik's disappearance (and subsequent murder). In case you're completely out of the loop, evidence shows Sergeant Mark Fulghum of the Tacoma Police
Veterans
Joint Base Lewis-McChord spouse Allison Clifford couldn't help but crack a wide smile when she saw Navy veteran Jim Mitchell atop his horse, Nifty Dan, as the large animal broke into a brisk trot around the outdoor arena. "He's progressed a lot," Clifford said of Mitchell's riding skills. "It's exciting. For
Stage
Science fiction can take us anywhere, from human blood vessels to the edges of the universe. In 1897, it turned menacing Martian tripods loose on the streets of Victorian London. These days, episodes of Doctor Who can be viewed on any smartphone, an improvement over Starfleet's communicators. Words, Words, Words is
Arts
What is creativity? Why are there people like Leonardo Da Vinci, and then people like that dude in the apartment downstairs who spends his days picking lint out of his belly button? May 1 at 2 p.m., a panel of Tacoma artists aims to answer this question as part of Tacoma
Education
McChord Field spouse Kimberlee Richardson has gotten pretty good at searching for and applying for grants and scholarships to fund her education. She's now two-for-two when it comes to earning scholarship money through something affiliated with the Air Force. Last year, Richardson won a $1,000 scholarship from the Air Force Services Club
Focus
Maj. Rob Campbell's post active-duty Air Force career had all the makings of an ideal situation for a C-17 Globemaster III pilot. He was flying 737s for a private aviation company headquartered in Las Vegas - doing something he'd loved ever since he was a child growing up just miles from
Arts
This critic's choice of the top visual arts events for the fall season is as follows:Artscapes installations, through Nov. 17 Five new Artscapes installations are on display in the old Woolworth storefront and on the adjacent landmark Tollbooth Gallery. Artists selected for this round include Lauren Boilini, Eva Funderburgh, Nola Avienne,
Outdoors
For a while last Monday morning and early afternoon, three pirates controlled all boating on American Lake. They had stormed Russell Landing Marina, showed their JBLM Recreation Qualification Card, filled out some easy paperwork and grabbed a few life preservers. In their little hands they held a treasure chest-sized picnic basket full
News Articles
(446th AW PA) - The number 600 could just be a lucky one for the road. It's the number of miles clocked going from Seattle to Olympia, Wash., 10 times in a day. It's the namesake of the "Coca-Cola 600," the longest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Coincidentally, it's the exact number
Focus
Sue Biles knew she needed something to keep her mind off her daughter's deployment to Afghanistan. "Being a mom, I had to find a way to deal with (it)," said Biles, who works as a school nurse at Clover Park High School. So before her daughter, Capt. Tammy Childs, deployed to Afghanistan
News Front
Understanding one another's culture and appreciating their diversity has remained a staple of the American framework, but the level of diversity becomes even more prevalent for this nation's servicemembers stationed all across the globe. "This diversity is so imperative to make us successful worldwide and helps keep us stay fresh in
Arts
Weekly Volcano scribe Christian Carvajal - voted Best Writer in the Weekly Volcano's Best of Olympia poll - has published a new novel under the pseudonym Lynn Savage. It is called Mr. Klein's Wild Ride (Mud Flat Press, 2016), and it is the story of the building and cataclysmic opening
Stage
James Goldman's The Lion In Winter is about nothing so much as legacy. The year is 1183. Henry II, who won the throne by strength of arms, aims to leave behind the one thing his life has lacked: prolonged, lasting peace. Standing in his way? Pretty much everyone else. Three sons,
Military Life
Although Anna Grimm grew up in Washington state, falling in love with her husband Jeremiah Madden, a master sergeant in the Air Force, has taken her around the world and back during the past seven years. "When we met, I was working in Seattle, and he was stationed in Hawaii. I
News Front
In 2013, Americans ranked cyber attacks as the top threat to the country, second in danger to the current class of terrorists. This year in a recent Pew Research Center poll, ISIS and Iran's nuclear arms program polled first while cyber attacks ranked second, placing ahead of global economic instability, infectious
Music
Karaoke can be a divisive thing: it's implicitly designed to let the singer let off a little bit of steam, to picture themselves fronting a band, to get their moment in the spotlight without anyone judging them. Karaoke is a place for amateurs to imagine being professionals, and I believe
South Sound Cinema
Going to the movies in 2016 is sort of a depressing experience. You plunk down $12-15 just to get in, then $10 or more for popcorn, soda, candy, and whatever else you like to munch on. The days of sneaking in food are long past us. Then you sit down
Music
If you watch network television, no doubt you've been bombarded with advertisements for NBC's new singing competition, The Voice. Unlike other, more tired singing shows, The Voice puts a paramount on, appropriately enough, the voice. Four judges (or coaches, as The Voice calls them) sit in chairs facing away from
Archives
Does Pierce Transit have a greater obligation to serve the maximum number of people possible or as many communities as possible? This is the debate raging throughout Pierce County as Pierce Transit determines how and where it will cut 35-percent of its services. In February's special election Pierce County voters chose
