Health
Health care is an inevitable need for all. Women veterans have unique physical, mental and spiritual needs that can be met through VA health care. Yet only 44% of women veterans are currently enrolled in VA health care. Health care decisions can be overwhelming, and women veterans might ask themselves "Where
Military Policy
The Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance (OCOLA) is an allowance that ensures our service members who are assigned to a permanent duty station outside the contiguous U.S. (OCONUS) (i.e., foreign countries, U.S. territories, Alaska, and Hawaii) maintain the same level of purchasing power as service members stationed in CONUS locations - not
News Front
The Defense Health Agency's Hearing Center of Excellence Military Hearing Conservation Report for fiscal year 2021 revealed that hearing loss in the Department of Defense remains relatively stable among service members and civilians enrolled in hearing conservation programs. The report showed the percent of hearing-impaired service members increased slightly from 14.5%
Features
Save pumpkins, few foods say fall better than apples. Especially in Washington, the ubiquitous apple harvest finds its way into many local foods. Some of these are even nationally recognized, such as Lattin's Apple Cider, pressed in Olympia at Lattin's Country Cider Mill and Farm. Owned and operated by Carolyn Lattin
Archives
There’s a buzz in the air, and it’s not about libations. This buzz is Tight Cuts, opening Friday at the Sixth and Pearl location (they have Everett and Kirkland locations open already, and a Puyallup location opening soon.) The concept is all about men’s haircuts — though they cut women, too —
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Bethany Vieth stops to show off her softly-toile goodness in between snapping shots of the Love Tacoma beautiful people last Thursday on the Hispter Boutique Tour. By day, she’s the mild-mannered business development manager for Parkland Chevrolet, but as the work day ends, she’s at home loving Tacoma. Her dress is from
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Recently I won tickets to Summer Jam off of Kube 93 because I was the 93rd caller. At first I couldn’t believe I won. I never win anything. So many things were running through my mind. Who was I going to take? How many people were going to be there?
Military Policy
April is the Month of the Military Child, a month highlighting the important role military children play in the military community. The Air Force surgeon general has made improving support for military children one of his priorities. The health and well-being of military children is always a priority for military personnel.
Military Policy
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - The Air Force is changing the process of how First Term Airmen can retrain to provide additional opportunities for airmen to stay in uniform instead of separating. Effective June 1, all FTA can retrain into any Air Force Specialty Code they qualify for that is under 90%
Listings
BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. 98391. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Unplugged acoustic jam, hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray. 8 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Dean Reickard. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge
Stage
I was planning to see it, the play Go, Dog. Go! (It's an OFT joint, just in case you don't know.) My friends saw it early, on free preview day. They told me about it, this Go, Dog. Go! play. I said, "Will I like it? Do you think it's good?" "Take mushrooms before it!"
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Composers Forum. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. The First & Final. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. BLUES Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Michael ONeill. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Brad Upton. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Big Whisky
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Jamie Harvey. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Reilly & Maloney. All Ages. 8 pm. $12-$17. BLUES Spar Cafe - Olympia. Billy D. 8 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Theatre on the Square Tacoma - Downtown. Dala. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $36. Forza - DuPont. Brothers Jim. All Ages. 7-9 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Mark Iler. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy
News Front
JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD -17th Field Artillery Brigade soldier, 1st Sgt. Grant M. Bolin, a senior noncommissioned officer with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, received the Gruber Award on April 11, 2023. The award was named after Brig. Gen. Edmund L. Gruber, who as a first lieutenant, composed the
Schools
The workday doesn't end for teachers when students leave the classroom - or, often, even when the sun goes down. And yet, the nine teachers in Woodbrook Middle School's Language Arts department are taking on even more to further their own educations. The group is working together on the Take One!
Military Life
Kids both big and little love their woobies. Soft, silky and versatile, a woobie is another name for a poncho liner, an item quite familiar to those in the Army. Cool in the summer, warm in the winter, poncho liners are perfect for Soldiers - but also perfect for babies. Army wife
