Military Policy
Robert Fulghum wrote a witty book for us, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. That's funny, and true, too. Play fair. Don't hit people. Clean up your own mess. Goldfish and hamsters die, and so do we. Yep, you learn a lot when you go to kindiegarten,
News Front
In response to world events, the Department of Defense established 10 regionally oriented Homeland Response Forces (HRF), sourced from the National Guard, to pair with the country's FEMA regions. In 2011, Washington was the second HRF stood up and is responsible for FEMA Region 10, which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho
Recreation
If you like laughing at comedians, watching jugglers and stilt walkers. If you like military history, seeing historic weapons from the Civil War and WWII. And if you like seeing modern day military equipment like a UH-60 Black Hawk or weather balloon systems from WWII. Then the Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Armed Forces
Features
The Tacoma Farmers Market runs not one, but three market locations throughout the city - Broadway Market downtown on Thursdays (opened May 1); 6th Avenue Market on Tuesdays (opened May 6); and the South Tacoma Market on Sundays, which opens June 1. The South Tacoma Market is perhaps one of
Arts
When I brought it up to Spud Goodman that his talk show has existed, in one way or another, for almost 30 years, he seemed genuinely shocked. In February of 1985, The Spud Goodman Show premiered on local public access television. "Gosh, I'm not joking, here, but nobody's ever said a
Critics' Picks
[POST PUNK] + FRI, MAY 16 Hailing from Oakland, Steel Cranes are a no-nonsense duo composed of Tracy Shapiro and Amanda Shuckle. Their brand of wiry, nervy post-punk recalls badasses such as PJ Harvey and Patti Smith. The assault of guitar and drums is dialed in to a degree that would
Music
Robert Pollard isn't just a hilarious drunk, he's also one of the most prolific recording artists in popular music. He's released 22 albums since 1987, and that's just studio albums under the Guided by Voices umbrella. This isn't counting EPs, live albums, solo recordings, or even his album comprised entirely
Archives
It’s a bad idea to lump all folk music into one stereotype because the performer’s personality plays such a huge role. A folk song is a snapshot of the thoughts of the songwriter. It can be a political statement, a love story, a clever play on words, a somebody-did–somebody-wrong song,
Archives
As many readers already know, or have caught onto over the last eight months, I’ve been a little shady with you. I don’t believe I’ve lied, but I haven’t been one hundred percent truthful either. (How’s that for politician talk?) Since the beginning of ’07 my wife and I have lived
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring
Show And Tell
For the better part of the past decade, the prevailing image of the vampire in the public consciousness was a defanged, emo pantywaist who couldn't go out in the sun, not because it would burn him to ashes, but because it would make him sparkle. I thought my fervent prayers
