People Rule
He started donating blood in high school, and then continued through college. Col. Michael Place, commander of the Madigan Army Medical Center, still donates blood to this day. To ensure he could fit donating into his busy schedule, Place stopped by the Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Pacific
Arts
Photography - the writing with light - comes down to vision. It is the ability to see a final result in your mind's eye, and then to make it so with a camera. Local military have been doing that for years through membership in the Tacoma Photographic Society. "There is a quiet
News Front
The Dragonslayer Battalion, under the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, cased their colors during a ceremony held at the Wilson Gym on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 18. The 17th Field Artillery Brigade, "most notably known as the HIMARS Brigade" or High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, is an artillery brigade in the United
Military Life
After moving away from her hometown of Laquey, Missouri, a stone's throw from Army base Fort Leonard Wood, Alicia Harper found herself a single mother to two beautiful girls, working in corporate restaurant management. After falling in love and marrying her coworker turned husband, James, in 2008, the couple prepared
News Front
Washington will "Go to the Dogs" for the fourth year in a row. Service animals have been assisting servicemembers with mental and physical disabilities for decades, but there remains many questions on the benefits and rules for owning a service animal. Is one aware they should ask the owner before petting a
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In March 1942, Gen. Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines under the cover of darkness for Australia. When he arrived in Adelaide he told reporters, "I came through and I shall return." Wading ashore on Leyte Island in October 1944, he said, "I have returned." Since then, the United States and the Philippines
Jobs & Education
The Defense Logistics Agency is recruiting the military community to staff a civilian police force for six installations in the United States. A campaign running on the American Forces Network encourages servicemembers and their dependents to apply for the positions. The agency is authorized 377 police officers, responsible for securing and policing
Jobs & Education
For active-duty military asking themselves "what's next?" as their military career winds down, there are many options besides college. As that journey to the next chapter begins, the first question to ask is "what do I like to do?" And "what kind of experience have I got?" "What I'd tell someone as
Music
In the ‘90s and early ‘00s, the prevailing wisdom about the indie rock scene was that both bands and audiences alike were petrified at the notion of dancing - a stereotype well-earned, based on the bookish, record-collecting image of the indie rock norm. Bands like LCD Soundsystem emerged to act
Arts
I reviewed "30 Americans" in this space two weeks ago. With 45 works from 30 of the best African American artists since the 1970s, this exhibition needs more than one column. So here's part two: One of the more impressive paintings I did not touch on in my first review is
Reviews
ANNOUNCER: Classic diners aren't so easy to find in large towns anymore. You know, the kind that have that small town feel, the classic recipes, and wait staff that call you "hon" and "darling." The Martin Way Diner is such a place, in fact, I don't think they've remodeled for
Stage
Go to the bathroom before the show because there is no intermission in Man of La Mancha - the classic play within a play with the old familiar "Impossible Dream" song but a new take on staging and some excellent performances at 5th Ave this month in Seattle. Director Allison Narver
Stage
An Act of the Imagination by Bernard Slade, directed by Kathryn D. Beall, is, typical of British mysteries, a many-layered story peopled with eccentric characters and featuring surprise twists - in this case, multiple surprise twists. Arthur Putnam (John Pratt) is a successful mystery writer in London. The time is 1964,
Bars & Clubs
Earlier this month, at the 30th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, two local beers stood head and shoulders above the competition. Located in Olympia, Fish Brewing Company's American style wheat beer with yeast, Leavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen, took the Bronze as the third best beer in that
Music
One of Tacoma's most respected arts organizations will hold a masquerade gala to celebrate the opening of its 70th season, Friday. "We're keeping musical performances alive in the heart of our region," said Andy Buelow, executive director for the group. We aren't trying to be coy about the name of this
