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I attended the Teheran film festival in 1972 and was invited to the home of my guide and translator to meet her parents and family. Over tea and elegant pastries, they explained proudly that Iran was a “modern” country, that they were devout Muslims, but did not embrace the extremes
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I attended the Teheran film festival in 1972 and was invited to the home of my guide and translator to meet her parents and family. Over tea and elegant pastries, they explained proudly that Iran was a “modern” country, that they were devout Muslims, but did not embrace the extremes
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In an act of symbolic sedition, a group known as the Hilltop Action Committee has declared war on Tacoma’s condominium development community. Don’t worry, it’s just a spray-paint war, and no one seems to have noticed. The “war” with developers was declared in a recent post in a blog hosted
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In an act of symbolic sedition, a group known as the Hilltop Action Committee has declared war on Tacoma’s condominium development community. Don’t worry, it’s just a spray-paint war, and no one seems to have noticed. The “war” with developers was declared in a recent post in a blog hosted
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Noise Ordinance passes Bitchy neighbors everywhere in Tacoma won a victory last Tuesday, Feb 19, when the Tacoma City Council voted 7-0 to pass Tacoma’s first comprehensive noise ordinance. The Noise Ordinance will take affect April 2. Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma labeled the noise ordinance’s approval as “a long time coming.” The
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Noise Ordinance passes Bitchy neighbors everywhere in Tacoma won a victory last Tuesday, Feb 19, when the Tacoma City Council voted 7-0 to pass Tacoma’s first comprehensive noise ordinance. The Noise Ordinance will take affect April 2. Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma labeled the noise ordinance’s approval as “a long time coming.” The
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Charming Sarah Kahn has an I Kahn Do It attitude. The jewelry she makes shows it. When asked when she started making her own, Sarah shares, “I was at a fair and this lady had great jewelry, baskets of beads and trinkets, and she told me to pick out the charms
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Charming Sarah Kahn has an I Kahn Do It attitude. The jewelry she makes shows it. When asked when she started making her own, Sarah shares, “I was at a fair and this lady had great jewelry, baskets of beads and trinkets, and she told me to pick out the charms
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Word around town was Rocky & Coco’s sports cool new threads. In true Weekly Volcano form, we had to check it out. This contemporary boutique carries a slew of awesome designers, including my beloved James Perse, the master of the cotton tee. So when I first entered Rocky & Coco’s,
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Word around town was Rocky & Coco’s sports cool new threads. In true Weekly Volcano form, we had to check it out. This contemporary boutique carries a slew of awesome designers, including my beloved James Perse, the master of the cotton tee. So when I first entered Rocky & Coco’s,
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ANNOUNCER: At least 2,000 islands form an important part of the classical country of Greece. Though most the nation’s land mass is part of the main peninsula, the azure blue of the Aegean Sea and the white snowcaps of the Cretan mountains are so essential that the national flag reflects
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ANNOUNCER: At least 2,000 islands form an important part of the classical country of Greece. Though most the nation’s land mass is part of the main peninsula, the azure blue of the Aegean Sea and the white snowcaps of the Cretan mountains are so essential that the national flag reflects
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Tiffany’s Diner After seeing a swanky ad for Tiffany’s Diner in Lakewood that had a depiction of Audrey Hepburn in it, I called and got what seemed like easy directions. Traffic aside, the diner was a breeze to locate, albeit there was a probable, hair-raising illegal left turn from the wrong
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Tiffany’s Diner After seeing a swanky ad for Tiffany’s Diner in Lakewood that had a depiction of Audrey Hepburn in it, I called and got what seemed like easy directions. Traffic aside, the diner was a breeze to locate, albeit there was a probable, hair-raising illegal left turn from the wrong
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I’ve found another fantastic “dive bar” quality: Iron gates. Upon entrance there are floor-to-ceiling large, heavy, decorative iron gates to lock out any potential beer burglars. I noticed last week at The Pegasus’ Unicorn Room, and once again this week at the legendary Pup Room in Fife. The Pup Room is
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I’ve found another fantastic “dive bar” quality: Iron gates. Upon entrance there are floor-to-ceiling large, heavy, decorative iron gates to lock out any potential beer burglars. I noticed last week at The Pegasus’ Unicorn Room, and once again this week at the legendary Pup Room in Fife. The Pup
Military Life
In the midst of 280 acres of flat Colorado farmland, stands a man with the gaze of Clint Eastwood. His day will include bailing hay, tending his barn or herding cattle with his son. It's hard work, but at least he can look out at his ranch and admire the
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More than 60 Airmen from the 8th Airlift Squadron returned to McChord Field April 5 after a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. The Airmen were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Their mission was to provide global strategic airlift, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation and humanitarian
