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The 2014 Washington State Fair celebrates the U.S. armed forces by hosting its annual Military Monday Sept. 8 and 15. Free gate admission is offered to all active, reserve, and retired military and National Guard and their dependents, plus disabled veterans, when each shows valid military ID at any gate.
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For classical music fans that want to hear something other than the 12,655th performance of Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony," the Classical Tuesdays in Old Town series every second Tuesday offers rousing performances of accessible music by classical guitarists, sitar musicians, hip young string players and opera in the Slavonian Hall and
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Have you heard the latest in disaster developments? No, it's not a virus. No, it's not an asteroid, and no, it's not Dr. Evil's new reality show. This particular end game is definitely gonna go down. Someday. Earthquake. An earthquake is absolutely guaranteed to mess everything up in the South
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Plants were here before us, and they will survive us. Silent partners in our evolutionary endeavors, they may also make fruitful creative companions. Moss + Mineral gallery and store knows this, and will spread the green word through October 12 at the W.W. Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. ETHNOBOTANY: An
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Vicci Martinez, Tacoma native and finalist on NBC's The Voice will perform at the Pizza Klatch Gayla: A Slice of the Good Life, Saturday, Sept. 6. Also on tap will be the outrageously funny singing group The Righteous Mothers. There will be a silent auction with items ranging from a
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Wright Park has been the backdrop to many a Tacoman's memories. The area surrounding Wright Park is rich with food, drink and sights to see. Here are just a few in the immediate vicinity.(Rosebud Revelers)As a beautiful botanical garden, W. W. Seymour Conservatory is an iconic destination for those thirsty for
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One of the many things that stand out in today's female roller derby scene are the clever derby names the skaters give themselves. For JBLM Bettie Brigade roller derby participant Candace Magill, her name was derived in an unusual way; the moniker and her player number depictinteresting coincidences "My derby name is Dis-Orient-Her and my number is twelve,"
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I Corps continues to lead the way in the Pacific area of operations. "We're moving ahead," said Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commander, I Corps, said in a telephone interview from South Korea earlier this morning. "We have gone beyond rebalancing in the Pacific; we are building on the work done in the
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Professional shoppers know that the best place to go to get a good deal is an outlet mall. Outlet malls are often a grouping of retail stores in one location offering products that have been overstocked, outdated, or discontinued at a discounted or reduced price. Have a favorite lotion that
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Any native Tacoman can recall at least one evening, if not several, playing pedestrian along "the Ave" while traveling from one late night destination to another and spying into House of Tattoo as folks received fresh ink. Some may even hold fond memories of the buzzing needles and blissful ache
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Hello, My name is Savanna. I live in Graham, WA and I am in the Air Force. My husband, who is also in the Air Force, is deployed for a 365. I just found out that I am deploying in September for 4 months. I have these two wonderful black labs
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[PSYCHEDELIC INDIE POP] + FRI, AUG. 29 They say good things come in threes. Bandolier, People Under The Sun and The Echo Echo Echoes, are all celebrating a record release, a trifecta of "Hell yeah!" for Tacoma. But if you've seen your share of these bands, and think you'll just
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There was once a show called Duets - please, lord, let this show actually be canceled, because I can't be bothered to look it up - where young performers from around the country were tasked to perform duets with professionals. What made this shitty show interesting was the unstated premise
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On a recent Saturday morning after a long bike ride, Senior Airman Jesse Wiegand set out for a long run as part of his triathlon training regimen. Toward the end of the run, the Washington Air National Guard airman started cramping up. For a minute, Wiegand thought about slowing down
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Their last day in Kandahar ended amidst a barrage of rocket fire and ground fire from an insurgent attack just hours before boarding a flight to return home. Two McChord Reservists braced themselves for a memorable farewell as their last mission wound down in a gripping operation to once again
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Ben Perry is a fire protection journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Fire Department at a non-disclosed base here. As an emergency responder, Perry and his fellow firefighters are responsible for protecting billions of dollars of Air Force assets and personnel for the
