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Vaguely I remember being in Hungary. I was young — only 8 — and many of my memories of the place have faded. But I remember Budapest’s open-air markets, with squawking chickens, fresh eggs, and just-harvested produce. I get the same feeling wandering through local farmers’ markets, though there are less livestock
Military Life
Vince Lombardi famously said "Leaders are made, they are not born." With all due respect to the late, legendary NFL coach, some leaders are born, some leaders are made, and Jiemyjoyce Reduque suggests that some leaders are born and made. Jiemyjoyce Reduque - a junior at Steilacoom High School and the
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Ignorance is not bliss - particularly when it comes to the hepatitis C virus. A blood-borne disease discovered in 1989, hepatitis C, or hep C, is just beginning to be noticed, especially among baby boomers, those individuals born between 1945 and 1965. Many baby boomers have been infected for 20 years or
News Front
Almost 150 military leaders gathered at the McChord Officers' Club on Joint Base Lewis-McChord to hear a keynote address by John Culver, group president for China/Asia Channel Development and Emerging Brands for Starbucks, Inc., Oct. 26. The speech was part of I-Corps' Fall Senior Leader Development Training Session sponsored by U.S.
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What if Pig-Pen greeted Marcie and Peppermint Patty with "What's up, sluts?" It must be some kind of an alternate reality. And for those who love Charles M. Schulz's world just the way it is, that's probably the safest way to think of it. For the rest of us, let's
Stage
Hello, Dolly! at Tacoma Musical Playhouse is visually impressive, and Director/ Choreographer Jon Douglas Rake got some amazing dance moves out of his cast. The play, by Michael Stewart with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is based on Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker. Of course, many people are familiar with
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While driving past Childhood's End Gallery too quickly to get a good look through the window, I spotted some house-shaped boxes on the wall that were very colorful. My first thought was, "OK, birdhouses - cute and kind of trite, but at least they're brightly colored."First impressions of art are
Stage
Try as I might, sometimes prejudging a show is inevitable. Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men is a masterpiece, of course, but it demands actors who project charm, IQ and absolute life-or-death urgency. After numerous casting snags, Olympia Little Theatre was obliged to switch directors for its production of the
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In my review of Harlequin's pyrotechnic April show, boom, I said I enjoyed the script but wasn't sure who else would. Now director Scot Whitney brings us what has been described as the reverse of that prediction, by no less vested an observer than the playwright himself. In his notes
Arts
Watch out, Olympia: Mathias Eichler and Brandon Rosage want to give you a kick in the butt.Eichler, owner of Olympia home-design-retailer-turned-media-company Einmaleins, and Rosage are the duo behind Einmaleins.TV, Olympia's new Internet broadcast network.The programming, including the talk show Einmaleins Live and an evolving lineup of on-location programs, highlight some
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Desmond Tutu is coming to Tacoma. Let that sink in, then consider that the Nobel Peace Prize winner and historic peace activist chose to come to Tacoma as the first of his final two official international appearances before he retires later this year. Winner of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for
Military Life
An advisory committee has recommended that an aging Woodbrook Middle School that needs $15 million in repairs should be closed. In January, the Clover Park School District is expected to decide on the recommendation to close the school that was built in 1963. Every six years the school districts in Washington do
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Saturday is going to be a big day for Seattle music institutions in Tacoma. At Hell's Kitchen will be recently reunited alt-rock favorites, Satchel. Just a few blocks away at The Space will be Rusty Willoughby and Rachel Flotard's new project, Cobirds Unite. Blocks away, sharing space in Pacific Northwest music
Music
Saturday is going to be a big day for Seattle music institutions in Tacoma. At Hell's Kitchen will be recently reunited alt-rock favorites, Satchel. Just a few blocks away at The Space will be Rusty Willoughby and Rachel Flotard's new project, Cobirds Unite. Blocks away, sharing space in Pacific Northwest music
Music
Subdivision Studios is quite possibly the best thing ever to hit Olympia for up-and-coming hip-hop artists - at least when it comes to finding a legitimate place to record music or finding top-of-the-line production. On April 1, Smoke of Oldominion (Matt Smokovich), Booz E Collinz (Rolando Guajardo) and Chonie Diego
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Scottish-American comedian and TV host Craig Ferguson, currently the star of both Celebrity Name Game and Join or Die With Craig Ferguson, first drew attention stateside as Mr. Wick, the stuffy boss on The Drew Carey Show. These days, in addition to his syndicated game show and History Channel panel
Music
ALL EYES WEST >>> Friday, May 13 Chicago's All Eyes West make radio-ready pop-punk - an odd change of pace for a Tacoma show, I know. They seem to draw from the same well as bands like Rise Against. It's all about pummeling, yet tuneful, riffs and snarling vocals. The punk edges
Ragnet
In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
Music
As of this writing, Bob Dylan has yet to really acknowledge being recently awarded the Nobel prize for literature, with the exception of a brief mention of it on his website, which has since been taken down. With fans of literature and music - and the tenuous interplay between those
