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Are you mentally fit enough?

News Front

Are you mentally fit enough?

Flip off safety. Identify target. Aim weapon. Exhale. Think about late rent. Rehash tight budget. Tally up additional bills. Fire. Learning the ability to focus completely on the present moment despite other distractions -- also known as mindfulness -- can help servicemembers be safer, train better, and be more effective downrange. It can

Is private school a good fit for your family?

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Is private school a good fit for your family?

Frequent moves can be challenging for military children, and some local families on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) have chosen the private school option to help mitigate it. Private schools are usually small, with a low student-to-teacher ratio. Many of the local private schools also offer substantial financial aid to military

You’re connected!

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You’re connected!

Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the surrounding municipalities are well connected. This connection informs and strengthens -- both the base and the cities work successfully together to support each other. Not long after 9/11, it became clear that the military and civilian communities needed each other. The ensuing high rate of deployment

Visiting a mecca for beads in the South Sound

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Visiting a mecca for beads in the South Sound

Starting from humble beginnings in the late 1960s, what was once an 800-square-foot antique store in Mud Bay is now an 80,000-square-foot bead warehouse and showroom. Throughout the years, Shipwreck Beads in Lacey has transformed into focusing solely on beads and making a name for itself by having the most

Neighborhood must-sees

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Neighborhood must-sees

In terms of places to visit and things to do, the area surrounding Joint Base Lewis-McChord offers a wide variety of historical sites, artistic, and sports venues to visit and enjoy. What follows are four well-known locales that new members to the community will enjoy. Thornewood Castle This English Tudor/Gothic mansion on the

Soups to soothe your soul

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Soups to soothe your soul

An old Campbell's commercial sums up the mythical restorative power of soup: A snowman drags his frozen self in from the cold to sit at the kitchen table. As he slurps a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup, the snowman melts away, revealing a cute little boy with happy smile. From

CRITICS' PICKS: Meowtain, Frank Fairfield, Vance Gilbert, Hot Victory

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CRITICS' PICKS: Meowtain, Frank Fairfield, Vance Gilbert, Hot Victory

MEOWTAIN >>> Saturday, Nov. 12 Meowtain is a restlessly churning ball of jittery exuberance. The band's music seems to benefit from an overabundance of ideas and whims - each member racing to bring them to the fore. Shouts emerge, breathless, from behind a wall of crackling guitars, the occasional trumpet and vigorously

THE DAMAGE REPORT: For the kids

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THE DAMAGE REPORT: For the kids

Ah! Youth! They are the future and I believe I saw a glimmer of hope last week when I trekked to Seattle to witness Tacoma's own Mechanism open for Devin Townsend Project. Mechanism blasted through an incredibly pro-sounding set as the venue filled to uncomfortable levels. Headbanging and horn salutes

Goin' on a bear hunt

Ragnet

Goin' on a bear hunt

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,

Scouting opportunities on JBLM

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Scouting opportunities on JBLM

Whether you just moved to the area and need a new troop or want to get your kids involved for the first time, you'll find a vibrant scouting community on and around Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). GIRL SCOUTS Now is a great time to get involved in a local Girl Scout Troop.

I Corps and JBLM host Exercise Courage Dawn 18

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I Corps and JBLM host Exercise Courage Dawn 18

In order to promote readiness and synchronize war fighting functions, I Corps Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion conducted Exercise Courage Dawn 18, a tactical command post exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Aug. 27-29. Exercise Courage Dawn was an opportunity for America's First Corps to facilitate its own, and subordinate unit's training objectives,

Through Sunday, Nov. 20: Olympia Film Festival

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Through Sunday, Nov. 20: Olympia Film Festival

There's no doubt this year's Olympia Film Festival will manage to attract a few more to its already substantial band of supporters. With an ambitious 10-day lineup spanning the ages of cinema, there literally is something for everyone - of any age.The OFF looked deep into

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Mary Powell

Coffeezaun Espresso manager Mary Powell shows off a look that incorporates financial-savvy smarts; she mixes a classic, quality item with trendy, non-spendy pieces to come up with a fun and functional outfit. The quality item of the outfit is a pair of boot-cut Earnest Sewn jeans from Dame Lola, which skim

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More like skin chat

I needed an even tan line to match my bright, sun-shiny new hair color before a formal event. See, my dress was a low cut, strappy thing, while my existing tan was a field-workin’, T-wearin’ thing. Together, they were not pretty. And I had less than no time to remedy the situation,

The Sandusky situation

Cup Check

The Sandusky situation

Well gosh. After the doom and gloom fest that was last week's Cup Check column, full of end-of-the-world prophecies and rants against the mainstream media stoking the flames of idiocy in our public discourse, I had planned to take it easy this week. I figured it was high time I

Cup of Joe

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Cup of Joe

Going into Trinity Presbyterian Church to see the original play, Java Tacoma: Episode 38, by local (Federal Way) author Curtis B. Swanson, almost seems like the set up or start of a joke. "So this preacher, writer and actor walk into a bar ..." Instead, patrons walked into the fellowship

Striking gold

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Striking gold

My, my - these film festivals sure grow up quickly, don't they? In the South Sound festival family I see Tacoma and Gig Harbor's film festivals as the precocious youngsters, full of energy while finding their unique niche in a big world. They have some fun years ahead before reaching

Through Nov. 19: "Java Tacoma Episode 38"

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Through Nov. 19: "Java Tacoma Episode 38"

Going into Trinity Presbyterian Church to see the original play, Java Tacoma: Episode 38, by local (Federal Way) author Curtis B. Swanson, almost seems like the set up or start of a joke. "So this preacher, writer and actor walk into a bar ..." Instead, patrons walked into the fellowship hall and

Saturday, Nov. 12: Community Art Day

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Saturday, Nov. 12: Community Art Day

Tacoma is a living, breathing example of the powerful positive impact art can have on a community. So it's not surprising to see Saturday bringing an event at Tacoma Art Place simply known as Community Art Day. And the title pretty much says it all. Expect workshops, demonstrations and family

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