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The Weekly Volcano is not here to make this stuff up. Truth happens. Reality pinches, rides up, makes you start and shiver in utter amazement. The Tacoma Noise Rodeo returns to treat the denizens of Sixth Avenue to experimental electronic music. No, not guitar feedback synced with loud Ultimate Fighting
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Like The Crucible or, for that matter, The Hunger Games, George Orwell's Animal Farm (1945) is an allegorical novel - meaning it isn't about what it seems to be about. If you skipped it in high school, then you owe it to yourself to read it now. It's short, and
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You can see it just off the freeway as you zip down on I-5, it looks to be an updated A&W -- rock foundation, bright white paint with clean blue lines. A long carport-styled awning covers the pull-up parking. It looks chipper and inviting at just a glance. Within a
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Although little known to most, the naming of the city of Lacey remains mysterious. What is known is that in the 1850s, settlers populated the area. Two of those were Isaac and Catherine Wood. Like many, they worked hard and prospered, but due to the Wood's good reputation as upright citizens, people
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With many fun hot spots for night life seekers, Olympia's epic downtown was voted Best Neighborhood for Singles and Night Life. An unforgettable night awaits just a short drive from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Take a fun night trip to the Historic District and Capitol Lake (Best Selfie Location) for stunning
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What an odd pairing: John James Audubon, the 18th and 19th century artist famous for precise drawings of birds and mammals, and RYAN! Fedderson, Native American artist now living in Tacoma known for contemporary interactive murals and mixed-media art. What they have in common is respect for nature and concern
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Shiny, happy people, unite. Atlanta-based orchestral-pop heroes Little Tybee brings its national tour to Tacoma's Mandolin Café on April Fools Day. It would probably be best to classify them somewhere between light-hearted orchestral pop and Tropicalia orchestral pop. Yes, it's a tiny space between the two genres, but this tight-knit
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(Photo: Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, has approved an indoor alternative to the 1.5-mile run physical fitness assessment for reserve citizen airmen. The 20-meter High Aerobic Multi-shuttle Run alternative will be phased in over a two-year adaption period.) Lt. Gen.
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Every Monday, DJ Melodica and guests DJs spin a wide variety of tunes in between band sets during Showcase Mondays at Magoo's Annex in Tacoma, which kicks off at 8:30 p.m. Except tonight. Producer DJ Melodica won't be at Magoo's. He'll be home having gusts sign his cast. Apparently, he's broken his
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The Weekly Volcano has discovered a few things about the devil over the years. He says the word "soul" too often. He's seriously thinking about switching hell over to cheaper natural gas. He can play an amazing fiddle. He also bites his nails while releasing tiny, lethal farts. We're pretty sure
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Flamenco, like tango, is one of those exotic music-and-dance idioms for which the Weekly Volcano presses our nose to the glass and watches all the colorful action, amused and amazed at the sights and sounds. Flamenco is made up of the song, the dance, the guitar, and the rhythmic accompaniment
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You may have heard of Ocean Shores, the quaint summer beach town that sits on the top of Grays Harbor in Grays County, Washington, a great getaway for families looking to beach comb. If you were to look on a map, you would see another small coastal town that sits
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There is a connection between every military member serving at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) and the tax preparation company H&R Block. "We are here to support the military members and their families with their tax matters," wrote Tina Whitson, district operations coordinator, for H&R Block. In a letter written during World War
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(Photo: Capt. Tony Sagastizado, an Army engineer officer assigned to 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, came to the aid of Arthur Benson, whose RV had overturned in Federal Way. Sagastizado was awarded a certificate of appreciation by Federal Way Fire & Rescue Oct.
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SSgt. Edwin Summers: "I want to wish a happy birthday to our daughter, Lucy. I also want my wife, Leah, and our son, Quinn, to know that I love you, miss you and can't wait to see you." CW2 Jeremy Jones: "I can't wait to see my wife, Susan. I love
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SSgt Mario Huerta: "I love and miss my wife, Elena, and our children, Natalia and Analia."
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SSgt. Bruce Huntress: "To my wife, Nancy, and our sons, Steve, Nathan and Charlie I want them to know I am doing well and can't wait for Christmas."
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Pfc. Geoffrey Tate and Pfc. Joseph Phelps, 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 5-20 Inf., cut wood to build an addition to the dining facility.
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HR2 - or Haji Rahmuddin - is a very small dot on the map of Afghanistan. In reality, it is small rock and dirt encampment approximately 65 miles southwest of Kandahar. Hesco barriers, T-walls, guard towers, concertina wire and cameras surround the area. Everyone enters through a steel gate, which is secured at
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How have you aged? Are there wrinkles and scars and flab and sag? Do you have stretch marks, age spots, bone spurs, droopy kneecaps and giant moles? Do you wish you could walk into a giant Photoshop Booth and come out the other side with an ass lift and the
