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Last month's National Family Caregivers Month recognizes and honors those who selflessly care for their loved ones. Being a veteran's caregiver can take a toll on your physical and mental health. One way that VA can support you is through Annie text messages. Annie is a VA messaging service that sends different
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You won't get stuck on a dry, boring tour with Pretty Gritty Tours. The company was founded by Chris Staudinger and Tawny Clark who spent 10 years as travel journalists and experienced their fair share of awful tours. The two brought in guides who are artists and historians who love
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An annual tradition for the past 10 years, The Ranger and NW Airlifter newspapers with main sponsor Grand Canyon University once again presents free Fantasy Light tickets to local military. Each ticket is good for one car-load. Four hundred and fifty tickets will be handed out Saturday, Dec. 10 while supplies
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - A sea of airmen, past and present, gathered for a remembrance ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Nov. 30, 2022. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 13 airmen who paid the ultimate sacrifice when two C-141B Starlifters collided during routine training. "Today, we solemnly remember our fallen comrades,
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After the resounding success of Die Hard in 1988, we saw a slew of variations on the theme of a lone antihero in a single setting saving the day, e.g., Under Siege was Die Hard on a ship, Speed was Die Hard on a bus, Executive Decision was Die Hard
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Currently, there are about 770,000 open cybersecurity positions in the United States. City University (CityU) of Seattle offers the education and hands on skills needed to enter this growing career field. The CityU is a non-profit, military-friendly, on-line and in-person university. Its mission is to change lives for the good by
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - A new $25.1 million airfield refueling facility became operational on Gray Army Airfield at Joint Base Lewis-McChord following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 17. The new facility can refuel Army helicopters on three, hot-fueling pads without the helicopters having to shut down. The new hot-fueling capability will ultimately
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For service members and veterans thinking about buying their first home with a Veterans Administration (VA) loan, America's Credit Union can help make that dream come true. "We encourage applicants to place an application for preapproval prior to shopping for a home," said Traci Frazier, the mortgage production manager at ACU.
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During the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year's, Pierce County Parks has delighted thousands of families from near and far with miles of elaborate light displays. Fantasy Lights is the largest holiday drive-through display in the Northwest and features nearly 300 displays with thousands of dazzling lights. For those new
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - On a cold and dreary day, a bright spot shone on the future site of a community park on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, marked with a sign unveiling ceremony by base leaders Nov. 28. "You wouldn't know it based on the weather right now, but there's going to
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - A few years ago, I visited a fellow Air Force historian and commented on the photos of service members he had tacked to his bulletin board. "Who are they?" I asked somewhat naïve. "Those," he said as he pointed to one side of the board, "are
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UPDATE: Ken Miller awarded $500,000 in court. This month, Ken Miller will find out if his proverbial fight with city hall was worth it. For the past three years, Miller has spent the better part of his days fighting to keep property that regional transportation authority Sound Transit says it needs
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Club Adrian is what you might call the underdog of the Tacoma underage music scene — not quite as hip as Viaduct nor as publicized as Club Impact, but none the less frequented in droves by scenesters of the local all-ages music scene. I’ve often heard rumors of its existence,
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It sounds too good to be true, but all accounts indicate that the recently-announced Sound Community Initiatives fund will play a brilliant role in revitalizing poor neighborhoods in Tacoma and beyond. Organized by members of the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association and local mogul Larry Kopp, the SCI fund
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What I blew my paycheck on this week. Lover’s Package Plain and simple, I think Valentine’s Day blows. It’s just another holiday pushed by the greeting card companies, the chocolate factories, florists and every restaurant around (does anyone really need an excuse to go out to eat?) via every media outlet known
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I have just about had it with cell phones. Don’t get me wrong. They are very valuable for a myriad of reasons, but they are starting to really annoy me. Strike that. It is not the cell phones, it is the stupid people that let them rule their lives. Recently,
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Stephin Merritt records under many monikers, but The Magnetic Fields are arguably his most popular project. Merritt tends to create unique themes that run along perfectly with an album’s title. The 1999 box set 69 had 69 love songs, and the 2004 release I contained all tracks that began with
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As you’ve probably noticed, the Weekly Volcano is a bit different this week. The paper is bigger, sexier, and better — and this is what you can expect from here on out. In the past the Weekly Volcano has been cool. Now the Weekly Volcano is super cool. Bobble Tiki knows
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You’ve worked hard on those lean legs all year long, so why cover them up during winter? Tights and leggings are a great way to show off your stems during the frigid months, but not just any ol’ pair will do. While shamelessly Internet shopping last weekend, I came across what
