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Once in a while I get a chance to stop into Puget Sound Pizza and actually relax. Most of the time I’m hurriedly ordering something “to go,” only to run into some I know, making me wish I WASN’T in a hurry and could actually stop to visit more. Owner
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Bellingham natives Dub and Jender began to take themselves serious as hip-hop artists in the fall of 2010. After a couple months of practicing what they'd orchestrated together, the duo decided that it was time for the first official Dub and Jender show. That night more than 100 sweaty, teeth-grinding
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. David Knutzen was in a different world. He dropped the water jugs and kept moving. The magazine fell out of his weapon and he paused, wanting to go back for it. "Ah crap," thought Knutzen of Denver, a communications officer with the
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The Olympic Flight Museum in Olympia is well known for its vintage aircraft and aviation-related memorabilia and for its annual spring sale and show. Now, due to high patron demand, the museum is adding a fall show as well. The Fall Military Collectables Show and Sale will be held in the
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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - Capt. Rebecca Bissette, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) Command and Control executive officer, traded in cake and presents to spend her most recent birthday climbing one of the most difficult mountains in the United States, Mount Rainier. "I've wanted to
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Maria Jost, among many other traits, is known around Tacoma for being wicked smart, fun, adventurous and her contribution to The Helm’s Juried Show back in March. Remember her tree silhouettes and body part collage combinations illustrating the biological connection that all living things share? So beautiful. So cool. Jost has
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Maria Jost, among many other traits, is known around Tacoma for being wicked smart, fun, adventurous and her contribution to The Helm’s Juried Show back in March. Remember her tree silhouettes and body part collage combinations illustrating the biological connection that all living things share? So beautiful. So cool. Jost has
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WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley used his keynote speech at the 2012 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17 to discuss the importance of caring for Airmen. "Whatever the intensity of our nation's demands, in war or in peace, we
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As fall cools off our wonderfully warm summer weather, you might start craving warm, cozy food. Savory meats on hot plates or skewers. Soups. Perhaps a fancy burger with a side of warm au jus. You might be craving Asado. With a full menu of steady Argentine-inspired delights and a
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TORONTO — How did the 33rd Toronto Film Festival stack up against previous years? I’ve been to 31 of them, and as usual I had a great time. I saw about 30 movies, interviewed some fascinating people, met a lot of friends, and saw movies with audiences who know and
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TORONTO — How did the 33rd Toronto Film Festival stack up against previous years? I’ve been to 31 of them, and as usual I had a great time. I saw about 30 movies, interviewed some fascinating people, met a lot of friends, and saw movies with audiences who know and
Health
The Army has ordered nearly 2 million doses of vaccine to immunize all Soldiers, their families, civilian employees and retirees for the upcoming flu season. The vaccinations will be available at most installations in October, but each medical facility will set its own schedule for distribution.
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Hip-hop in the 1980s, 90s and 2000s is the big bad wolf that parents, politicians and powers-that-be demonize much like the adults of the 1950s and 60s did with rock n' roll. These days they point to hip-hop as the cause for anything that goes wrong in the inner city.