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2nd SCR soldier profiled in the following story.
By JUSTIN PAPROCKI, McClatchy Newspapers
HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- The first time Army specialist Brian Morel held his daughter was in the Savannah International Airport. He took the 7-month-old from his wife's arms and hoisted her above his head - he in the [...]
Only three days away. You're ready, or you think you're ready. You've got your tickets, and your overnight plans are set. Congratulations! Now don't fuck it up.
Be prepared. First time visitors to the Gorge are often surprised at how different the climate is from Western Washington. [...]
Here’s a challenge for an artist, a design class, perhaps, or people who are simply interested in money.
The Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals this week upheld a lower court ruling in a suit brought by the the American Council for the Blind.
Essentially, the court said the U.S. [...]
On May 28 the curtain goes up on the 8th annual edition of the Bicycle Film Festival with a five-day run in New York City. From there it takes off on a seven-month tour of the US, Europe, Australia and Asia before landing in Portland in December for this year's final show.
There's [...]
We’re in Portland, chilling before the Urban Ride and Reception at Lucky Lab. See you all there.
It’s been just under 2 months since we officially launched Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, and in that time we’ve seen some great results. More than 28,000 loan requests have been submitted by borrowers, and over 2,000 confirmed lenders have responded with [...]
Well, where else would a former commander of the battleship USS Iowa want to kick off his legislative re-election campaign?
Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, will launch his 26th District legislative campaign June 9 aboard the USS Turner Joy, a mothballed Navy destroyer now serving as a [...]
Even in Seattle, where Crocs line front porches like pockmarked little rubber trolls, "Sex and the City" made Manolo Blahnik a household name.
[...]Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer has sent over more photos of the suspicious early morning fire at a Spanaway house.
Investigators found gang graffiti and other items inside the new, but unoccupied home. The home was up for sale.
It appears someone or somebodies have been using it as a [...]
Oregon Democrats were incredibly fortunate to have two strong, progressive Senate candidates in Jeff Merkley and Steve Novick. In the end Merkley won the primary by a slim 45% to 42% margin, but managed to win a plurality of votes in all but three counties. Congratulations Jeff.
Novick ran an impressive [...]
We may have found the best headline of the week on Monday morning, but KIRO 7's website came through with doubtlessly the most disturbing headline of the week today. It read: "No Federal Violations For Boiled Monkey Death." [...]
Diane Percival is the new chief financial officer at Woodstone Credit Union. She will oversee all financial management and planning responsibilities for the institution.
Percival joined Woodstone as controller in 1992, and earned her education at Central Washington University.
Woodstone Credit Union is based in Federal Way, where it operates two full-service [...]
Scouts Inc. has revised its rating of college basketball's recruiting classes for 2008 to take into account the late signing period, and has UW slotted at No. 21
Author Antonio Williams writes that "Lorenzo Romar knows how to evaluate guards --- Nate Robinson and Brandon Roy are evidence of that [...]
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting a press event on Tuesday, May 27th, at 11:00 a.m. to announce its annual list of the state’s Most Endangered Historic Properties.
The press conference will be held at our very own Murray Morgan Bridge, included on this year’s list.
The [...]
The Upper Tacoma Business District will be hosting to the first stop on our Neighborhood Business District Showcase. On May 22, from 4 – 7pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Way will be seeing green! People’s Park will be transformed into a bocce field, and local business owners will be [...]
Sonic Drive Ins will be coming to Pierce County. Two separate people shared this news with us via Google Reader, so apparently people are quite pleased with this development.
Ed’s Diner has the details. Looks like they’re hoping for Tacoma, Puyallup and Bonney Lake locations for their drive-ins with a [...]
Pierce County sheriff’s detectives need the public’s help in identifying a woman suspected of using a stolen driver’s license to buy more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from several stores with fraudulent checks.
The fraudulent transactions took place between Sunday, April 6 and Thursday, April 10. The suspect [...]
Seems like it ain't a real “VH1 Rock Honors” or "Decades Rock Live" show without a Northwest connection. VH1 gave Heart props last year. And Death Cab for Cutie performed during VH1 Classic's Elvis Costello tribute. And now Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters (lead by ex-Seattleite Dave Grohl) [...]
I decided to run some numbers to figure out the impact that each team's offense, pitching, and defense is on pace to have over the course of a full season. Results are in the table below. This may not be the absolute best way to do it, but it [...]
