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I am around teenagers on a fairly regular basis. I adore my sons and their friends, welcoming them…
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Want to be a real man? Then be a real father
For some men, their fathers were home physically but not emotionally. Some men grew up without hearing their…
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Better than Thin Mints: Girl Scouts visit City Hall
“I wonder what it would be like to go to court?” Clare McKenna, 9, said Nov. 12 while…
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Honor student juggles three jobs | Decatur’s Megan Hestir
An overachiever is someone who achieves success over and above the standard or expected level, especially at an…
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Pacific Ballroom Dance holds annual Harvest Ball
Pacific Ballroom Dance held its third annual Harvest Ball benefit Nov. 8 at the Temple Theater in Tacoma.…
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A father’s love is every boy’s dream: Don’t miss Nov. 16 forum
“Man Up! Fathers Who Are Not Ashamed to Say I Love You to Their Sons” will run 5:30…
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How Ellen Chung beat lung cancer | National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Ellen Chung, 80, stared the Grim Reaper in the eye six years ago — and defied him. It…
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Attention moms: Let’s talk dirty
When your brain is overloaded, a useful tool for remembering things is to write it all down.
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Saghalie Middle School counselor lifts up the homeless
Elaine McDonald may not have wings, but for many local families, the Saghalie Middle School counselor is nothing…
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Lakeland Elementary 5th-graders perk up senior mentors
Federal Way seniors like a little spunk in their lives — and they have found it in fifth-graders.…
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Tearing down walls: Japanese ‘camps’ in WWII
“The walls we keep around us to keep sadness out also keep out the joy.” — Jim Rohn
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Live entertainment in Federal Way this week
The Decatur Theatre Company production of Sam Shepard’s “A Lie of the Mind.” Performances are at 7 p.m.…
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It’s OK to say ‘breast’ and ‘vagina’ | Sex in the Suburbs
A couple of weeks ago, Susan G. Komen’s sister, Nancy Brinker, was on the Oprah Winfrey show.
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Trick-or-treat etiquette
By DEBORAH KING, Etiquette expert Yes, there is etiquette for everything! Here are a few quick reminders for…