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“Alice say, have to have somebody accompany me. Everywhere I go. No walking alone.” — Bob Shimabukuro, Final column, 4/3/2021 Bob(Dad) My father, Bob Shimabukuro, often signed his cards and letters, “Love, Bob(Dad).” I always thought this was hilarious, as if I had forgotten who he was to me. I recently read a letter written […]

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Nicole McClure’s harrowing ordeal unfolds as she faces arrest at a moment of dire medical need. Allegedly accused of intoxication during a life-threatening brain bleed, she endured hours of neglect and ridicule in a Washington State jail. As legal action ensues against the State Troopers and Thurston County Jail, the gravity of Nicole’s condition becomes …

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It’s often said that the military becomes a family to those who serve. Sitting with a Military and Family Life Counselor like Janet Escobedo, that adage rings true. Looking at Escobedo’s grandmotherly exterior, it’s hard to believe she was a trailblazer who dominated during the Air Force survival, evasion, resistance, and escape course, and ran ultra-marathons. She belies the energy of a woman half her age..

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