The Columbia: Beginning and End
Locating the Columbia River’s remote origins in British Columbia proved difficult.
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Knute Berger shares tales from the most interesting place in the world
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A Journey to the Headwaters of the Columbia
The massive Columbia River travels more than 1,200 miles from start to finish. It crosses four mountain ranges, powers 14 hydroelectric dams and irrigates hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, among other feats.
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Ralph Munro’s legacy passed Washington history to future generations
The longtime Secretary of State helped resettle refugees, supported environmental legislation and was a founding member of the state’s Heritage Caucus.
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A history of vaccine skepticism, from 1920s Seattle to RFK Jr.
Current debates over Trump’s controversial DHHS nominee echo the Pacific Northwest’s reputation a century ago as a bastion of “alternative medicine.”
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Remembering popular progressive WA Republican Gov. Dan Evans
Serving three terms from 1965 to 1977 and one as U.S. Senator, Evans personified the “just right” middle. The politician died at 98.
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50 years later, WA still feels the cultural reverberations of 1974
Richard Nixon’s resignation and Ted Bundy’s murders shocked Seattle and the nation. Editor-at-large Knute Berger draws parallels to current events.
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With Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Battle of Seattle goes mainstream
The WTO anti-globalization demonstrations of 1999 — the so-called “Battle in Seattle” — have pretty much faded into history. Some have debated
