The Northern Pacific intended its Tacoma hotel to be one of the world's grand chateaux. After a fire, it was converted to Stadium High School with its grand athletic field.

The next few months will be a test of Canadian nationalism, the will to defy a bully, and the ability of the center-left Liberals to change heads in an election year.

Although rain-soaked Western Washington boasts the most impressive collection of tall trees, other regions are in the running.

The name Mazama is Spanish for mountain goat, a likely improvement to its first designation as Goat Creek.

I had no such deferments, so I refused induction. Twice. My objection was not to the military, nor to the draft. I wanted nothing to do with the Vietnam war. In retrospect, I regret that decision.