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Eighteenth century writer Samuel Johnson once drolly observed that "when a man was tired of London, he was tired of life." Johnson's remark definitely isn't applicable to Pacific Northwesterners. Their cure-all? Venturing off to greener pastures (hey! This is the Evergreen State, right?) such as can be found in Kitsap County,
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Spokane's famous Davenport Hotel, the Spokane Chronicle Building, even a modest home in Metaline Falls that now is used as a community theater, are just a few examples of the many early 20th century buildings designed by an Ohioan who came west to follow his career. Once Kirtland Cutter began his
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Anyone who works all week at either of Pierce County's military installations isn't likely to want to spend the weekend at another military installation. A trip north to Sinclair Inlet - home to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - may change your mind. Almost 50 years after Lewis and Clark mapped
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"Camp Lewis built at lowest cost," read the Sept. 12, 1917 headline in the Tacoma Daily Ledger. Capt. David Stone, a West Point graduate, was assigned as Quartermaster for the cantonment to be built on land at the south end of American Lake. Total cost was $6,517,488 - or $142
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Paradise: a word meaning a walled garden From almost any place around Puget Sound, it’s possible to enjoy the many guises of Mount Rainier, the state’s most conspicuous tourist attraction. But if an overnight stay within Mount Rainier National Park is what you seek, keep reading. After being closed for a two
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Paradise: a word meaning a walled garden From almost any place around Puget Sound, it’s possible to enjoy the many guises of Mount Rainier, the state’s most conspicuous tourist attraction. But if an overnight stay within Mount Rainier National Park is what you seek, keep reading. After being closed for a two
