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Ralph Munro, Washington’s longest-serving secretary of state achieved unusually broad popularity across the political spectrum
BY TOM BANSE | March 22, 2025 at 9:21 a.m.
This Week in Northwest History: Seattle Bandstand debuts on Seattle's KING-TV on March 16, 1958
Seattle Bandstand was an instant success -- Northwest teens swamped the station begging to be included
Local Cancer Patient Surprised with $20,000 Gift
When cancer patient Clifford Ford Jr left home earlier this month, he had no idea that he was about to experience a life changing surprise
Becoming Bill Gates: A new memoir retraces the road to Microsoft
On the edge of 70, Bill Gates has written his first memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings. It focuses on his early life, from his Seattle upbringing to the launch of Microsoft as a young Harvard dropout
Northwest Washington Couple Volunteers Together Through Red Cross to Help Families Facing Disaster
When it comes to bringing relief to disaster victims, Red Cross volunteer David Allen of Oak Harbor WA, has done it all
SilverSounds Northwest Senior Chorus
SilverSounds Northwest is the only senior chorus in the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium
Woody Guthrie and his Northwest Days
Woody Guthrie loved the Pacific Northwest, sang and played his guitar on Seattle streets, and wrote the song designated in 1987 as the Washington State Folk Song -- "Roll On Columbia, Roll On."
Snohomish County LWV Celebrates 105 Years
The League of Women Voters local League in Snohomish County presented the Democracy in Action awards at the League’s 105th anniversary event
This Month in Northwest History: The Salish Sea
The Salish Sea name pays homage to the Salish peoples who for millennia have lived along the inland sea of the connected inland waters of Washington State and British Columbia, Canada
AARP Washington Welcomes Ron Chew as New State President
Chew is a lifelong Seattle resident who graduated from Franklin High School and attended the University of Washington
Blind Activist Embodies Mediterranean Restaurant’s Big Heart
Marlaina is responsible for the accessible crosswalks and wheelchair friendly sidewalks in Burien... and she was a longtime, loyal customer of the restaurant
Nominations are Open for 20th Anniversary Inspire Positive Aging Awards
What do they all have in common? They are all former recipients of Sound Generations’ Inspire Positive Aging Awards (IPAA)
New Training Fills Crucial Need in Ever-Growing Field of Aging
Sound Generation’s Elder Education Institute launches a one-of-a-kind program on assessing decisional capacity
H. Morgan Hicks: Designing a Life
...he decided to simplify his life by opening All Points Yarn shop in Des Moines, which has become a community hub for knitters
