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SPRING 2008 v7n2 A Sense of Place i WSM Spring 2008 v7n2 A Sense of Place SPRING 2008 FEATURES 22 :: The Home of My Family: Ozette, the Makahs, and Doc Daugherty Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Ozette is the cultural continuity. Makahs had lived in Ozette for 2,000 years and probably much longer. The village had been abandoned for only 60 years, and many Makahs still went there to fish and hunt. One elder called the exposure of the longhouses by the storm “ a gift from the past.” by Tim Steury 32 :: Through the Garden Gate Invasive species — plants, animals, and microbes — have been estimated to cost American businesses and taxpayers at least $122 billion every year in damaged property, lost productivity, and control efforts. However, perhaps more costly in the long run is the damage done to natural communities. by Cherie Winner 42 :: A School in the Woods Many of the children who visit IslandWood have never been to the woods. Some are afraid to try new things, to walk in the woods at night, to touch a slug or pull apart a wild mushroom. Now, they’re as much a part of the place as the wildlife. by Hannelore Sudermann ESSAY 39 :: Meditations on a Strip Mall Why has architecture become an exercise in stage set building? by David Wang PANORAMAS 9 The orphan flower :: 10 Vanished places: Silver Lake and The Tanglewood 11 Closing minds: How layoffs can be bad for business :: 18 A new life for Winnie DEPARTMENTS 3 FIRST WORDS :: 7 LETTERS :: 13 SHORT SUBJECT: Ode to a tea set 16 SPORTS: Bernard Lagat comes home :: 19 IN SEASON: A taste of history 51 CLASS NOTES :: 56 IN MEMORIAM :: 60 NEW MEDIA TRACKING 51 WHAT I’VE LEARNED SINCE COLLEGE: An interview with Johnnetta B. Cole — anthropologist, author, activist :: 52 Kathleen Sayce — Keeping a heritage alive 55 Clarence A. (Bud) Ryan, 76 — A scientist who catalyzed excellence On the cover: Cannonball, or Tskawahyah, Island, Cape Alava, Washington coast. 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It was a chance for the private sector to welcome Floyd, said Jessie Harris, a lawyer with Williams Kastner and a former ASWSU president, who helped instigate the event. The motivation for such a gathering was simple, said Harris earlier that day, as we visited on the 46th floor of Two Union Square. Beyond our conference room was a glorious panorama of city, sound, and mountains. Williams Kastner, said Harris, not only has a strong practice in education law, but also a strong interest in diversity. I asked Harris how he got any work done with such a view before him. That evening, President Floyd talked about the responsibility of Washington State University, as a land-grant university, to the citizens of Washington. As he spoke, I was reminded of all the opportunities for exercising such responsibility. This past year saw the publication of two books of great significance to Washington, both published, to its credit, by the University of Washington Press. The first,Landscapes , is a collection of photographs by Seattle photographer Mary Randlett. Randlett’s vision of our state is deep and timeless, reminiscent of Asian landscape painting. It’s also an intriguing complement to the second book, Archaeology in Washington, by Ruth Kirk and WSU emeritus professor Richard Daugherty. Every time I cross this state, I am awed anew by the immensity and diversity of its landscape. This past year, I’ve been similarly awed by the layers of time beneath this landscape’s surface, drawn, through my introduction to Ozette and the history of the Makahs, deeper and deeper into the stories of this place. Daugherty and Kirk, who interacted professionally for decades, married last spring in a Makah longhouse. Their work — she as a journalist and chronicler, he as our preeminent Northwest archaeologist — has enriched our knowledge of our state beyond description. Daugherty’s graduate students are a who’s-who of Northwest archaeology. Kirk has written nearly 30 books on natural history, archaeology, and history, many of them about the Pacific Northwest. When I visited Ruth and Doc this past spring at their home in Lacey, they spoke of their careers and relationship with the state with an elegance and concision that comes only with the perspective of age. “The more we know about the state in which we have our dance with life,” said Kirk, “the more invigorated and content and responsible we are.” It struck me that Ruth’s dictum might serve not only as a definition of, but also as a mission statement for education, which is not a result, but a never-ending process. Tim Steury, Editor 3 WSM Spring 2008 SEEKING FRESH IDEAS FOR v7n2 SPRING