Behind the Sign

October 28, 2020

Tales From the Magic Skagit: Ghosts of the New Deal

The moment I first set eyes on Hillcrest Lodge, my immediate thought was “WPA.” Inside and out, it has that solidly rustic quality that pervades so much of our beloved National Park system.

October 8, 2020

A Corona Moment with Erin Von Fempe: Home Among the Homeless

Erin Von Fempe of the Mount Vernon Police Department thinks of homelessness and the issues that are its causes and consequences in terms of pathology. “I feel like people without homes in our society are shunned,” she says. “I think most people want to play a positive social role in life, and no one on the street wants to be a drug addict, a transient, or homeless.” This is a story about her job.

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