What’s in a name? As it turns out, a lot

Washington Our Home
April 10, 2012
Central Washington, History, Legislature, Puget Sound, Western Washington
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As I tweeted last week, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ Committee on Geographic Names is meeting to consider changing the names of a number of Washington State locations, the most prominent being Soap Lake in Grant County. Someone had the bright idea of renaming it “Lake Smokiam” despite the local community having spent th0usands of dollars marketing the lake’s alleged medicinal properties. Needless to say, Soap Lake residents

Here comes the rain again…

I don’t even know how the rest of that Annie Lennox song goes. Something about diving into an ocean I think. But the rain has returned to the Pacific Northwest! I’ve only got a few quick minutes to post before work, but I wanted to say how much I enjoy the rain. It’s one of the great parts about living in this part of the country. North Dakota gets the