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`Friend of office’ & Nirvana headed for Rock Hall of Fame

`Friend of office’ & Nirvana headed for Rock Hall of Fame

Krist Novoselic and Secretary of State Kim Wyman at “Grand Coulee to Grunge” exhibit launch last September. (Photo courtesy of Benjamin Helle) It isn’t every day that a band or artist from our fair state of Washington is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That alone is cause for celebration. But it’s even more special when one of the 2014 inductees is a friend of this office. That’s the case with grunge icons Nirvana being chosen to…

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New exhibit showcases Washington’s mark on the world

New exhibit showcases Washington’s mark on the world

Members of Nirvana, from left: Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl. (Photo by Anton Corbijn) A free, privately funded exhibit opening next week in the State Capitol does more than just celebrate the many triumphs in business, science, technology and music that put Washington on the global map. “Grand Coulee to Grunge” is a good reminder that, as a state, we’ve been making it big for more than a century, and continue to do so. The image-based exhibit will…

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From Grunge icon to involved citizen

From Grunge icon to involved citizen

Former Nirvana bassist-turned-political activist Krist Novoselic regaled a Capitol audience today with stories of how he went from being a member of arguably the most influential rock band in the 1990s to his current involvement with politics and the Grange. Krist, who flew his airplane up to Olympia for the hour-long chat, explained how issues like teen dance ordinances in Seattle prompted him to get involved in politics in the ‘90s. (Nowadays, he’s the master of the Grays River Grange…

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