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New Capitol exhibit features profile of pollster Stuart Elway

New Capitol exhibit features profile of pollster Stuart Elway

A profile of H. Stuart Elway, one of America’s most respected public-opinion pollsters, is the latest chapter of Legacy Washington’s new project, “1968: The Year that Rocked Washington.” The chapter is now online at the project homepage. Elway is also one of 18 notable Washingtonians featured in a 1968 exhibit in the office of the Secretary of State at the Capitol in Olympia. Elway grew up steeped in Washington state politics. His dad, Harry S. Elway Jr., was an influential…

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From Your Corner of Washington: Hoquiam

From Your Corner of Washington: Hoquiam

Photo courtesy of Polson Museum, Hoquiam After being on a six-month hiatus, we’re bringing back a “From Our Corner” feature that examines how different Washington towns acquired their names. Located along the banks of the Hoquiam River near its mouth where it empties into the Chehalis River channel and Grays Harbor, Hoquiam (population 8,770) was settled in 1859 by the James Karr family, according to “Washington State Place Names,” written by James W. Phillips. Hoquiam was named after the river…

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