Features
Bridges to Prosperity – When Ethiopian partisans blew up a bridge to stop the advance of Mussolini, they also split a region. Ken Frantz put it back together. by Teresa Wippel
WEB EXCLUSIVE – Gallery: Bridges to prosperity – photographs of Ethiopia by Zoe Keone
A matter of survival – One of the simplest truths of nature is that if a species is to survive, it must reproduce. faculty researchers explore reproduction’s mysteries and threats. by Mary Aegerter
Friendly People – William Hewitt built his dream on Blake Island. Hewitt is gone, but his dream lives on in Native tradition and the rich aroma of roasting salmon. by Pat Caraher
Taking the University to the people – Cooperative Extension still offers advice on how to can your tomatoes or care for your chickens. But it also does much more, probing needs and providing solutions in every corner of the state. by Tim Steury
The Puyallup Fair – Every year in late summer, more than a million people gather in Puyallup to eat cotton candy, endure the latest thrill rides–and watch 4-H-ers show their stuff. by Pat Caraher
Panoramas
Faculty research tops $100 million
A bizarre, slimy animal shows its stuff
What’s protein got to do with it?
Mystery of the Martian mummies
A common reader: Trouble in Dusty Gulch
A summer job that meant something
Senseless shootings send snowy owls to Pullman
A Sense of Place: Living and Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Departments
PERSPECTIVE: A compass, not a roadmap
SPORTS: Volleyball—European tour builds lifetime memories
SPORTS: Lone Star Dietz left a football legacy
MONEY: Same dance, different tune
Tracking
Columbia Valley wineries double
From Belgrade to Pullman—Living the American dream
Hyslop, Damon earn WSU Alumni Achievement Award
Ershlers complete Seven Summits with Everest climb
Deeter recalls demise of college boxing as a sad day
Overseeing the Davenport Hotel with an appreciation for history
Herbert Eastlick mentored thousands
Paul Castleberry sharpened minds
Books, etc.
The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers
Gardening in the Inland Northwest
Seasoned with Love: Favorite Heart-Healthy Recipes with Reflections about Food, Family, Friends, and Faith
Sonata Concertante for Cello and Piano and other works
On the cover: Ken Frantz ’71, right, founding executive director of Bridges to Prosperity, Inc., participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony with Ethiopian provincial officials and an Ethiopian orthodox priest. The ceremony marked the reopening of Second Portuguese Bridge, which spans the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. Virtually impassable since World War II, the bridge had been repaired by Frantz and his crew of volunteers from Bridges to Prosperity, ending years of isolation for communities on both sides of the river. Read the story “Bridges to Prosperity.”