Features

A Place at the Table – American farmers claim less than 10 percent of what we spend on food. A growing number are going after their fair share—and we consumers stand to benefit. by Tim Steury

From Dirt to Dinner Table – Chuck Eggert ’71 likes to do the right thing. He also likes good food. He has combined those likes into a natural foods empire. by Eric Apalategui

Happy Cows, Contented Ranchers – Joel Huesby sees himself as conducting a harmonious symphony of life that includes soil, plants, animals, and people. His steaks taste great, too. by Emmy Sunleaf

Tuscan Tastes & Politics – What better way could there be to study Italian politics than by eating? by Andrea Vogt

Street Vet – Every other weekend, Stan Coe ’55 turns the dayroom of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission into a veterinary clinic. by Pat Caraher

Field Notes

Classical Turkey – Much of what we think of as ancient Greece lay in fact within the modern borders of Turkey. by Paul Brians

Panoramas

Learning through collaborative research

Wings to fly

Mom of the year

The benefits of mustard

Designing for dementia

Maybe it’s not just in your head

Tasting Washington

You’ve been randomly selected for extra screening before boarding

Is growth anti-democratic?

A search through space and time

WEB EXCLUSIVE–Gallery: “Wings to fly,” a WSU dancer takes flight. Photos by Robert Hubner

Departments

PERSPECTIVE: The first casualty

SEASON|SPORTS: Dick Bennett’s mantra

SEASONS|SPORTS: Richardson era ends with her best

Tracking

Don’t be afraid to stumble

System enables precise radiation treatment

A busy time for Canadian executive

Alumni Association honors Seals, Sharratt

Campbell heads Seattle Foundation

Petland owner started from the ground up

World War II influenced Brimble’s career

Brayton’s day in the sun

Walter Clore: A wine visionary

CLASS NOTES

IN MEMORIAM

Books, etc.

Flames in Our Forest: Disaster or Renewal?

Irrigated Eden: The Making of an Agricultural Landscape in the American West

Rodeo Queens and the American Dream

Wellyn: The Double Dulcimer Magic of Robert Force & Albert d’Ossché

Margarita: A Guatemalan Peace Corps Experience

Opening Minds: A Journey of Extraordinary Encounters, Crop Circles, and Resonance

 

On the cover: Pat Cosner, son of Cheryl ’85 and Robert Cosner x’74, readies the family table. Read about them in the story “Happy Cows, Contented Ranchers.”