Your story brought back good and bad memories of having to go through the process of being placed on the transplant waiting list. ![]() Even though I did not get my kidney transplant through UW Medicine, UW doctors assisted with my transplant at Virginia Mason and Group Health. I received my donated kidney two years ago after losing both of my kidneys in 2014. Barbara Schlotfeldt, ’96, Tacoma Transplant tribute In reading your paean to libraries, I was reminded of a piece titled “Inside a Library” that is part of Elie Wiesel’s book, “From the Kingdom of Memory.” He writes: “If the school is a temple, then the library is its sanctuary.” He published many books about climbing, his first being “Climber’s Guide to the Cascade and Olympic Mountains.” Sacred sanctuary The University’s Northwest Collection would be diminished without Fred’s original research.Įditor’s Note: Beckey, an alum of the Foster School, died Oct. The history of Washington (and Canadian) mountaineering is incomplete without acknowledging the contribution our own Fred Beckey, ’49, made to its geological, human and climbing history. Marian Hennings, ’78, Spokane Our Fred Beckey I used to buy a subscription for my late mother, who liked to read about new places to visit for food and recreation when she came up with my father from Richland to visit. My only regret is the Inlander’s decision to not endorse political candidates. Inlander. This weekly newspaper has been an important voice for arts, entertainment and current issues and events, paying attention to matters that might well be ignored or minimized by The Spokesman-Review. Sue Nugent, Columns Online In the inlandĪs an alumna who has lived in Spokane since 1998, I enjoyed your article about the Many days wandering the skinny aisle looking in glass cases wanting one of almost everything It’s not only carpenters and boat builders who patronize the store. Hardwick’s is my favorite store in all of Seattle. Bill got me started with decent woodworking tools back in 1995 when I started carving flutes. Hardwick’s is my favorite hardware store. So sorry and sad that it will fall victim to the greed of the real estate market. My teachers in college told me to shop there. ![]() I bet there is a much longer story (or book) that could be told about this remarkable family and their businesses. ![]() (Photo: Quinn Russell Brown) Hardwick’s in our heart Like this thread gauge that goes for $6.50. FROM THE EDITOR: It didn’t surprise me that we received so many letters about the passing of our U-District neighbor Bill Hardwick-everyone loves his family’s fabulous hardware store, where every shelf holds a new surprise.
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