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Allen, Paul Gardner
(Encyclopedia) Allen, Paul Gardner, 1953–2018, American business executive and philanthropist, b. Seattle. He dropped out of Washington State Univ. (1974) and with his friend Bill Gates co-founded (…Alexie, Sherman
(Encyclopedia) Alexie, Sherman (Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr.), 1966–, Native American writer, b. Wellpinit, Spokane Indian Reservation, E Wash., studied Gonzaga Univ. and Washington State Univ. (B.A.,…charter school
(Encyclopedia) charter school, alternative type of American public school that, while paid for by taxes, is independent of the public-school system and relatively free from state and local…Pullman
(Encyclopedia) Pullman. 1 Former town, since 1889 part of Chicago, Ill. It was founded in 1880 by George M. Pullman as a model community for workers of his sleeping-car company; all property was…Leary, Timothy Francis
(Encyclopedia) Leary, Timothy Francis, 1920–96, American psychologist and educator, b. Springfield, Mass.; B.A., Univ. of Alabama, 1943; M.A., Washington State Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of California at…snow
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Snow occurs in many different forms. Among the various recognized classes of forms are (A) needles; (B) columns and groups of columns; (C) plates; (D) branched, or dendritic,…Escherichia coli
(Encyclopedia) Escherichia coliEscherichia coliĕshˌərĭkˈēə kōˈlī [key], common bacterium that normally inhabits the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, but can cause infection in other parts of…Mike McCORMACK, Congress, WA (1921)
McCORMACK Mike , a Representative from Washington; born in Basil, Fairfield County, Ohio, December 14, 1921; attended the Toledo public schools and the University of Toledo; B.S., Washington State…GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade), Congress, WA (1928)
Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987; 1989-2001 Party: Republican GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade), a Senator from Washington; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 8, 1928; attended…Thomas Slade GORTON, III (Slade), Congress, WA (1928)
Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987; 1989-2001Party: RepublicanGORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade), a Senator from Washington; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 8, 1928; attended public…Trending
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