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Mike Fancher is Editor at Large of The Seattle Times.

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March 31, 2008 10:20 AM

Ross Anderson -- Still chronicling the spirit of the Northwest

Posted by Mike Fancher

At lunch recently a UW professor asked whatever happened to Ross Anderson. The prof was fondly remembering a story by the former Seattle Times reporter, who had a gift for capturing the Northwest spirit.

Then a couple of weeks ago I got an e-mail from someone in Anchorage asking how to contact Ross. "He stayed with us in Cordova, after the Oil spill and I wanted to send him a note or email," she wrote. (Ross was on the team that won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Exxon Valdez.)

These things must come in threes, because I got an e-mail from Ross last week announcing that he has created a Web site called Rossink.com. It includes links to some of his past work, including his memorable reliving of the Klondike gold rush, and provocative essay on intelligent design. Check it out.

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