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In Japan, they have what they call “Living National Treasures”: master swordsmiths, Kabuki actors, potters and other artists and craftsmen honored for preserving the cultural traditions of the Japanese people.
I wish we had that designation here: I and many others here in Washington state would jump to nominate Washington’s own living treasure, Fred Oldfield.
Construction worker, [...]

The Old West used to be a physical place, a vast landscape beyond what Huck Finn considered “civilization.” Now it is a territory within the American psyche, albeit as wide and wild and mythical as ever.
While riders on the lonesome trails may have morphed into truckers (pickup and long-haul) on the lonesome highways, the West [...]