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Erik's List of Lists

Top 10 Bill Gates anecdotes from his early days, by Paul Andrews, co-author of the 1994 biography, “Gates — How Microsoft’s Mogul Reinvented an Industry and Made Himself the Richest   Man in America.”



Top 10 most checked-out books from the Seattle Public Library. Nancy Pearl is a little disappointed.



Top 10 best-selling hard liquors in Seattle. We love our Jagermeisters.

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How a German TV tower became the Space Needle
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Was a Hearst copy editor responsible for the 1947 Mt. Rainier flying saucer scare!?!
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Quotes about Seattle.
Well-known authors and regulars folks weigh
in about this town. And the quotes are all sourced, for you kids writing that term paper at midnight.
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Postcards, ads and images from the past.
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Of course, I
recommend her! 
Buying or selling
 a home?

I've watched my wife,
Malorie Lacitis,
of Coldwell Banker Bain work
wonders for her clients.
Here is how to contact Malorie:

Phone: 206-719-5511

E-mail: mklacitis@hotmail.com

Stories by Erik that readers liked.
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Erik Lacitis has been a long-time Seattle journalist, mostly with The Seattle Times. He's won numerous awards. He was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in features, and was named best local-interest columnist by both the National Headliners Club and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. He has won more than three dozen regional awards, ranging from spot news to personlity profiles.

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When Elvis
met Nixon:
 How Egil "Bud" Krogh, the Seattle lawyer who was an aide to the president, made it happen.
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