Beacon of Beauty
All photographs by Paul Seibert
When the idea of the Statue of Liberty was first raised around 1870, many Americans found the proposal, if not exactly insane, at least idiotic. Given that Lady Liberty has become the universal symbol of New York City and of America’s most cherished ideals, it is hard to imagine the hostility, perplexity, and indifference that it initially encountered. But perhaps it shouldn’t be so difficult. Suppose that a bevy of Frenchmen showed up and announced their desire to erect the world’s tallest statue a woman in classical attire in the middle of the world’s busiest harbor and then asked the locals to foot a good part of the bill for the project. Some Americans with classical training might remember the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the vanished wonders of the ancient world, together with the lofty statues of Nero and Constantine that once stood in Rome. Others might recall more recent statues such as those of Arminius in Germany and
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We enjoyed another springlike day Wednesday with highs once again hovering around that 60-degree mark. The early morning hours were chilly, with Vancouver reporting a low of 30 degrees and in the 20s in the outlying areas. Plenty of frost on the grass and rooftops.
Frosts are still common, after all, technically, the calendar says winter, right? The last frosts of the season for the greater Vancouver area are in April and in most of the outlying areas it can be well into May.
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Hear Whittier’s Last Poem read aloud There is something poignant about “last” things. The word last often possesses the sad, sometimes heroic, connotation of finality, including death. Think of a loved one’s last words, or the last time you saw a good friend, or a soldier’s last stand. Whittier’s last poem holds this poignancy. It […]