'Sea-Tac' or 'SEA?' Post sparks debate over what to call the airport A post this week by the Seattle -Tacoma International Airport prompted a fierce online debate over what to call the airport.

A decade ago, when the emerald ash borer first was discovered in the U.S., a confirmed outbreak was considered a death sentence for every ash tree for miles around. The insect that came to the U.S.

Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether. Nonetheless, the tree’s reddish bark, swooping branches and thick, conical base identify it as the Pacific Northwest’s ...

SHERWOOD, Ore. — Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether. Nonetheless, the ...