A young Ken Balsley poses for his photograph, accompanying an article from 1971 that identified him as a student representative to The Evergreen State College Board of Trustees. Ken remained in the Olympia area, as an influential journalist, broadcaster, commentator, and political activist. He died in 2023
Daily Olympian photo, August 1971, State Capital Museum collection, Washington State Historical Society
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2020