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Frank Blethen, The Seattle Times' 'Accidental Publisher'

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Slideshow Icon1 of 3Frank Blethen, publisher of The Seattle Times, shows off his tattoo of the Times' eagle. He has pestered his son to get one too, to no avail.
Credit: KUOW Photo/Ross Reynolds

Ross Reynolds interviews Frank Blethen, Jr., who has been the publisher of The Seattle Times for 30 years. He is the fourth generation of Blethens at the paper but calls himself an "accidental publisher."

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