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By Tamara Treichel Fairfax, Virginia – A simple granite boulder flanked by two turquoise butterfly benches has been silently sitting on the grounds of Fairfax County’s government office. The boulder seems quite inconspicuous, perhaps even humble. But the boulder and benches bear a greater significance. It is a Comfort Women Memorial, dedicated to thousands of women, euphemistically called “Comfort Women,” …

By Tamara Treichel Upon posting on Facebook that I, the quintessential urbanite and downtown D.C. native, was headed for Alaska, two of my Facebook friends were quick to associate the trip with Alaska’s former governor. “In search of Sarah Palin?” one of my Facebook friends quipped. Nope. Instead, I was in search not only of the breathtaking, pristine nature of …