Tacoma park could be named for sci-fi author

Published June 20, 2013 3:27pm ET



TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A new park taking shape on a former slag heap on the Tacoma waterfront could be named for science fiction author Frank Herbert, known for the “Dune” novels.

The News Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/11ON1OZ ) Herbert was a Tacoma native who explored Puget Sound.

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