Former Hanson exec writes book on boss

A former advertising and corporate relations executive for Raymond A. Hanson has written and published “My Memories of Raymond A. Hanson.”

Author Peter Kerwien, a former weekly newspaper editor and former foreign correspondent, worked for Hanson for 13 years.

Hanson, who died Feb. 19, 2009, at 85, was recognized for developing the self-leveling device for combines in his early days as an inventor at Palouse. His company went on to accomplish several more engineering feats, including massive machines used on large scale construction projects around the world.

Hanson came up with the idea for a...