Living and Dying in Libby

Brian Plonka

The Spokesman-Review

Former W.R. Grace miner Les Skramstad listens to Spokane lung specialist Dr. Whitehouse review the x-rays of his wife Norita during a visit from Libby earlier this year. Les is dying from his exposure to asbestos. But, he never realized his clothes he wore while working there became a pipeline for the deadly fibers to contaminate his home and family who have recently been diagnosed with lung abnormalities.

Brian Plonka, "Living and Dying in Libby," in POYi Archive, Item #32597, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/32597 (accessed June 1, 2025).