EXHIBIT 23


                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our reports included in this Form 10-K, and to all references to our firm, into
the Company's previously filed registration statements as follows:




          File Number          File Description
          -----------          ----------------
                            
           333-57813           Form S-3 regarding the Company's offering of 
                               6 1/2% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

           333-71191           Form S-8 regarding the Company's Savings and 
                               Retirement Plan

           333-57393           Form S-8 regarding the Company's Employee 
                               Stock Purchase Plan

           333-51987           Form S-8 regarding the Company's Stock 
                               Option Plan


Seattle, Washington
March 26, 1999