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BABY BOOMER HISTORY: PRESIDENTS SINCE 1946

February 25, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Baby boomers showed up in 1946, Presidents since 1946. From the drama of the golden baby boomer decade, the psychedelic Sixties, you’d think Nixon was the only president that mattered. Or Lyndon Johnson. But good history fans hark back to Harry Truman in 1946. Harry ‘The Buck Stops Here’ Truman welcomed the first wave of […]

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MUSEUM ARTIFACTS DON’T BELONG IN TOILETS

February 22, 2016 by David Gillaspie

If you have something worthy of a museum artifacts collection, keep it safe. A museum joke that bears repeating: This is George Washington’s hatchet he used to chop down the cherry tree. The handle’s been replaced six time, the head four, but it represents the same space. Funny stuff. I think it came from Saturday […]

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CRUISING PORTLAND CANCER CLUSTER: AN URBAN EVENT

February 21, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Does the name Portland Cancer Cluster sound like run for your life? Should it? One lovely afternoon I sat in a Division Ave food court/food cart pod for a beer with a dear friend. We were surrounded by the sounds of urban joy that make Portland such a desirable location. Young moms and dads talked […]

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IS COLLEGE EDUCATION A TRUST FACTOR?

February 17, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Do you trust people with more college education than you? The old rule was get a college education and get a good job. A college degree opened doors. A high school diploma used to be the ticket to success. What changed? Boomers used to work high school education level jobs during their summer college break. […]

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A LITERARY PANEL FOR WILLAMETTE WRITERS

February 3, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Three literary journal editors address Willamette Writers in Portland. Nothing cramps a writer’s brain more than one question: What is the secret to getting published in a literary journal? If you’re looking for the gold standard of publication, literary journals shine bright. Get a piece of writing published there and you join the literary crowd. […]

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MALHEUR BLUES

January 30, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Malheur Blues (inspired by Bad Moon Rising) Out on the Malheur Reservation Some men are getting set to die Surrounded by national attention Who now are asking questions why Don’t drive after dark Leave your truck in park Don’t make yourself an easy mark Pull out your pocket Constitution Demand that you […]

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FIRE ON THE HIGHWAY

January 27, 2016 by David Gillaspie

(Inspired by Marshall Tucker’s Fire on the Mountain) Left my family on my Arizona land Drove to Oregon with a loosely laid plan Winter’s cold there and life is hard Sometimes I wish I was in my sweet desert yard Now there’s fire on the highway One man laying dead We tried to […]

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NO MEAT IN BOOMER WOMEN SANDWICH GENERATION? NOW WHAT?

January 20, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Boomer women in the sandwich generation help parents and kids. The parents and kids boomer women stand ready for are their parents, their kids. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. You know, family. If the kids are in high school and college, they still need help. Right? If mom and dad are living […]

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PROTEST HISTORY: HIPPIES, BLUES BROTHERS, AND AMMON BUNDY

January 11, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Blues Brothers and Ammon Bundy both on a Mission From God? The history of non-violent protest is a rough one. American college campuses rocked with turmoil in the Sixties and early Seventies with protests against the Vietnam War. The youth of America took notice of federal policy and didn’t like it. And they came strong […]

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WHO READS A GUN VIOLENCE POST?

January 8, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Who writes a gun violence post? Responsible bloggers need to put their niche aside for a moment to address one of the pressing issues of our time. Gun violence. If you do write such a post, and I hope you do, be prepared for a particular reader and a particular comment. If you post a […]

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BABY BOOMER HISTORY: PRESIDENTS SINCE 1946

MUSEUM ARTIFACTS DON’T BELONG IN TOILETS

CRUISING PORTLAND CANCER CLUSTER: AN URBAN EVENT

IS COLLEGE EDUCATION A TRUST FACTOR?

A LITERARY PANEL FOR WILLAMETTE WRITERS

MALHEUR BLUES

FIRE ON THE HIGHWAY

NO MEAT IN BOOMER WOMEN SANDWICH GENERATION? NOW WHAT?

PROTEST HISTORY: HIPPIES, BLUES BROTHERS, AND AMMON BUNDY

WHO READS A GUN VIOLENCE POST?

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