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VOLUNTEER: THERE’S ALWAYS THAT ONE GUY

April 3, 2019 by

Have you ever been a volunteer and worked on a team and had to do teamwork stuff? Was it fun? Add family members with attitude on a house tear down and see how it goes. While it wasn’t a competition, I tore a house down with said family members and felt the need to prove […]

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Colin Kaepernick Kneels For Nike Like I Kneel For Nike

September 4, 2018 by

    Do I kneel for Nike? I sure do, but it’s more in awe than anything else. Nike is awesome. So is Colin Kaepernick, but I don’t kneel to him.   For some reason the Kaepernick Kneel is an irritant instead of a call to action.   It is a call to action, right […]

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HEROIN HISTORY TODAY

May 26, 2018 by

A person of heroin interest. Recent events around the Old Blog Coach’s yard brings back memories of the New York neighborhood. Heroin may not be on your radar, but it is stealthy. You don’t know until it’s too late, according to some heroin addicts parents. Still, no need to blame yourselves if your kid spikes […]

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TEACHER ABUSE BAD FOR STUDENT BODY

May 24, 2018 by

  How does a seasoned school administrator lose their job by ignoring students? When they decide some student voices are more important than others.   The old saying about a squeaky wheel getting the grease may apply here, but the school official was out of lube. Now they’re out of a job, or will be […]

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KNIGHT CANCER vs THE HUTCH

May 18, 2018 by

    Portland and Seattle have a storied rivalry throughout history, especially sports history.   Now it’s competition to find the cure for cancer. Let the games begin.   The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle has a super story out yesterday, huge story in the Seattle Times.   “The Hutch closes in on […]

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DONALD TRUMP, JUST ANOTHER SMALL TOWN BOY?

April 11, 2018 by

    By paying attention and listening harder, I’ve learned what it means when men are who they say they are, and when they aren’t. All gets strained through a small town filter of right and wrong, good and bad, the perceived values of small town life where everything happens on the front yard.   […]

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A TIME LONG AGO AT A HIGH SCHOOL FAR FAR AWAY

January 27, 2018 by

North Bend Oregon High School, class of 1973. What’s so special?   Like later generations staking their claims to, ‘the first digital generation’ or ‘the first paperless generation’ or ‘the first generation raised on video games,’ the generational niche of 1973 is ‘the first modern generation.’   Born of the roaring ’50’s with TV dinners […]

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HPV16 Cancer Side Effects Include Blogs And Memoirs

October 4, 2017 by

    If you chose to be ‘The Face’ of anything, few would choose cancer of any kind. Be the face of something grand, something happy, something exciting. But cancer?   Add ‘The Face’ of an STD that leads to cancer and you’ve got HPV16 cancer. The same culprit for cervical cancer in women leads […]

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Japanese Exchange Student A Perfect Portland Fit

September 23, 2017 by

    What’s better than traveling to new places and meeting the locals? Being the locals and meeting travelers. A Japanese exchange student proved the rule this summer.   With kids out of high school and college you’d think a couple of empty nest boomers would enjoy themselves with the usual things baby boomers get […]

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Lost General, A Very Expensive Tax Burden

September 21, 2017 by

    Former General David Patraeus spoke on PBS recently.   He sounded good, on point, and a wonderful example of the manners you learn from being educated at the finest military schools in the land.   I liked the general right up until…

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