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TOM HANKS’ SPY TRAIN

The Bridge Of Spies Waits For Tom Hanks. Who doesn’t like a nice train ride. It’s a different view than the highway and you don’t have to drive. From a highway we even stop and watch trains as they pull a long line of cars. Trains unified America with that Golden Spike. You could travel […]

OUR OREGON TOWN TO YOURS

Not Much Happens In Our Town And That’s How We Like It. Our Oregon Town Likes It Too. Our Town opened in 1938, portraying the lives and events of a small town in New Hampshire from 1901-1913. The dates are important. Our Town shows life before WWII. Thornton Wilder had WWI and The Great Depression […]

SUICIDE WALL BY ALEX PAUL

You know a Vietnam Veteran who knows someone on the wall. They all know someone. It’s a teammate or high school friend who never made the Christmas letter list. The men who adjusted to a post-Vietnam War life have friends who remind them of a missing someone. If you talk to them long enough you’ll discover […]

DNA AND SPORTS TRAUMA

How Does American Football And Sports Trauma Help World Peace? For all the care and concern over health in football, it’s still the biggest draw in sports. And the most traumatic. From NFL stadiums to local youth league fields, and everywhere in between, coaches learn how to spot injuries early. In the youth leagues parents […]

BOOMER AND THE BOMB

Every August Brings The Atomic Winds Of The Bomb Howling Out Of History. History is more than binge watching the Hitler Channel with a few War In The Pacific shows tossed in for balance. If history is your passion, but you aren’t a history major with an advanced degree, your opinion still matters. Every August […]

TRAUMA NATION AMERICA IN 10 POINTS

Is America The Leader In The Race To The Top Of Trauma? 10 Reasons For Yes On Trauma Nation America. Recent research shows DNA passes down trauma markers from parents to kids. That means if a father suffers a traumatic event his DNA adapts and gets installed in his children. It could be a good […]

NPR AMERICAN HISTORY FAILS

Is There A Future For American History? NPR Says Maybe. A history joke: “This is George Washington’s Ax, the one he used to chop down the cherry tree. The head’s been replaced five time, the handle eight, but it represents the same space.” After you stop laughing you’ll see the history problem: the ax isn’t […]

#GROWINGUPINOREGON BY 10

If You Were Raised Here You Know All About #growingupinoregon. Oregon is more than a trail game, or cloud burst, or a beach. It’s a state of mind and a state; the deuce. 1. If you grew up on the coast it seemed like every town had a sawmill. Those mills also had wigwam burners. […]

BEN AFFLECK, MAN CRUSHED

Celebrity Divorce Changes Things. When you get married and have kids you need to be ready. Ready for what? Ready to say, “OK.” The old gang shows up ready to do old gang stuff. You’re ready too, until you look at your wife’s face. It’s the expression that doesn’t need words. Why? Because she’s said […]

PORTLAND BLOGGER & ELLEN URBANI

Willamette Writer Thrills Portland Blogger. Join a writers group, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. They were right on both counts. Join Willamette Writers and have some fun. Some meetings are more fun than others, but they all begin with promise. Show up early at the Old Church in Portland to network with other […]