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BAY BOY: FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO COOS BAY WATER

November 5, 2023 by David Gillaspie

One or my favorite writers traveled across the country from California to New York. He called the Hudson “the river of his birth” which got me going. You can tell if you have a favorite author if they ‘get you going.’ I thought of the river of my birth, except it wasn’t a river. It […]

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AMERICAN LETTERS FROM THERE

October 13, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My American letters began sixty-eight years ago. But that wasn’t nearly old enough. So I pulled a college history degree, American History with an emphasis in NW History including seminars on the Origins of WWI, and post-WWII Germany. Was I intrigued, or just taking classes that fit my time frame? Both. And it still […]

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HEARTFELT TRIBUTES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? OR . . .

May 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Heartfelt tributes come in a stunning array of mediums. The key is the message and who it’s for. You find the sweet tributes on Facebook, twitter, instagram, or all three and more. Delivering the heartfelt tributes has never been easier. It wasn’t always this way:

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THE BEST NEIGHBOR OF ALL

May 16, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My best neighbor of all time was also a king-pin. He owned a construction company and hired convicts. The idea was getting people out of prison and onto a better life. To get started, and early release, they needed a job and place to live.

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NEW EXPECTATIONS? HOPE ISN’T ENOUGH?

May 11, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Who says we need new expectations? Every baby boomer on the planet, if they’ve got any awareness. Who else? Every millennial on the planet. They don’t get off so easy. First the old people:

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DILUTED MEANING STILL MEANS SOMETHING

March 3, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Too often, doubt creates diluted meaning. If something seems unbelievable, and someone says it’s unbelievable, do you believe it? Even when there’s a shred of reasonable doubt? Whose gut instinct do you trust, yours or some stranger with a loud voice?

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DREAM OREGON FIRST, THEN GET TO WORK

February 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Dream Oregon first, or you’ll be working in someone else’s dream. Will it be to your liking? If you don’t have a dream, you won’t know the difference. So let’s figure it out based on experience, my experience.

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WORKING TOGETHER IN THE BEAVER STATE

February 1, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A call for working together won’t make you a homer, a weakling, or manager. For now, let’s say it’s a call to ‘police up’ your area, clean up your mess. Do you know about policing up your area? It’s not about giving yourself a police badge.

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REBUILDING PORTLAND A LITTLE AT A TIME

January 9, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Rebuilding Portland means one thing: acknowledge what’s broken and fix it. What’s broken? The biggest thing broken is believing Portland is worth the effort. But how do you rebuild trust? You need to go out and find it.

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DISPLACED WORKERS ‘RETIRED’ FROM OLD JOBS

January 5, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Displaced workers retire? From what? Ask a Coos Bay logger about it, or a Charleston commercial fisherman. What did they retire from? Getting jacked around by new ideas on sustainability.

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