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PDX HISTORY IN WILLAMETTE WEEK

November 7, 2014 by

It’s All In The Personal Details For Portland. Historic data reflects how things were and warn against what might be coming. After the facts of an event circulate through enough hands it becomes hard truth. The forty year history of Portland as recounted by Willamette Week reporters show a city recent arrivals will never know. […]

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BOOMERS IN A DOWNSIZING STATE OF MIND

July 5, 2014 by

Or Just Moving For A Better Portland View? From oregonlive.com: “The analysis of Census data showed more baby boomers than ever lived in single-family detached homes in 2012. The pattern holds true even for the eldest of the age group, born between 1946 and 1955. That an indication that the convention wisdom may be wrong, […]

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RAISING KIDS THE BABY BOOMER WAY

January 31, 2014 by

An article posted by salon.com, an article from 2001 titled The Curse Of The Hippie Parents, reflects on a then thirty five year old woman’s memories from childhood. If she’s forty eight now, she’s almost in late boomer territory. Which means her parents were early boomers, the group who made it all possible by their […]

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