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HISTORY LESSONS? WHO SKIPPED THAT CLASS

October 13, 2020 by David Gillaspie

History lessons come the hard way. All the dates and names pile up. We give up on history, and stop paying attention when history reads like a phone book. But once the connections hit and we start linking names, dates, and places, we seek out history lessons. I walked between the Portland Art Museum and […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: history, history lessons, Kerry Tymchuk, Lincoln statue, Oregon History, Oregon History Center, Oregon History Museum, portland history, Portland Oregon, portland protest, roosevelt statue

PORTLAND SPEAKS UP FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS OREGON

December 11, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Is the voice for Special Olympics Oregon loud enough? The sports world improves every time it moves ordinary people to do the extraordinary. Like the Richter scale measuring earthquakes, sports are measured by participation and enthusiasm. Special Olympics Oregon changes the sports landscape with fault lines stretching across the state. A survey of SOOR started […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: a-dec, Heisman Trophy, Kerry Tymchuk, lombardi trophy, Marcus Mariota, Nike, Oregon, oregon historical society, oregon sports authority, oregon sports hall of fame, Portland Timbers, Portland winterhawks, seattle seahawks super bowl, special olympics, special olympics oregon, Stanley Cup, university of oregon

Portland Leaders, Admired & Respected

November 13, 2013 by David Gillaspie

The Portland Business Journal Makes The Call. Local business leaders know they’ve done something right when the Business Journal singles them out in their yearly round up. The work they do is often the face Oregon shows the rest of the world. Instead of media interpretations on television, the Business Journal highlights show a different reality […]

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THE Oregon History

July 3, 2013 by David Gillaspie

A Good Time For A Refresher Course? Museums serve to help us understand. The good ones are a destination onto themselves. The Oregon Historical Society is fast becoming that destination. Again.

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