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PORTLAND SPEAKS UP FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS OREGON

December 11, 2015 by

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 […]

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THE ULTIMATE LETTERMAN JACKET

December 2, 2015 by

You can’t win the ultimate letterman jacket, you earn it with Olympian effort. The ultimate letterman jacket doesn’t have a letter. It doesn’t come from a high school or college with a colorful felt vest in school colors, white leather sleeves, and stretch cuffs or collars. Instead, the ultimate letterman jacket comes in soft black […]

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C.B. BERNARD CHASES ALASKA

November 28, 2015 by

Alaska and C.B. Bernard sing for the Last Frontier. And you. When the wild calls your name, where do you go? If you’re a writer like Cheryl Strayed you hit the Pacific Coast Trail and write a book called Wild. Not the sort of wild you have in mind? Most people understand wild as a […]

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DUCK FOOTBALL vs BRIDAL SHOWER

November 23, 2015 by

Oregon Duck football shows up against USC, and a bridal shower wins the day. Modern mass media offers every which way to watch a Duck football game. From TV, radio, and online, to actually going to the stadium, I found a new way. It turned out so good I’d do it again, but since it […]

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SHARED MUSEUM DREAM

November 21, 2015 by

A museum dream from MAC’s big window. Regulars at Portland’s Multnomah Athletic Club walk in with the same stride they have walking into a grocery store. Just another door. But if you haven’t been a regular, as in never been inside, only seen the big window and balcony from the stadium stands, it feels like […]

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OREGON SPORTS DIAMONDS

November 13, 2015 by

The jewels of Oregon sports get ready to shine brighter than ever in the new Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame. Out of the shadows of a clouded past you’ll see stars from every year join with the Class of 2015 being inducted at Multnomah Athletic Club, and together enter the new OHOF. From appearances the […]

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HIGH GROUND TO VIETNAM VET MEMORIAL: a photo essay

November 12, 2015 by

“The high ground is good.” That’s what the old timer said. “And there’s not so many people.” I found him under the Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial bridge, sitting in a lawn chair and handing out pamphlets on Veteran’s Day. Had his car parked on one side of a flowerbed and a walkway without a […]

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WILLIE VLAUTIN SAVES LIVES

November 7, 2015 by

Richmond Fontaine is the name of Willie Vlautin’s band. Like Creedence Clearwater Rivival was the name of John Fogerty’s band, and Foo Fighters is Dave Grohl’s band, Willie is a musician comfortable without his name in lights. There’s no me, me, me with some guys and it’s a relief. They let their work speak for […]

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NEIL GOLDSCHMIDT HISTORY CLUB

November 4, 2015 by

From Salem To An Unknown Location, Neil Goldschmidt’s Long Strange Trip. The first thing you learn about the History Club is you never talk about it. Replace History Club with museum storage and you still don’t talk about it. Those were rules broken only if you wanted to be an ex-employee of the Oregon Historical […]

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FORGIVING CAM NEWTON

November 4, 2015 by

One More Thing Needs Adding For Cam Newton To Become An Icon. After watching Carolina QB Cam Newton stand astride the NFL on Monday Night Football, I saw a different player than the questionable Auburn player who beat the Oregon Ducks in their first National Championship game. What I saw was a man who deserves […]

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