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BRENDA TRACY, UNDEFEATED

When you need help, Brenda Tracy is right here. How many times have you had problems no one understands? Every time you’ve had a problem? If you’re like most of us, you see half an inch of water and think you’ll drown. Brenda Tracy sees half an inch of water and walks right through. She’s […]

BEST CRUSADER AGAINST CAMPUS RAPE?

Nominating Chelsea Clinton as spokesperson for campus rape awareness. The face of a college campus rapist flashes on the screen, along with his six month sentence reduced to three. He’s not a Reed college campus rapist, he’s a Stanford college campus rapist. His is the face of campus rape. And he’s serving time, a little […]

ILLEGAL ORDERS: FOLLOW OR NOT

How illegal orders were explained in the 1970’s Army. The beginning of the All-Volunteer Army came with something extra. New boots needed to know about ‘illegal orders.’ Call it a special understanding to make the Army a more attractive choice. Not more swearing, yelling, smacking, punching, and general ass-kicking. And no more illegal orders. The […]

BOOKS ON A SHELF YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT

You Need To Read Books On A Shelf Before You Talk About Them. It only makes sense to read books on a shelf before you talk about them, but it doesn’t always work out that way. At a writers gathering the speaker showed up in all of their writer regalia geared to wow the young […]

A LITERARY PANEL FOR WILLAMETTE WRITERS

Three literary journal editors address Willamette Writers in Portland. Nothing cramps a writer’s brain more than one question: What is the secret to getting published in a literary journal? If you’re looking for the gold standard of publication, literary journals shine bright. Get a piece of writing published there and you join the literary crowd. […]

CTE SO FAR

Watching the New York Jets and Indy Colts on Monday Night Football, one guided by a Harvard guy the other by a Stanford guy. Smart guys from smart schools playing a little football. What are they thinking? Ryan Fitzpatrick and Andrew Luck have got to know about CTE. They probably heard about it in college. […]