Oops. It’s been described as “a remarkable case of family history.” Golfer Caroline Inglis, a student at Churchill High School in Eugene, Oregon, “was en route to a fourth consecutive state 5A golf title, something no boy or girl has done in Oregon, when she was disqualified . . . ” Inglis signed an inaccurate scorecard. Her father, Bill [...]
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When I was growing up Dairy Queen was one of the family favorites. Often we’d go there on a Sunday night. Dilly Bars, cones, and Peanut Buster parfaits were the standard fare. Our family was on a budget. Later, with the permission of our parents, we upgraded to the Blizzard. Back then the small Blizzard and Peanut Buster [...]
Just days after my aunt died in February, one of the cousins passed as well, also from cancer. Dan Hay was his name. Son of Everett and Grace, he was a colorful character. For years he worked as a drywall man, lugging sheet rock and spreading “mud” around at construction sites in Oregon and Alaska. [...]
I’ve been reading quite a bit about the activists involved in the Occupy Wall Street and the associated protests in cities throughout the country, particularly since one cropped up in my hometown of Salem, Oregon. Those in Salem have been “occupying” the westernmost part of the state capitol grounds. It is known locally as Willson [...]
I stumbled upon a columnist who has written about a doughboy statue in a town on the southern coast of Massachusetts. It reminded me of a similar statue in my hometown in Oregon. There are many of these doughboy statues, copies of one man’s design, throughout the nation. Of course, there are other designs, but [...]
So what do Salem, Oregon, Watertown, South Dakota and Tabatinga, Brazil have in common? The answer is the latest lead pastor of New Hope Foursquare Church, where I attended the youth group for a few years in the mid-90s. Abe Pfeifer is his name and his previous church was in Watertown. New Hope just sent a mission team [...]
SALEM — I read the story yesterday, but am just now getting around to writing about it. Staffers at Oregon’s Department of Human Services, part of SEIU, have been aggressively expanding the number of people receiving food stamps. And the federal government has been encouraging it, awarding a $5 million “performance bonus” to DHS. While [...]
I have frequented the IKE Box Café for years. I hang out in these places all the time, for business meetings and social events or just to meet up with friends. This morning I was a bit tired from walking a lot the previous day, so I stopped and found a place to sit on [...]
CCTV, the local public access television network in Salem, Oregon, has placed various videos online, including some “classic” graduation ceremonies. For example, McKay’s Class of 1994 grad ceremony is online. Being one year ahead of these folks, I know a lot of them. Where 1993′s master tape is I don’t know, and I doubt anyone [...]
Today the Iowa Supreme Court allowed live streaming video of four cases. Video has been a contentious issue for the U.S. Supreme Court, but some courts have been open to more access and publicity. It reminds me of the time when I was working for OPAN, the Oregon Public Affairs Network. OPAN was a fledging nonprofit modeled on C-SPAN. For years I [...]
