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May 19, 2009
At the peak of Little League season, one mother hits a home run all the way to Crazy Town.
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May 19, 2009
I GREW UP in the suburbs of Portland in the late 1960s, back when the city was just beginning to reach tentative fingers into rural locales with exotic names like Beaverton, Tigard and Metzger....
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May 19, 2009
IT’S A FAMILIAR scenario for millions of women. I was lying in a hospital bed. My feet were hoisted in the stirrups and my husband was squeezing my hand bloodless. There was intense physical...
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May 19, 2009
I’VE BEEN THINKING about serial killers a lot lately. Or maybe I should say I’ve been thinking about Oregon’s serial killers. It all started a few months ago when I was watching my favorite...
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May 19, 2009
"HELLO BART. This is Bob. Bob Riede.” It’s 7 a.m. on a Saturday, and I’m not really sure which planet I’m on. Last night was supposed to be dedicated to rest and packing; instead it included...
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May 19, 2009
For Oregon natives who fled to larger cities and then came back, homecoming isn’t always so easy.
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