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Michael Jordan · North BendMy classic reaction to any fear? RUN AWAY. It’s how I react to new readers, new writers, new people. Every new thing needs attention, needs a response, needs validation, needs time. A serious blogger can’t run away from everything. But, there are reasons . . . It’s a character flaw, one I admit to, when new sports heroes come on the scene. I’m afraid for them. There’s the greatest baseball player since Babe Ruth. There’s the greatest basketball …Read Article
CLASSIC REACTION TO FEAR OF NEW READERS
Matt Stone · BeavertonThis team was a better union for sports in first grade. That’s me in the stripes and hat. Some of the same kids in this shot were on my Hood to Coast team eight years later, though none of the adults. Hood to Coast is an Oregon relay race from Mt. Hood to Seaside. 198 miles with everyone taking three runs. We traveled in two van with four kids and two adults in each. I’ve seen some of them recently, which is a reward for living somewhere long en…Read Article
A BETTER UNION? BETTER THAN WHAT
Taxes · PortlandWhat’s the difference between a classroom and a business meeting? Both involve giving a report, turning in homework. Both require good listening skills. You hope you pass, or get promoted, in each of them. So, what’s the difference? Cash flow. We go to work, get paid, and buy the necessities of life. One of those necessities is keeping education funded for kids to learn enough to get a job, go to work, and get paid. In other words, taxes. Public…Read Article
