‘Vanport’ travels back to special Portland place – A & E Oregonian story

  Cast members of “Vanport,” clockwise from top left: Isaiah Sims, Kristen Warren, Israel Hammond and Hayden Todd. (Kate Szrom photo) Written for the print edition of Nov. 15, 2013 The Oregonian’s A & E section, titled...

On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9, the Briscoe family will share stories and photos of their trip to Rwanda with Africa New Life

Presentation- Barbara and Todd Briscoe and family will discuss their Rwanda mission trip in a one-hour presentation from 7-8 pm, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9, at the Lake Oswego Art Center, located at 510 1st Street  in Lake Oswego.The family of four will share...

16 and driving – My twins and I Navigating the Doubly Exhilarating World of Independence

My twins are 16. Oh my. Wow, and double wow. My two blue-eyed blonde boy bundles were born five minutes a part on a crisp fall day 16 years ago. One arrived at 10:32 a.m., the other at 10:37 am. One placenta, the doctor told me. “What does that mean?” I pondered, deep...

Are you a Success or a Failure? It’s Not What You Do or Don’t Do, It’s Who You Are

     Our Writers Connection visited the Oregon State Penitentiary recently for their yearly Essay Presentation. I served as MC, and they also asked me to present an essay. As I thought and prayed about what to share, I remembered a recent exchange between my...

Sports Spotlight on Nick Hines, a Tualatin High wide receiver who also runs track- Oregonian newspaper story

(Also published in Oct. 2, 2013 The Oregonian print edition) SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: Nick Hines Age: 18 Hometown: Tualatin School/grade: Tualatin High School senior Sport: Football Email (Nick Hines, Tualatin High School senior, runs the 100 meters when it’s not...

A tale of 300 kids and 50 kids and entitlement and taking ownership for wrongdoing.

This is a tale of 300 kids breaking into the home of a former NFL player and a tale of 50 football players getting benched by their coach and a lesson in parenting and entitlement and owning up to faults. . . . Three hundred teenagers break into the vacant vacation...

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