Harry R. Truman was probably Mount St. Helens’ biggest celebrity. He became a folk hero in the weeks preceding the May 18 eruption by refusing to leave the Mt. St. Helens Lodge on the shores of Spirit Lake. He had been the caretaker of the lodg
Viva Las Vegas strips for a living at Mary’s Club in downtown Portland. And although she is proud of the work she does and isn’t bothered by the prospect of being defined by it, she does bring a unique range of other experiences with her to the
Nehalem Kunkle-Read, a 12 year-old Oregon girl, had never seen ice hockey, freestyle skiing or curling before setting off to see the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. She reports on the Olympics and the people she met over her 2-day trip.
The six seniors stand shoulder pad-to-shoulder pad under their own goal post. It’s raining sideways and an aching chill is setting in, but no one lets on about any of this. Teammates, coaches, parents and friends line up in single file to deliv
Sheridan and Willamina played football again last Friday, just as they have for as long as anyone here can remember.Neighbors were shoulder to shoulder in the stands, the aroma of barbecue pork ribs filled the air and the promise of rain morph
The first player breaks through the darkness a little after 5 in the morning. Others trickle behind, their movement stirring the aroma of wild sage, which hangs heavy in the morning air.Teenage voices float through the predawn darkness as more
Matt Zachary shuts his eyes during the moment of silence. His wife, Stacie, holds hers open. They sit side by side, dressed in black T-shirts adorned with the number 64 and the name of their eldest son printed on the front.More than two dozen