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The Following Interview From Our Hall of Fame is Republished in the Current Issue In Honor of Our New President, Barack Obama, and the Hope for Change He Brings Our World -- It's Been a Long Time Comin' ... More than 80,000 people filled the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California on June 6, 1982 to show their support for peace with justice and global disarmament. It was part of a worldwide movement. Joined by world-famous musicians, religious leaders and peace activists were people of all ages, colors and beliefs assembled to celebrate "PEACE SUNDAY -- WE HAVE A DREAM". In the week ...
Adam Hathaway doesn’t wear a cape or red vinyl boots (thank goodness), but he is a hero to thousands of children and an inspiration to countless people. In 1983 Adam moved to Key West, Florida to live with his mother and her husband where his step-father had a government contract to house seized vessels, both wet and dry dock. It was Adam’s job to pump the boats that were leaky and clean those that were bought at auction, including the engine rooms and bilges. If the job were not done quickly or well enough, his step-father would threaten him with physical ...
You don't have to go to Beijing to get Chinese Gold. You can find it at Chan's Chinese Restaurant in Salem Oregon. Without question, this place offers the best tasting Chinese food I have ever eaten. All the food is organic, no chemicals are used, and the recipes are unique to the owners, Ech-Keu Guov (the husband) and Ying-Ying Ma (the wife). The cooks come directly from China and Guov goes back to China every two years to discover and learn about new cuisines and developments in Szechuan, Mongolian, Hunam-stir-fry and Cantonese food. At Chan's everything is prepared in-house from ...
When I first started writing about the process of winning, I thought about the lion as the ultimate symbol of the winner. After all, he wasn't the biggest (i.e. the elephant), he wasn't the smartest (i.e. the chimpanzee), but he was the undisputed King of the Jungle. How come? Since I couldn't find a lion to talk to, I settled for my cat, Zorba. After all, like the lion, his cousin, he had royal attitude. "Zorba," I asked. "What is the secret of winning?" Zorba replied, "Well, my Bub, it's like this ... This Cat Don't Dance #1 sure they want to hold you on their lap ...
Joined by world-famous musicians, religious leaders and peace activists were people of all ages, colors and beliefs assembled to celebrate “PEACE SUNDAY — WE HAVE A DREAM”. In the week following, many of these same celebrities and humanitarians journeyed to San Francisco and New York City, where similar concerts were held. Over 500,000 attended the New York City event, making it the Largest concert crowd in American history.
Readers Choice: Adam Hathaway doesn’t wear a cape or red vinyl boots (thank goodness), but he is a hero to thousands of children and an inspiration to countless people.
It was one the hottest summers in over twenty years, or so the old timers kept saying. We were in a drought and every Sunday as the preacher prayed for rain, though my head was bowed, I hoped against it. For us, rain wasn’t what we needed most. We were in a race against time. We had no home to live in. It was one of the most defining points of our life that far.
Ten years ago Dave Ribbe was seeing a counselor for chronic depression. Traditional therapies, such as medication and counseling, had no discernible effect on his extreme depressed state.
“I went around all the time thinking about suicide…ways I could off myself,” Ribbe says.
Julie Ann has defied the odds to become an accomplished artist and a wonderful wife and mother. There’s nothing confined about artist Julie Ann Mills-Testi. Not her bold mouth brush strokes, her passion for “dancing” through her art or her…
It is quite fitting that Nike Corp. be named after a Greek Goddess, as the company’s co-founder, Phillip Hampson Knight, has become somewhat of a mythical figure himself. Phillip Hampson Knight, the 7.3 billion dollar net worth, enigmatic figure at the helm of the most successful athletic company in the history of the world, has become a legend, especially here in Oregon, his home state. Since Nike currently sells 40% of the nation’s athletic footwear, it is sometimes easy to forget about the company’s humble beginnings.
Recently finished writing screenplay ######BARFLY for the French director Barbet# Schroeder. Wrote the English language titles for Goddard’s recent movie, just out, I forgot the name of it. Marco Ferreri has just completed a movie, TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS, taken from some of my short stories, to be #####released at the Venice Film Festival, #### Ben Gazzara plays Chinaski. MYTHOGRAPH films has just completed a tv movie of my short story, THE KILLERS.
Walking into The IKE Box in downtown Salem, Oregon is more than just walking into a coffee shop-slash-concert venue. It’s walking into a story painted with a palette that contains varying splotches of emotions, sacrifices, and experiences. It’s walking in, around, and through a story that makes one proud to be a contributor by simply walking in, around, and through it.
At age 52, when most people look toward retirement, Ray Kroc began McDonald’s, a big company that has remained the # 1 restaurant chain in the world for about half a century. Via his McDonald’s franchises, it is believed that he probably made multimillionaires of more people in a shorter time than any other person in modern history. In 1974, he purchased the San Diego Padres baseball franchise. He was, and his estate continues to be, a major philanthropist via the Kroc Foundation and the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund.
She sits quietly now. She says only what she needs or wants to say. She often confesses, in fragmentary frustration, “too difficult now”; too difficult to adjust her position on the chair, too difficult to apply lotion, too difficult to carry on a lengthy conversation. Still, the message of her soul is clear. I am a fortunate witness to her message. I have known Monessa Tinsley-Crabb for two years now.
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