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A SHERO AMONG US? LOOK AROUND

April 16, 2022 by

“Do you need a shero?” That’s the question. And I have the answer: “Yes.” For those in the back, “THE ANSWER IS YES, YOU NEED A SHERO.” Here’s why:

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BEST INVESTMENT? CHECK THE MIRROR

April 10, 2022 by

The best investment is the one you believe in. Do you believe in yourself? Then invest in yourself. Start with your health.

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THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FROM JIMMY TO MARVIN TO MADISON SHANLEY

April 6, 2022 by

Who would have guessed the National Anthem would be a hit at the Woodstock Arts and Music Festival in 1969? Was it an odd choice for guitar ace Jimmy Hendrix to play? Let’s ask the New Yorker magazine for an opinion:

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BEST WISHES SENT ONE POST AT A TIME

April 4, 2022 by

Best wishes come when good things happen to others. That’s what we do, send best wishes and love. If we understand what happened and why, then what? Send best wishes and love. So I’m an expert on this? No, but I’m getting better at it. Now about you? Need some practice?

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PORTLAND SPEAKS UP FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS OREGON

December 11, 2015 by

Is the voice for Special Olympics Oregon loud enough? The sports world improves every time it moves ordinary people to do the extraordinary. Like the Richter scale measuring earthquakes, sports are measured by participation and enthusiasm. Special Olympics Oregon changes the sports landscape with fault lines stretching across the state. A survey of SOOR started […]

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PORTLAND TIMBERS, OREGON LOGS

December 9, 2015 by

Soccer Town USA and its suburbs are full of fans waiting for the Portland Timbers. They grew up when field hockey was the only PE sport for girls, when Title 9 and gender equality were just around the corner. They went to college, traveled, found someone special enough to have kids with, someone who understood […]

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TRUMP ARMY SUICIDE WATCH

December 6, 2015 by

If you’ve got no friends on the left, then you’re right for the Trump Army. Like the preeminent brain of our time, belonging to Neil deGrasse Tyson, BoomerPDX strives to gather information and let readers decide. Why not follow the leading American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator’s tactics when it comes to the political […]

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SHARED MUSEUM DREAM

November 21, 2015 by

A museum dream from MAC’s big window. Regulars at Portland’s Multnomah Athletic Club walk in with the same stride they have walking into a grocery store. Just another door. But if you haven’t been a regular, as in never been inside, only seen the big window and balcony from the stadium stands, it feels like […]

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Portland Boomer Sports Gods, circa 2013

December 2, 2013 by

Baby Boomer sports fans carry too many sports memories, but somehow add more. If recent games need more space to settle, does that mean tossing old memories? The following are in the permanent collection, along with the new stuff.

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BOOMER SPORTS BUZZ

March 27, 2013 by

WHERE ARE THE PORTLAND SPORTS FANS WHEN YOU NEED THEM Talk to fans from big time sports towns and they’ll roll off their favorite teams. An interview goes like this: Me: Where are you from? Sports Fan: Chicago. Me: Do you have a favorite team? Sports Fan: Here, or Chicago? I’ll always be a Bears, […]

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