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On The Ground In Haiti: Jordan Shares His Story
Last week, we had a special guest at our All Staff meeting….my friend Jordan!Yes, now that he’s home (per Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders policy for those who’ve […]
Dreaming Of Disaster
Over the weekend, I had a really awful dream. Essentially, Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens erupted simultaneously. Unfortunately, a bunch of my co-workers and I were stuck in a […]
Get Your Doughnut Fix, Boost Your Blood Sugar
Yesterday my mom, fiance and I went to Voodoo Doughnut (because diets always start on Monday) and drooled all over the revolving case stocked full of sugary-festive-fat-fried cakes. What to […]
A Guitar Concert & CPR???
So last night I went to an incredible guitar concert at Mississippi Studios! Performing were 13-year old guitar prodigy and YouTube sensation, Sungha Jung, and the Acoustic Ninja, Trace Bundy. […]
Willamette Week: Quake-Up Call
In the reasonably near future, perhaps within our lifetimes and quite possibly as soon as tomorrow, an earthquake will strike Portland with roughly the same force felt this month in […]
Remain Calm, Place Newspaper Over Head
This stick figure illustrated guide of what to do in case of a nuclear attack evidently comes from the early ’80s. But it reminds me more of the 1957 PDX […]
Oregon Research is Making Headlines!
At the Red Cross, we know that cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States – and through our health and safety […]
“This Is Bagswell T. Ellington Reporting…”
Our friends over at @OzarksRedCross have a new volunteer and I’m already a fan. His name is Bagswell T. Ellington and he’s awfully cute. I love his vintage specs and […]
Why I Give: Claire Abraham
Claire Abraham donated $35 of her own money from her piggy bank to the Red Cross after hearing about what was happening to the children of Haiti. But she didn’t […]
A New Threat to the Pacific Northwest…
Every day I ask myself, how can I be a safer person? With danger lurking at every door, you can never be too careful. Yesterday, a true friend sent me […]