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TSUNAMI!!!!!!

Sep 23, 2008

Watch out, Manzanita and Pacific City!In just over an hour, a tsunami will hit Oregon’s coast, causing destruction throughout Tillamook County. And no, I’m not psychic…this is a scheduled drill.Today’s […]

Gaming For A Good Cause

Sep 22, 2008

Guys: If you’re anything like the bulk of my male friends, you love gaming. And by “gaming,” I don’t mean Scrabble…I mean sitting around playing World of Warcraft for hours […]

Who wants to make these for me?…Please?

Sep 22, 2008

Last week we brought you a rad hurricane t-shirt, but you know what? It’s starting to get a bit too chilly for t-shirts (at least without a jacket).  So it’s […]

NBA Gives NFL Some Competition

Sep 22, 2008

Remember how I said that I like basketball more than football? Well, it was only a matter of time before the NBA (or at least one NBA team) stepped up […]

Survivor Spots Shock Thanks To Red Cross

Sep 22, 2008

Did you watch the Today Show this morning? If so, you might have caught this story: The text version doesn’t mention the important role American Red Cross training played in […]

Hurricane Ike Families Reunited By Red Cross

Sep 22, 2008

Another update from Portland disaster volunteer (and Blood Services employee) Daphne Mathew: The American Red Cross Welfare Information Team that deployed for Hurricane Ike is amazing! The welfare team offers […]

Meet Hurricane Bear

Sep 19, 2008

Have you seen Hurricane Bear? He’s the costume bear that bizarrely walked on camera during news coverage of Hurricane Ike in Galveston, and various versions of this video have been […]

Some Heavy Weekend Reading

Sep 19, 2008

If you’re interested in doing some reading over the weekend, you might take home this new report, released yesterday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. The report focuses on whether […]

An E-Mail From Texas

Sep 19, 2008

Those of you who know Daphne Mathew know that she’s a Red Crosser extraordinaire. Not only is she my communications counterpart over in Blood Services, she’s also a member of […]

Today is the day we need your help.

Sep 19, 2008

Are you participating in the “roadblock” today? If so, please let us know in the comments. We made some dramatic changes to our homepage for today, and today’s blog will […]