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Russert’s Death Serves as Sad Reminder
Did you hear that Tim Russert of NBC’s Meet the Press just died of a heart attack at the age of 58? And that he collapsed right on the job […]
You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em…
As you know, this year’s storm season in the Midwest has been unusually intense. I’ve been getting updates about every other day from my family in Kansas. Things like: “Hi […]
How Oregonians Can Help the Midwest
At this point, we’ve sent eight local volunteers to Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana, as well as one more to the Red Cross national disaster operations center in Washington, D.C. The […]
Red Cross Helps Beavertonians After Apartment Fire
Before I even woke up this morning, the Oregon Trail Chapter was already hard at work. In the middle of the night, there was a big apartment fire out in […]
Nice Weather for Marching
The sun is finally beginning to show its bright shiny face in Portland, and it looks like it will be lovely weather this weekend. This is great news since we […]
Iowa Boy Scouts Hailed as Heroes
By now, you’ve probably heard the news about tornado that struck a Boy Scout camp last night, killing four teens and injuring 48 people. Though the outcome is tragic and […]
Pairs Picked for U.S. Open Fantasy Golf
Are you watching the U.S. Open golf tourney? If you lived in the Astoria area, you’d be deeply embroiled in the competition, if only because there’s a chance of winning […]
World Blood Donor Day: It Even Has A Theme Song!
There is something you must understand about me. I love theme songs. Sappy ones, silly ones, soaring instrumental ones… I love them all. So you can imagine my excitement this […]
Red Cross at Portland City Council
“I love the Red Cross.”— Randy LeonardPortland City CommissionerFormer Firefighter I just got back from City Council (that’s my back in the photo), where I highlighted our incredible work last […]