Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Do You Know What These Are?
They’re rose petals, which we’re planning to throw at the feet of Gail McGovern when she arrives. Okay, I’m just kidding. But there have been lots of semi-joking references to […]
National Red Cross CEO Lands In Stumptown Tomorrow
Advance warning: We will likely not be blogging much tomorrow. This doesn’t mean that we love you any less, it just means that we love Gail McGovern more! Who, you […]
Give ‘Til It Hurts: SAW V Blood Drive
A few years ago, I saw a midnight movie at the Sundance Film Festival. The premise was good — two men are locked in a room with a dead body, […]
Confession: I didn’t make the Blog Off graphic. Here’s who did…
Not to dwell on the Blog Off while there is a lot of other stuff going on, but I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Albert Peter […]
International Humanitarian Law Class Coming Soon!
In a world where warfare and civil strife are a daily reality for millions, International Humanitarian Law provides a framework for protection of civilians and combatants alike. On Saturday, August […]
Providing Support in Gearhart
Yesterday, tragedy struck along the Oregon coast, when a rented plane struck a rented house in Gearhart. Five people, including three children, were killed. A situation of this magnitude in […]
The Best of Cross Blog
For those of you coming to our blog for the very first time thanks to the Blog-Off!, I thought I’d point you in the direction of some of our favorite […]
Cross Blog vs. Water Blog: It’s a BLOG-OFF!!
Remember how I told you that the City of Portland’s Water Blog is our biggest competition? How every reporter that ever gives Cross Blog props totally has to mention them […]
Early Response Saves Man
It was warm and sunny in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the small city known for its German heritage and bratwurst sausage. Fifty-one-year-old Jim Pausha decided it was time to mow his lawn. […]
Rock on, local teens!
Big props to our local high schoolers! They’re big news on OregonLive today because they donated blood in record numbers this year: 7,941 pints of blood, an 11.8 percent increase from […]