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Artists’ Firsthand Accounts of the California Wildfires
[Re-posting since I accidentally left some links out yesterday.] Some things are irreplaceable. Awards you’ve won. Paintings you’ve created. The sense of home you built up in a place over […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Nov. 14, there was a fire in one apartment in Newberg. When the Red Cross volunteers arrived, they found that one adult could not stay in their apartment. The […]
California Wildfire
Today our thoughts are with the folks in Southern California who have lost their homes to the wildfires – and also with our fellow Red Crossers who have been working […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Nov. 15, there was a house fire in Portland. When the volunteers arrived, they found 3 adults had emergency needs that Red Cross could help with: –2 nights lodging […]
Send Me Your Questions For Portland Rain!
PortlandRain (yes the actual weather phenomenon) is now Twittering. Yesterday I said I’d ask it for an interview, and it has graciously accepted (since it seems to have some unexpected […]
Somewhere James Brown Is Smiling…
The safety songs for kids genre is a uniquely odd and amusing thing. Valuable, no doubt. (In fact, we know of at least one instance where a song definitely saved […]
Meet Oregon Hero Madison McRae
Okay, so you’ve spent all day thinking about a hero story. And, coincidently, today’s Oregonian had a PERFECT example. You really have to read it to believe it, but the […]
Babysitting Party
A mom called to inquire if she could set up a BBS class for her daughter’s birthday. She asked her daughter what kind of party she wanted for her birthday. […]
Blood: Where Science Meets That Warm Fuzzy Feeling
Ooh, I just read some fun facts in today’s Wired article about the first blood transfusions in the 1600’s! Yeah, that’s right, they did blood transfusions way back then. But […]
Who’s Your Hero?
Let’s talk about heroes for a second. No, I’m not talking about the TV show…though didn’t you love last week’s episode with Sylar’s backstory? And aren’t you looking forward to […]