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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 […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On July 21, a family had a fire in their house in Dayton. When the volunteers arrived they helped the family of 9 with: –3 nights stay in a nearby […]
Gareth’s Last Day Office Prank
We already said goodbye to Gareth here. But I just had to show you the prank we played on him today. It’s traditional to play a last-day prank on coworkers who […]
Cross Blog: A World-Wide Favourite!
You know that expression about closing a door and opening a window? Well, we got first hand knowledge of the aphorism this morning, when a fun e-mail arrived in my […]
Disaster Action Team Responds
After some creative verification and some great photos, our DAT was able to assist a Mother and two children after a major house fire on Monday in NE Portland. Needed […]