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Sarah Billings: Reaching for the Stars
"Polished but raw; tutored but instinctive" is how Sarah Billings is described. I would add to that, savvy, smart and loaded with talent. And probably a lot of that talent yet to be discovered and put on full display.
SOLVE Brings Oregonians Together
SOLVE is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping Oregon clean. Each year nearly 50,000 people volunteer for SOLVE projects in more than 180 communities across the state.
The Parson Red Heads Weave Some New Magic
The organic harmonies, the painstaking attention to craft, and small interludes between the songs are in the new album "Orb Weaver," because as singer-guitarist Evan Way says, "The group wanted to make an album you can listen to from beginning to end."
Study: SAD Not As Drastic As Previously Thought
A new study being published in the December 2013 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders found that the impacts of seasonal affective disorder are not as severe as commonly thought.
Uh oh! Ducks back on SI cover
Marcus Mariota is the latest Oregon quarterback to be a cover boy for Sports Illustrated.
My Child is Crying Because
Parents all over the world send Greg Pembroke snaps of their toddlers, mid-tantrum, with a caption saying what sparked it.
Renovations At The Bagdad, Grande Dame Of Portland Movie Palaces
The big, grand Bagdad Theater was built in 1927, the same year the movie “The Jazz Singer” became the first commercial talkie film, using sound-on-disc technology of the Vitaphone.
Last-Minute Halloween Movie Suggestion
These lists get bandied about every October –Top Ten Scary Movies for Halloween, or whatever — and for the most part,
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