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— 1947, LAKE COUNTY — COLUMN N° 477 — JANUARY 7, 2018 —
Oregon lost its governor, secretary of state, and Senate president when their Beechcraft Bonanza slammed into the side of a ridge southwest of Lakeview.
In the tall tales of 1840s almanacs, the “King of the Wild Frontier” had a lively interest in the Beaver State. But he did get a few of his facts wrong ...
It's nearly certain that Drake was guilty only of extreme naivete — and his landlord, after murdering a neighbor, knew he could pin the crime on him because Drake was black.
Troutdale Airfield is just 10 miles from Portland International — and built to serve Cessnas, not Boeings. But one dark night in 1962, a jumbo-jet pilot got confused....
When the Oregon National Guard was called up, Oregonians felt vulnerable to Japanese invasion. So they loaded their rifles and possed up, ready to give 'em hell!
— MULTNOMAH COUNTY — COLUMN N° 483 — FEBRUARY 18, 2018 —
Chinese man’s hanging may have prevented “tong war”
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Column No. 483 - February 18, 2018
— SOUTH COAST — COLUMN N° 484 — FEBRUARY 25, 2018 —
Was legendary gold-and-turquoise city of Quivira on the Oregon Coast?
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Column No. 484 - February 25, 2018
— JOSEPHINE COUNTY — COLUMN N° 485 — MARCH 4, 2018 —
Convicted murderer faked a coma for almost two years
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— LINN COUNTY — COLUMN N° 486 — JANUARY 11, 2018 —
Albany changed its mind about murder of girl’s stalker
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— MULTNOMAH COUNTY — COLUMN N° 487 — JANUARY 18, 2018 —
Free-love anarchist newspaper shut down for “smut”
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— MULTNOMAH COUNTY — COLUMN N° 488 — JANUARY 25, 2018 —
Mayor Baker's theatre defined Portland culture
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— DESCHUTES & LANE COUNTIES — COLUMN N° 489 — MARCH 4, 2018 —
Murderers wandered valley, desperately suborning perjury
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— COLUMBIA RIVER BAR — COLUMN N° 490 — MARCH 4, 2018 —
Deadly shipwreck was luckiest break of injured sailor’s life
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