“It’s all about the green and yellow,” read numerous signs at the Parade of Champions on January 22 in Eugene, Oregon. There I was — sitting on West 11th street on a bitterly-cold Saturday morning, asking myself again and again: why I was at a parade that was celebrating a team that just lost? With [...]
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Posted: January 26, 2011 by Amanda Barker in Eugene, Journalism, Sports, University of OregonTags: Eugene, Oregon, parade of champions, Sports, University of Oregon
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While driving around on a hot, sunny afternoon last summer, sixth-grade teacher Bronwynn Bowman came across a pit bull that looked absolutely destitute. It was chained up in the blistering sun with no water or food in its bowl. Without hesitation, Bowman took matters into her own hands. She went to the trunk of her [...]
This past December, my family and I delivered angel gift baskets to two underprivileged families. Walking the basket and bag full of presents up to the door is an individual experience. Many times people cry because the families are in such a desperate state that their children are only half-clothed or the family is sleeping [...]
