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26 years, still amazing
Photo by Luke Fritz The love of my life, Steven Edward Fritz. Today, we celebrate 26 years of marriage (wedding day photo here). Our older son, Luke, took this photo at Candidates Gone…
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Guest Photos, Loll Memorial 2008
From last week’s ceremony honoring slain Deputy Ernest Loll, on SW 35th in the Arnold Creek neighborhood: Chaplain Ed Stelle (a police chaplain for more than 50 years) leads the remembrance with Chief…
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Next Up at City Council, 5/21/08
Really? There’s an important date after May 20 in some people’s lives? Actually, there are several in mine. On May 22, Steve and I will celebrate 26 years of marriage. May 25, Maxwell…
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Remembering fallen officers
Yesterday, I attended the annual ceremony at the Police Memorial in Waterfront Park, commemorating the 26 officers who have died in the course of their duties in our city. It was a moving…
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Follow-up is good
I’m glad to see Mayor Potter returned to Jefferson High School this week, and that he reported some progress on issues of particular concern to the community. Free bus travel for 6th through…
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Painted Hills
Steve took a trip out east a couple of weeks ago, while I’ve been… busy. We live in a beautiful state.
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Next Up at City Council, 5/14/08
The Portland City Council’s Agenda for this coming Wednesday begins with four speakers testifying on the protest of homeless people outside City Hall, in Citizen Communications (the first slot is taken by someone…
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Next Up at City Council, 5/7-8, 2008
This week’s Portland City Council Agenda is packed, chockablock full, of big issues. If ballots weren’t due in 16 days, I would be spending most of today dissecting it for you. But they…
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Sign of the end of spring in Oregon
When the trillium flowers turn from white to purples and pinks, we know summer is on the way.