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Out with the old, in with the new

By shasta kearns moore /
The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Mar 1, 2010
Updated Mar 5, 2010

I’ve always felt a bit anachronistic. When I was a little girl, I was fascinated by survival novels — such as Gary Paulsen’s …

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A young green shoot needs our help to grow up strong

By sharon martini /
The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Mar 1, 2010

Chloe is a feminine name derived from Greek, meaning, “young, green, shoot.” It is, to me, a beautiful name, conjuring up images of bulbs …

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Perhaps some yodeling will help with our sense of place

By rick seifert /
The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Mar 1, 2010

Today’s trenchant question asks whether words interfere with our understanding of where we are – with our sense of place? The query is …

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Hillsdale senior group continues to write, thrive

By Leigh Nishi-strattner /
The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Feb 1, 2010

HILLSDALE — This group of seniors thought they weren’t real writers. They were wrong. After a 10-week Write Around Portland workshop, a …

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SW HOPE launches huge effort to meet increased food needs By Mari Yerger / The Southwest Community Connection Mon, Feb 1, 2010 MULTNOMAH – The SW HOPE: Feed the Hungry campaign will kick off on Feb. 14 with a record 72 faith congregations, businesses and community …

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Are jetliners ruining Congress, and the nation?

By shasta kearns moore /
The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Feb 1, 2010

We all know what’s wrong with this country, right? It’s them. You know, those people who have stupid ideas about health care, even …

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- It's time to repay our debt to Haiti

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Community Interest Calendar for March

The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Mar 1, 2010
Updated Mar 1, 2010

See what's happening in your community this month. Monday, March 1 Southwest Portland Neighborhood History Multnomah Historical society …

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Q&A with composer Kenji Bunch The Southwest Community Connection Mon, Mar 1, 2010 HILLSDALE – Kenji Bunch, a 1991 alumnus of Wilson High School, is coming back to Portland as a special guest at the Portland Youth …

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Mercury retrograde is messing with my life

By katie gourley / The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Feb 1, 2010

I have never been an astrology person. I check my horoscope on the occasional whim, but I have always scoffed at the idea of lumping people into …

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Putting the 'I' back in sports fitness By Shasta Kearns Moore / The Southwest Community Connection Mon, Feb 1, 2010 HILLSDALE – Wally and Lara Jones know what many schools’ athletic programs seem to ignore: competitive team sports are not the only way …

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