As a poet and a carpenter, Clem Starck graced Oregon with his craftsmanship for the better part of four decades. Whether building with words or …

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Cleveland Rockwell was a topographical engineer, cartographer, and artist who made significant contributions to surveys of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts in the nineteenth century. …

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Trombonist and singer Cleveland "Cleve" Williams Jr. was an important musician in a jazz scene that thrived in the African American neighborhood along Portland's …

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Unlike in other parts of the country, hydropower is the largest source of electricity in Oregon and the Northwest. As a result, the region has …

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Within a few hundred miles in Oregon, you can see snowy volcanoes, parched deserts, semiarid grasslands, alpine meadows, and coastal temperate rainforests. On any given …

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Clive Charles was a soccer player and coach who left an indelible mark on Oregon soccer culture. He joined the Portland Timbers in 1978 and …

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Cloud Cap Inn stands at nearly 6,000 feet on Mount Hood's northeastern flank. Built in 1889, the one-story, crescent-shaped, log-and-shake inn was the mountain's …

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When people think of the Portland Trail Blazers, many find it difficult not to envision Clyde Drexler gliding through the air time and again. Known …

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Painter Clyde Keller, born in Salem on February 22, 1872, showed early signs of artistic talent. By age twelve, he was enrolled in a drawing …

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Clyde Rice was eighty-one years old when he published his first book in 1984. Before writing A Heaven in the Eye, he had not …

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