Dean Ing was a writer of technically astute, survivalist-oriented science fiction and high-tech thrillers. A professional writer since 1977, he wrote over thirty books, …

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Oregon has had a death penalty for most of its history as a state, though it executed only two people since 1963, and both of …

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In 1994, Oregon voters were the first in the nation to approve an act that allows a physician to prescribe a lethal dose of medication …

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The most famous train holdup in Oregon was a ham-fisted disaster. On October 11, 1923, an attempt by brothers Ray, Roy, and Hugh DeAutremont to …

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The Dekum Building is an eight-story, Richardsonian Romanesque edifice constructed between 1891 and 1892. Frank Dekum commissioned the Portland architectural firm of McCaw & Martin …

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One measure of the stature of Dell Hymes as a social scientist in the last three decades of the twentieth century is that he held …

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The 2.5-acre DeMoss Springs Park is the only county park in Sherman County. For over a hundred years, the park has provided access to a …

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In 1929, Portland was a city deeply divided. Its small population of African Americans lived uneasily among their white neighbors. Only three years had passed …

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Early Dentistry Before 1847, there were some surgeon-dentists in eastern cities but none in Oregon. Toothache—usually caused by an abscess—was a common part of daily …

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Denzil Eugene “Denny” Jones was a rural Oregon legislator of the late twentieth century who gained an enduring legacy in the state capitol. Part of …

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