As a mother of two with a husband working in Texas for the U.S. Air Force, politics was never in her future. But within just a few years, Barbara Roberts went from housewife to first female governor of Oregon. It all started when one of her two sons was sent home from school. “By the […]
Read More Interview with Barbara Roberts | November 28, 2015In the city of Portland, there are five city commissioners-one of which is the Mayor. These city commissioners pass laws, discuss the future of the city and manage the city’s bureaus.One of the Mayor’s duties is to assign bureaus to a given commissioner. The commissioner then oversees that bureau. I sat down with City Commissioner […]
Read More Interview with Dan Saltzman | November 21, 2015“I do what I can to make them [my students] realize what they are capable of doing and being.” That was Stephen Griffith speaking about his role as a leader of the Lincoln High School Constitution team. The Constitution Team (or simply Con Team) is an extracurricular where 36 kids prepare for nine months for […]
Read More Interview with Stephen Griffith | November 14, 2015Oregon is home to some of world’s great sport clothing brands. Nike and Columbia Sportswear were founded here and have global headquarters here. Adidas has its U.S. headquarters in Portland, and scores of sport clothing companies of all sizes and stages call Oregon home. I had the chance to speak with William Tung who is […]
Read More Interview with Bill Tung | November 7, 2015When people think of the Portland PS-12 private school called Catlin Gabel, they often think rich white kids. As is with every private school, Catlin Gabel has an annual tuition-this one fetching twenty five thousand dollars a year. But Head of School Tim Bazemore looks at Catlin a little differently. “Whenever I tell people we […]
Read More Interview with Tim Bazemore | October 31, 2015
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