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The Whitest City In America…Duh

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Jim Blackwood Jr

During my public service I heard and read about Portland’s “whiteness” over and over again. The observation was most often made as a pejorative or with great sadness by an apparently broken-hearted white person. The Atlantic even did a feature about … Continue reading →

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It’s Not About A Timepiece

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Jim Blackwood Jr

No Clock? What? Baseball, of course. To be sure I enjoy other sports defined by time and distance. College basketball. Formula One. Track. But baseball is different. For me, it is a constant, a touchstone, and even a spiritual experience. … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Jim Blackwood Jr

This is the excerpt for your very first post. Continue reading →

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