Word: ores
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...pain will slowly be replaced with the fond memories you have of the loved one who has died. Take one day at a time. Please seek help if you need it. With the love and support of family and friends, you can get through this. SUSAN A. HIEF Philomath, Ore...
...after a military mission. Of course they are jittery and scared; I think the American public is well aware of the human response to crisis. But these troops are American heroes. In the future, please just stick to the facts of what our troops are doing. KELLYANNE LITTON Bend, Ore...
DIED. KEN KESEY, 66, author and '60s counterculture superhero; following cancer surgery; in Eugene, Ore. Kesey was a rebel pundit and a comic scribe, a longtime advocate of hallucinogens and a lifelong champion of individualism. In 1962 he published his acclaimed first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which later became an Oscar-winning film. In 1964 he traveled cross-country in a psychedelic bus with a group of hippie pals called the Merry Pranksters. The trip, immortalized by Tom Wolfe in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, helped establish the antiestablishment in the public imagination. "I like...
...that. We're into the idea of the extended family, that it's all part of the package," he says of his marriage of 13 years. Three years ago, Leckey supported a move by Neal's parents from Indianapolis, Ind., to a retirement community near them in Portland, Ore., where Neal can stop by frequently to help with medicine and financial details and Leckey can help as well. "I feel what I'm asking is fair," she says, "because I helped raise my stepdaughters. But sometimes I feel torn between doing things with my husband and taking care...
Writers in the Schools, which sends authors into classrooms, is another program that helps beef up kids' writing skills. It operates in eight states, including Texas, Michigan and Oregon. Megan McMorran, Writers in the Schools program director in Portland, Ore., says requests for its services have gone up significantly in recent years, and the program reaches more than 1,800 students a year. "We used to have to call writers. Now writers flock to us," she says. "People are realizing how important writing is to all subjects. Sure, there is a perception that writing will help boost test scores...