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...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...
...patient instead of arrogantly demanding, forgiving instead of litigious, and cooperative instead of contentious and divisive. It is the hour of course corrections, balance, discernment and wisdom. May we rise to the occasion with a new appreciation of what it costs to be free. TERESA NEUMANN Lebanon, Ore...
...fans are filing into the arena in Redmond, Ore., John Naldur, one of the visiting athletes, is warming up in the bullpen. Naldur, 58, isn't here to pitch, though. This bullpen has no pitcher's mound. It's a real cattle pen occupied by three real bulls--three real surly bulls. Sufficiently limber, Naldur ignores the snorting animals--and his age--as he hops on the back of a 1,300-lb. bronco that will try to launch him skyward while galloping at up to 40 m.p.h. It's a rough ride that ends with a kick...
...audience, gradually cheering the competitors on the basis of their performance rather than their age--an about-face from the outset of the show. "I wish I was still in the kind of shape where I could get in there," says Rust Cox, 68, a rodeo fan from Primeville, Ore. The seniors revel in such reactions and say the puny purse money is irrelevant. "We just love the competition, and when people see us compete and can't believe that we can perform at this level, that's a wonderful feeling," says Bob Stoddard, 61, a team roper who operates...