Word: portlanders
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Though they have covered many odd, speculative spots in the universe, most of Ursula Le Guin's 19 books were conceived and written in one place: an 80-year-old four-story frame house perched on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Ore. The rooms are large, the furniture casual, obviously lived-and lounged-in by the three Le Guin children, who grew up there: Elisabeth, 22, Caroline, 20, and Theodore, 15. An occasional antique betrays an interest in the past; Charles Le Guin, Ursula's husband of 26 years, teaches history at Portland State...
Desaulniers took up squash at 12, learning the basics from his father, a prominent squash figure in his own right. He travelled up and down the West coast from his Vancouver home, skipping among the squash hotbeds of Seattle, Portland and Victoria to compete on the junior circuit. His family settled in Montreal when Desaulniers was 16 and remains there...
Milwaukee 89, Portland...
...season. Says Flyer Owner Edward M. Snider: "Purchasing the Maine team has been the single most important step we've made in the past several years. I know we wouldn't be where we are today without it." From the Mariners, who play in Portland, Me., the Flyers got not only Coach Quinn but a flock of nine flashy rookies, including Goaltender Pete Peeters, 22 (who shares the nets with Phil Myre); Center Kenny Linseman, 21; Right Wing Tom Gorence, 22; and Left Wing Al Hill...