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Pigskin Pete By Fred Delkin Pac12 members have wrapped up their spring drills and the various formats employed by coaches for network TV spring scrimmage viewing have contributed to Pigskin’s prediction on what this fall’s warfare will produce. New recruits will report for fall practice, but these rookies are not likely to seriously affect Continue reading Spring’s Sprung, Warfare Now More Predictable 
By Fred Delkin Nez Perce tribal leader, the legendary Chief Joseph, uttered a compelling endorsement to his homeland in the late 19th century…”I love that land more than all the rest of the world.” National magazine Country features this northeast Oregon region in its current issue and reminds this writer of why we were Continue reading National Publication Features Oregon’s Northeast Corner 
By Fred Delkin The Vikings are on the move…the Portland State Vikings that is, who already boast the highest enrollment for Oregon institutions of higher learning. The downtown campus is now gathering funds for a $50 million expansion of current facilities at Stott Center, to be titled the Viking Pavilion. This project will Continue reading Portland State Taking Next Expansion Move 
By Fred Delkin Oregon football impresario Chip Kelly just couldn’t resist taking his skills to football’s highest level. Obviously, the Philadelphia NFL franchise owners gave Chip more than money. Methinks they’ve given him total control in hiring & firing personnel to implement his radical offense. Only New England coach Bill Belichick has tried Continue reading Goodbye Chip, Your Heritage Remains, Alive and Well! 
By Larry Leonard January 14, 2013, about 9:20 A.M, Pacific Time — It is the worst of times as I await the downpour from the storm clouds reaching from Salem, Oregon to Washington, D.C. The mouth of the Columbia River is here, and the current mouthpiece of the nation is over there in Foggy Bottom. Continue reading A Dickens of a Tale 
By Jim Welsh The American people have spoken: America will continue to travel down the road to more government regulation and socialism and eventually will confront that point of choosing between serfdom or freedom. I think it will be serfdom, a serfdom dependant not on the lord of the manor but one dependent Continue reading Truths, Falsehoods & Aftermaths 
By Matt Barber “There stood a girl – we’ll call her Lisa – with tears streaming down her face. I hadn’t seen her for months. ’My mom thought it was right for me to tell you,’ she said, ‘that I had an abortion and the kid was yours.’ “ I write Continue reading Abortion: A Bouquet of Lies 
By Bruce Harmon Last Sunday in the NFL broadcast booth Bob Costas actually jumped into the politics of gun control regarding the murder/suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend. In fact, his statement was, “What I believe is, if he didn’t possess/own a gun, he and Kasandra Perkins would Continue reading Is Bob Costas an idiot? 
To-day drizzle, then mid-week sizzle, so when (I shout) will Fall’s soft battle bail me out? Flower power bachelor buttons, daisies and Queen’s lace are just my pace and grin my face. Like the granite Hemingway, autumn always makes my day. It’s God’s own truth that young or old, robust or nearly dead and Continue reading Fall 
By Fred Delkin It looks like Stanford will whip UCLA again and claim the Pac12 2012 title. The Cardinal foiled Oregon’s effort to win a fourth straight Pac12 crown, while also dashing the Ducks’ national championship aspirations. Webfoot fans now must settle for a Fiesta Bowlappearance, most likely against Kansas State. Despite being edged Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Stanford vs. UCLA (again) and Pac12 is a Wrap 
By Fred Delkin Our state’s football fans have never had it so good so far. Oregon and Oregon State are the only unbeaten Pac12 teams halfway through this college football season…and very likely to stay that way following Saturday’s matchups. Oregon is a prohibitive favorite to crush Colorado in front of Autzen Stadium’s worshipers, while Continue reading Pigskin Pete: PAC12 Now Playground For Ducks and Beavers Pigskin Pete By Fred Delkin History surely does repeat itself…exactly one year ago, a California team visited Autzen Stadium and thanks to the home team missing an easy field goal, USC walked off with a win and Oregon was eliminated from the national title race. This time around, the Autzen faithful groaned as the Ducks Continue reading Grid Bowl Selections Dependent on Civil War 
By Charles Deemer Book Review Queen of Speed: The Racy Life of Mary Petre Bruce Nancy R. Wilson ELSP, Wiltshire 2012, 224 pp Quickly now: name a pioneer female aviator whose first name is not Amelia. I couldn’t either. In our star-driven culture, the Glory Stage is small, and Amelia Earhart Continue reading Queen of Speed: The Racy Life of Mary Petre Bruce 
By Fred Delkin Now we find out who’s really qualified to pursue BCS and/or bowl glory at season’s end. Pigskin picked ‘em all last week for a 7-0 mark and we confidently forecast a pair of crucial matches this Saturday. Oregon hosts a big, mean Stanford group and USC goes cross-town to take on a Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Crunch Time Arrives In the Ol’ Pac 12 
By Fred Delkin ‘Twas a sunny late afternoon in Los Angeles as over 93,000 fans and a national television audience of millions witnessed an historic event…the most points scored and yards gained by a visiting team in the 124-year history of University of Southern California football. Oregon’s Ducks were the perpetrators, led by Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Ducks & Beavers Triumph, BCS Computers Awaken |
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