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Decanting with Delkin By Fred Delkin The United States will never challenge Germany, Belgium or the Czech Republic as a national standard-bearer for beer quality, since our major brewers pump out an overwhelming quantity of nationally advertised sour soda water…yes, we mean you, Anheuser Busch, SABMiller and Coors! Yet, state by Continue reading Oregon Awash With Craft Beer Producers 
By Larry Leonard November 11, 2012 — The Chinese built the Great Wall to keep out invaders. I do not know if “interesting” was a satirical reference. Wry humor, perhaps. But the word was here intended to describe rape, murder, theft and so forth. They defined peace as being able to Continue reading Ancient Chinese Curse: May You Live in Interesting Times 
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 
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 Finally! The date arrives for the rematch of the Pac12′s finest on national television screens before the favored throng that occupies Los Angeles Coliseum seats. For the Trojans, it offers a return to prominence…for the Ducks, revenge for a 2011 loss that squashed national title hopes. Southern Cal hosts Oregon Continue reading Pac12 Star Gladiators Stage Coliseum Battle 
By Fred Delkin Pete played a starring role in last week’s performance of Forecasting Follies, with upsets littering the landscape, topped by an Oregon State revival versus Wisconsin. New Pac12 coaching regimes created unexpected surprises in Arizona and L.A. This week the conference season opens with private school members staging what should be their usual Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Grudge Match Opens Pac12 Football Season 
By Fred Delkin Here comes football, and Oregon’s Ducks can credit coach Chip Kelly, alumnus Phil Knight and a sympathetic schedule for melding to make 2012 another national title try. The Webfoot grid program has ascended into the national elite. Consider that Oregon has won at least 9 games 11 times since Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Phil’s Dough, Chip’s Style Place UO in Grid Nirvana 
Editorial by Larry Leonard The Stockton Civic Salute June 28, 2012 — A large town in California (the 15th largest, in fact) is, like Tom Mix the old movie cowboy, riding off into the sunset, financially speaking. It looks like the city will declare bankruptcy this week. The original Continue reading The Urban Financial Self Destruction of America 
By Fred Delkin Spring drills are over for Pac12 football title aspirants and we’ve seen or read nothing to dim the Oregon Ducks hopes for a fourth straight championship. Both talent and schedule are Webfoot assets. Yes, 2011 QB star Darron Thomas left early for a shot in the NFL and many Continue reading Pigskin Pete: Ducks Remain Favorites To Earn Another Title 
Pigskin Pete Portland State football is facing a new horizon in 2012. The Big Sky conference is expanding, with new members Cal Poly, North Dakota, Cal Davis and Southern Utah. The 2012 Viking schedule includes all the newcomers and drops Montana, Weber State and Sacramento St. PSU 2012 games at Jeld-Wen field include Carroll College Continue reading PSU Vikings Enter New Era in 2012 Football Action |
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