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Oregon, family, journalism, bad golf, history, politics, writing, cooking, gardening and probably some other things.

About Eric Mortenson

Pacific Northwest writer who worked 37 wondrous years as a reporter at Oregon newspapers. I write about Oregon, family, journalism, politics, pets, bad golf, gardening, cooking and running.

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