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May 1, 1998October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Dissent on Denali

Long the debate has raged: Did Frederick indeed summit Mount McKinley in 1906? Edited by Alison Osius.

Climbing
Edited by Alison Osius.
Republished in 20 Years of Climbing Magazine.

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March 1, 1998October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Drive Thru Church

Pray Here Ministries’ Rick Schneberger offers absolution in a gravel parking lot on the strip mall fringes of Portland. 

DoubleTake
Edited by Rob Odom. Illustration by Charles Anderson. 

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September 19, 1994October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Old Ball Game

My great-great-uncle, Tim Donahue, played catcher for the major league Chicago Colts in the 1890s. When he came to bat once in 1899, according to the Chicago Tribune, “It appeared as though the select party on top of a neighboring building would jump off in excess of delight.” Edited by Bob Hicks.

The Oregonian
Edited by Bob Hicks.

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September 10, 1989October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Bounding Ambition

In 1974, in the waning days of the Nixon administration, I attempted to become the pogo stick jumping champion of the world. 

Northwest Magazine
Edited by Barry Johnson.


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