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    The lesson Prof. Coleman taught me
    bobwelch23
    • Feb 5, 2017
    • 4 min

    The lesson Prof. Coleman taught me

    Nothing puts life into context like death. And so it was that while at Edwin Coleman’s memorial service last Tuesday, I was reminded why,...
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    bobwelch23
    • Mar 13, 2015
    • 4 min

    Lessons from Dave Frohnmayer

    A FEW YEARS AGO, Dave Frohnmayer and I were speaking at Northwest Christian University on the subject of leadership when he shared an...
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    bobwelch23
    • Oct 22, 2012
    • 2 min

    ► My so-called book tour

    To begin an interview with me on Eugene’s KLCC recently, host Eric Alan referred to the “book tour” I was, uh, launching. I mentally...
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    bobwelch23
    • Jun 19, 2012
    • 4 min

    The simplicity of sailing*

    * I’m kidding, I’m kidding! The Great “At Last” Calamity of 2012 (In Which a Lifetime of Sailboat-Launching Problems Occurred in Three...
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    bobwelch23
    • Jun 1, 2012
    • 2 min

    Back to the woods and rivers

    On August 20, 1905, Oregon wilderness wanderer John Waldo wrote a journal entry from the east slope of Mount Jefferson. In it, he quoted...
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    bobwelch23
    • Nov 19, 2010
    • 3 min

    The great leaf war

    Note: I’m snowed so until the end of the year I’m running some stories from long ago. This column ran 10 years ago, Nov. 3, 2000, in The...
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    High Cascades inspiration
    bobwelch23
    • Aug 17, 2010
    • 1 min

    High Cascades inspiration

    Been out of the loop the last few weeks while on vacation, so haven’t spent much time writing. But here’s a link to my RG column on a...
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    bobwelch23
    • Jun 13, 2010
    • 5 min

    Test your Oregon, Lane County history

    En route to Yachats Friday, I was reminded that Florence-to-Yachats on Highway 101 is my favorite 20-mile stretch of highway in the state...
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    Amid the drizzle, summer sounds that sizzle
    bobwelch23
    • Jun 1, 2010
    • 3 min

    Amid the drizzle, summer sounds that sizzle

    The rumble of the Pacific Ocean as you lie on the beach, just before you drift off to sleep, cocooned in blankets, a paperback discarded...
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