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BOB WELCH is the author of more than two dozen books, including American Nightingale, an Oregon Book Award finalist and featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America”; The Wizard of Foz, Track & Field Writers of America’s 2019 Book of the Year; Saving My Enemy: How Two WWII Soldiers Fought Against Each Other and Later Forged a Friendship That Saved Their Lives; and Cross Purposes: One Believer’s Struggle to Reconcile the Peace of Christ with the Rage of the Far Right.

A longtime columnist at The Register-Guard in Eugene, he twice won the National Society of Newspaper​ Columnists’ “Best Writing” category, once for general columns and once for humor.

Welch worked at The Register-Guard full-time from 1989 to 2013. He earlier worked at The Bulletin in Bend, Oregon (1976-1983) and The Journal-American in Bellevue, Washington (1983-1989).

Articles of his have appeared in numerous magazines, including Sports Illustrated, Reader’s Digest and Los Angeles Times.

Welch is founder/director of the Beachside Writers Workshop and is a former adjunct professor at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. He is a 1976 graduate of the school.

Welch speaks from coast to coast, inspiring audiences on topics related to his books.

He lives in Eugene with wife Sally.

 

Eric Alan

KLCC

December 2013

Cathy Schaeffer's sixth-grade class at St. Mary Catholic School

Taylorville, Ill.

 Henley Bliler  

 I would like to fly over the beginning of World War II because I would like to see exactly what happened. 

 

Ruby Broux 

I would like to fly over the Acropolis of Athens. I would fly over there because it is very cool how it is still standing up since the 5th century B.C.E 

Landyn Durbin 

I would like to fly over Egypt whenever the pyramids were being built. I would like to fly over this because it is a mystery of how they were built. 

Bentley Friesland 

American Revolution, to learn why Great Britain wanted war with the U.S. 

 

Renee' Gunning 

I would like to fly over Apollo 11 because I think it would be cool to see the moon landing. 

Drew Kietzman  

I would fly over D-day because it is such an important part of World War II and it is a really cool event. I think it is a cool event because there were so many planes, boats, soldiers and tanks. 

Macie McDowell  

One historical event I would fly over is World War II because I think it would be interesting to see all of the people who fought in the hard time. 

 

Kate Shivers 

I would fly over WW1 because it would be interesting to see what kind of equipment they used and how the countries lined up. 

Liam Stromberg 

Rome to see and picture it all in the past and what it looked like in the past.

Roman Watson  

I would like to fly over when they built the statue of liberty because i want to see the people who built it. 

Matthew Wayman 

I would like to fly over when the Vikings went into battle because the vikings were very strong and powerful humans. 

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