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EMHE: An Interview w/ Rich Duncan
Resident podcaster (and all-around-cool-guy), Erik w/a K, set out to interview Rich Duncan, of Rich Duncan Construction, today on the set of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Salem, Oregon. It was revealed yesterday that the Oregon School for the Deaf will be the recipient of the building project and Rich Duncan Construction will head...
Reaching Out To The ‘None’
“Now the Spirit explicitly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,” 1 Timothy 4:1 It is 9:30 on a Thursday morning in Salem and Alcoholics Anonymous is beginning its morning meeting. Ken H. arrives early so that he can claim his favorite...
You Did It For Me
“Unless someone like you cares a whole, awful lot, things aren’t going to get better. They’re NOT!” Dr. Seuss, The Lorax From a young age, Dr. Seuss taught many of us that it takes an extraordinary effort to affect change for the better. In the book, children are encouraged to deeply care because if they...
A Special Gathering for a Special Man
The Salem community recently lost a very humble man: Ron Elliott. His name is neither a household name nor what he did nor will how he died become a water cooler topic. He was homeless for many years, living in several shelters and most recently, a deplorable rental unit on 14th Street in Salem. A...
Seeing Miracles
It’s hard to believe in miracles isn’t it? Do you think perhaps it’s because we have become jaded by charlatans, or because we have become desensitized by all the special effects we se on TV and movies. But make no mistake; miracles still happen. They happen at the edge of a mean and sinful world...
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