Items by Rich Wandschneider — 10 items
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As the housing market improves, have we learned to live more modestly?
The trouble with dream houses is that dreams tend to change over time.
by Rich Wandschneider, Oct 04, 2012 -
A novel solution to the drug problem
A police officer suggests that all drugs should be legalized and regulated, except for meth – and that meth dealers ought to be punished unmercifully.
by Rich Wandschneider, Jan 02, 2012 -
A poet whom readers won't let go
The late Northwestern poet William Stafford has friends and admirers all over the world today.
by Rich Wandschneider, Jan 20, 2011 -
This land was once their land
The Northwest is still haunted by the tragic history of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians.
by Rich Wandschneider, Oct 21, 2010 -
Hard to believe, but it's my 50th high school reunion
Rich Wandschneider recalls the naivete, the anti-Vietnam war protests, and the racism of a half-century ago -- and looks to the future.
by Rich Wandschneider, Jun 23, 2010 -
Without big government, where would we be?
It's easy to get nostalgic about American life 100 years ago -- unless you think about what life was like back then, especially for women.
by Rich Wandschneider, Feb 05, 2010 -
Parenting again, though not by choice
When a father falls ill, his father ends up caring for the kids.
by Rich Wandschneider, Dec 28, 2009 -
The only thing we have to fear …
Refusing to despair despite the impacts of the economic downturn on a small Oregon town.
by Rich Wandschneider, Dec 26, 2008 -
The way it looks in rural Oregon in this shaky economic world
Boom and bust cycles remind us that we're not as smart as we think we are.
by Rich Wandschneider, Aug 20, 2008 -
No country for old men
by Rich Wandschneider, May 12, 2008
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