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to an undeniable head ©si the West Coast» It's freaked ©at such a broad
swath of people. The problem Is so clear and undeniable.
. MIC hael anderson
ORIGINAL AR1WORK BY CHRISTINE HANLON,
COURTESY OF THE WESTERN REGIONAL
ADVOCACY PROJECT
WHAT'S INSIDE
Harold Johnson
A t 81, the Portland
teacher and poet
fin a lly realizes h is
dream
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COMMUNITY
Cool jazz
Dennis Chavez
Jessica Ferber’s
new book
displays long-lost
photos o f New
York’s jazz scene
“Believe that things
will get better. A n d
then they w ill.”
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