Painful Truths
Escaped slaves bring
high drama to the
Oregon Shakespeare
Festival
Restoring
‘Lost’ History
First black in Oregon
gets highway marker
mention
See Metro, page 9
Volume XLIII
‘City o/Roses'
Number 35
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ranging from spleen damage, kidney problems, stroke,
and even death. And often times a lack of treatment can
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