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Splitting state in two? An invitation to talk
Maybe we should talk -- and start to look at the less obvious differences among other parts of the state that are emerging with little notice.
Floyd McKay
Floyd J. McKay, professor of journalism emeritus at Western Washington University, was a print and broadcast journalist in Oregon for three decades. He is also a historian and his new book, "Reporting
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