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Guest Editorial: Save Our Music Venuesโ€”Save Our Souls

Mississippi Studios in happier times. Jennie Baker [Jim Brunberg is the co-owner of Mississippi Studios and Revolution Hall. In the following guest editorial Brunberg introduces us to the Independent Venue Coalition, a group of venues from across Oregon that is lobbying the Oregon Legislature to save the state’s music clubs and performance spacesโ€”eds.] Odds are, […]

Posted inTrue Parent

Roam Schooled

How My Kidsโ€™ Questions Inspired a Podcast, and the Amazing Things Iโ€™ve Learned

โ€œDad, why is that band called ‘Crazy Horseโ€™?โ€ โ€œIs God a real person?โ€ โ€œWhy do people have tombstones?โ€ These questions, posed by my twin six-year-old daughters, led to a big change in my life. In 2014, work had been insanely busy for this single dad. The girls had to tolerate my need to work overtime […]

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