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View from the comfy chair

View from the comfy chair

View from the comfy chair

Iwoke up this morning in my “Comfy Chair.” One of those nights, I fell asleep watching the news at 10 p.m. and nodded off, sleeping all night in my marvelous “Comfy Chair.” It does not happen often, just a couple of times a week.
Stolen valor, stolen benefits

Stolen valor, stolen benefits

Stolen valor, stolen benefits

How, one wonders, does something like this happen? How does a civilian collect $146,000 in VA benefits for allegedly having been wounded and held a prisoner of war in Iraq when he’s never even served in the military?
Ross Elevator in Beaverton was constructed on 1902. This photo appears to have been taken shortly afterward. As the end of the logging era loomed, Ron Ross recognized that area farmers would need an outlet to get their products to the rest of the world. He made the investment at great personal risk, but it paid off. FROM THE COLLECTION OF VELMA ROSS DAMOTH

Ross Elevator in Beaverton was constructed on 1902. This photo appears to have been taken shortly afterward. As the end of the logging era loomed, Ron Ross recognized that area farmers would need an outlet to get their products to the rest of the world. He made the investment at great personal risk, but it paid off. FROM THE COLLECTION OF VELMA ROSS DAMOTH

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | ROSS ELEVATOR

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | ROSS ELEVATOR
MOMENTS IN TIME

MOMENTS IN TIME

MOMENTS IN TIME

■ On Sept. 18, 1769, John Harris, a spinet and harpsichord maker from Boston, completed the first spinet piano to be made in America. Upon its debut, the Boston Gazette averred that the instrument “in every respect does honour to that artist.” ■ On Sept.