Archive for June, 2006

This is not a shaggy dog story

Friday, June 30th, 2006

By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
I’m from the old school of journalism, one that was filled with maxims about the profession. One of the maxims that I recall is that a story about a dog is a sure winner with readers.
This column is about a woebegone puppy named "Kat."
There is a human interest [...]

It is like a music appreciation course in print

Friday, June 30th, 2006

The NPR Listener’s Encyclopedia of Classical Music By Ted Libbey Workman Publishers Paperback $19.95 Hardcover $29.95
By BILL DUNCAN
When I moved to Roseburg 30 years ago I was convinced the only music on radio here was country-western. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a music snob — I like [...]

A Father’s Day eulogy

Friday, June 16th, 2006

By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
Since Father’s Day is Sunday, this column may seem a bit strange because it is about funerals. I am the father of seven children and at my age, a funeral is a distinct possibility, but I am not quite ready to go there.
However, in recent years I [...]

Trying to disown an automobile

Friday, June 16th, 2006

By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
My purpose in writing a column has been to spread a bit of humor in an otherwise humorless world, but not today. My column today is dead serious in the hope that readers will benefit from my sharing.
The subject is about selling a car. In my career as a [...]

Not saving this column for a rainy day

Friday, June 2nd, 2006

By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
Rain, rain go away, and come back in July and August when you are really needed for my garden’s sake. It is June already and that fickle spring with all its rain should be passing instead of hovering over the Pacific Northwest with its dark clouds.
I need [...]