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“I’ve had two lives,” says Ilene Cummings, who grew up in Irvington, New Jersey, got married after high school and had five children by age … Continue reading
When he was 14 years old, Larry Craig and his family moved from Federal Way, Washington, to Springfield, Oregon, where he finished middle school at … Continue reading
“I am a native Springfield resident,” says Sally Mann, who currently teaches in and coordinates the Springfield School District’s Community Transition Program (CTP), offering work … Continue reading
Born and raised in Colorado Springs, Lindsey Hayward grew up in a house at the top of a hill. She cruised down the hill on … Continue reading
“I’ve always loved people and I’ve always loved cars,” says Steve Herron, certified Nissan Leaf salesman at Lithia Nissan, who has sold more electric cars … Continue reading
“I took my first ballet class in Germany at age three,” says Lou Moulder, whose father was serving in the Army. She also took classes in … Continue reading
The daughter of an itinerant poet, Mona Castle was born in 1970 at a hippie house party in Glenwood, between Eugene and Springfield, with a … Continue reading
When Connor Gabor was four, his parents were divorced in Reno, and he moved to Eugene with his mother. “My dad was physically abusive,” he … Continue reading
November 2004: The daughter of a Unitarian minister in Birmingham, Michigan, Joy Marshall grew up walking picket lines. “By age 6 or 7, I was … Continue reading
June 1999: As a kid in suburban New Jersey, Karen Daly loved rollerskating, jump rope and hopscotch. Her childhood ended abruptly at age 8, when … Continue reading
November 2013: “Our family hobby was rock hunting,” says Ron Wold, who grew up in Beaverton and majored in geology at Amherst. He got a master’s … Continue reading
March 2008: Growing up in a yurt on the outskirts of Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, Suman Barkhas began training in yoga at age 13, when a … Continue reading
After high school in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, and a brief stint at nearby Worcester State College, Mike Shugrue hit the road and hitchhiked around the country … Continue reading