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My final byline on KGW.com

12:57 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 |
Frank Mungeam

By Antonia Giedwoyn, KGW.com producer/writer

Dear readers,

After nearly six years of bylines for kgw.com, it's time to write a bye-line.

I'm leaving KGW to attend graduate school at Pacific University, where I will pursue a doctorate in clinical psychology. I'm extremely excited to embark on this new endeavor. And yet......


I'll miss the frantic pace of breaking news...

I'll mis...



Elephant Birth

5:57 PM Sun, Aug 24, 2008 |
Jane Smith

Yesterday I had the rare privilege to watch a baby elephant be born at the Oregon Zoo.
It was a hurry up and wait situation. Photographer Chris Rhodes and I arrived shortly after eight-thirty am. The mother elephant, Rose Tu, began to go into labor the morning prior. By 11 am yesterday, her water broke.
We were in the media area along with zoo staff and volunteers watching a live video monitor of Rose Tu and two other female ele...



Election Baby now the size of a football

11:15 PM Sun, Aug 17, 2008 |

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By: Amy Troy

When you're expecting, you'll hear this comparison. At seven months into your pregnancy your baby is, statistically, the size of a football.

Well, we've hit that mar...



Phelps from my hometown

12:17 AM Wed, Aug 13, 2008 |
Jane Smith

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I have to admit, I am hooked on the Olympics. The main draw..watching Michael Phelps make Olympic history. For me, rooting for Phelps is like cheering on a neighborhood kid.

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Oregon soldiers

5:51 PM Fri, Aug 08, 2008 |
Pat Dooris

I spent Thursday 8/07/08 covering Oregon National Guard soldiers in the desert south of Boise, Idaho.

Its amazing what those men and women are doing on a daily basis---without a single complaint---at least none that they shared with us.

First, they're drilling over and over in the hot sun. I know I'm a bit of a whimp, but I was soaked in sweat just standing there in 100 degree heat, with no shade, carrying my pen and note pad....



Another Drowning

3:56 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 |
Pat Dooris

By, Pat Dooris

I covered the drowning of Mic Woodrum today. Its a heartbreaker. He'd just returned from a Boy Scout trip and was having fun along the Clackamas river with his family.

His troop leader, John Kunzler told me he'd discovered Mic was not a strong swimmer during scout camp last summer.

But he said Mic loved being with the guys--- and probably could not resist the pull to follow the brother he loved and admire...



Haggling Goes Mainstream

3:42 PM Sat, Apr 12, 2008 |
Wayne Havrelly

Last week I reported on the growing trend of haggling in stores not known for negotiating price breaks.
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_040308_business_haggle_stores.2b655881.html

In putting together the story we randomly approached shoppers and I was surprised at how many of them said they are haggling more than e...



Slipping into the shadow

2:33 PM Wed, Feb 20, 2008 |
KGW Meteorologist Joe Michaels

For anyone out there who enjoys a good skyshow, you'll be in luck later tonight. A total lunar eclipse will happen this evening!

What is a total lunar eclipse? It's a bit tricky, but I'll try to explain it. Think of three different balls - one large, one medium, and one small. The large ball is the sun, the medium ball is the Earth, and the small ball is the moon. The light from the large ball, the sun, shines onto the Earth, the ...



Covering that controversial NH poll

10:54 AM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 |
Pat Dooris

By Pat Dooris

I've covered a fair number of political campaigns and the results of various polls. But I've never been able to get the raw questions that go into polls---until now.
Read excerpt from poll questions
Monday I came into possession of the questions created by Portland company Moore Information, as part of a series o...



Stroke Prevention

4:54 PM Sat, Jan 05, 2008 |
Jane Smith

You wouldn't know Marjory Jenkins suffered a stroke just four days ago.
The 82 year old's speech was slurred on New Year's Day while she spoke to her sister on the phone. Jenkins' daughter, Ruth, a speech therapist, noticed the sign immediately and called 911.
That call may have saved her Mom's life.
Jenkins was rushed to Providence where a CT scan revealed several small clots in several arteries. Jenkin's condition worsene...