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A Tough Day

6:24 PM Tue, Mar 14, 2006 |
Pat Dooris

3/14/06

Ever talked to the family of a dead person shortly after the death?

I have. Its no fun. I did it again today.

Dont get me wrong this particular family is one of the most remarkable I have ever met.

I learned a lot from them about sorrow and faith and love and forgiveness.

But it was not exactly like riding in a fighter jet.

I traveled to McMinnville to meet Jim Taylor and his extended fam...



Plunkett's Project

5:25 PM Tue, Mar 14, 2006 |

They call it "Plunkett's Project". And it's taking off.

On February 27th we learned a World War II Veteran, 82 year old Luke Plunkett, was about to be evicted from his Vancouver home. The City of Vancouver found many dangerous code violations inside Plunkett's house. The deadline to fix the violations was looming - he had no money to fix them.

While photojournalist Steve Redlin and I were interviewing Plunkett in h...