It’s a story that still haunts me. I still feel the anguish that gripped neighbors, still see the tears in their eyes. I still hear their words “thank God police found her before he killed her.” I still ask --- how could it happen?
Last August a convicted sex offender lured a seven-year old girl out of her Albany front yard. He took her to a secluded area along the banks of the Willamette River, and assaulted her. ...
I can't get their faces out of my mind, can't believe their dedication.
They're grandparents like Charlie and Margaret who are living with seven family members in their FEMA trailer next to their home in the Lower Ninth Ward. It's been nearly two years since the floodwaters literally jolted them out of bed. Charlie is disabled and couldn't swim so he and three family members climbed into the attic and waited fo...
