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The Missing Pilot

6:49 PM Tue, Jun 26, 2007 |
Pat Dooris

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6/26/07

Its a miserable night for the Red Hawks of the 142nd Oregon Air Guard.

My heart breaks for them.

Normally they are sharp and precise and do what most of us only imagine as they slice through the air with their F-15s.

Those on the ground attack their jobs of keeping the aging jet...



Reporting on missing persons

5:43 PM Wed, Jun 20, 2007 |
Pat Dooris

by Pat Dooris

I can not imagine how terrifying it must be to have someone from your family vanish.

I reported today on the search for the missing Catholic priest from California, Fr. David Schwartz.
He's vanished along with a vacation buddy, Cheryl Gibbs, after stopping at a hotel here in Portland.

I've covered a fair number of missing stories---the ones that haunt me involve young children. I shudder at the imagi...



Covering soldiers and the war

6:35 PM Mon, Jun 18, 2007 |
Pat Dooris

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Covering soldiers by Pat Dooris

I don't know how you feel about military folks, but I hold them in high regard.

Maybe its because my brother is a Captain in the Navy.

It takes a special man or woman to be willing to risk their lives for an idea in a country far from home. In my experience, most ...



Beating Your Airline's Frequent Flyer Program

7:24 PM Mon, Jun 04, 2007 |

Today American Airlines announced it would join many other airlines by cutting - in half - the amount of time you get to redeem your frequent flyer miles in its "AAdvantage" program. You get just 18-months without any account activity before your miles expire. It's the same deal on both United and US Airways.

What many don't kno...