The Pacific Northwest where I live is a rich, complex environment so fertile that it gave rise to the coastal Indian custom of potlatch, a gift-giving ritual in which the more you gave away to others, the more status you had. (Hmm . . . what could we learn from that?)
In modern times, my home [...]
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Oregon’s Best Writer: Robert Leo Heilman, Part I
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · community, sustainability, work
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