Jonathan Blum on Grassy Lawn
Photo: Cory Eldridge

CLIPS
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Sports & Outdoors

Learning the Ropes and Climbing the Champions: Two Tree Climbers'
Ambitious Project (Forest Magazine, Fall 2007)

Guided by Tree Huggers (Wend, vol. 2, issue 3)

Vertically Inclined - Rock climbing in PDX (Ultimate, June/July 2007)

Dogs to the Rescue (Ski Area Management, July 2007)

Urban Journey: Kayaking around Portland's Ross Island (Ultimate, June 2007)

Wet And Wild: Portland's kayaking "town run" (Oregonian, May 18, 2007)

Everyone into the pool now...in your kayaks (Oregonian, Feb. 26, 2007)

These dogs do snow rescues (Oregonian, Feb. 23, 2007)

The Making of Sancitified (Wend, Winter 2006/2007)

Catching the Creek (Wend Magazine, Spring 2006)

Shaken & Stirred (Wend Magazine, Spring 2006)

Rapid #11: Local surfer travels to Africa in search of the perfect wave (Eugene Weekly, May 5, 2006)

Meeting the Challenge: Former extreme kayaker James Fredericks finds peace on the river after a paralyzing accident (Paddler, Sept./Oct. 2004)

Boarder Patrol: Snowboarders join skiers in the patrolling ranks (Transworld Snowboard Life, May 2000)

Profiles

Thrills On Film: Chuck Taylor (Ultimate, June/July 2007)

Going With the Grain: Kirby Jones (Ultimate, a magazine published by The Oregonian, May/June 2007)

Tiles with Style: Ruth Greenberg (Ultimate, a special publication of The Oregonian, Feb. 2007)

Inside Out: TC Combs finds answers in art and God (Eugene Weekly, June 2, 2005)

Measure of Life: Composer Jon Sutton lives on in memories, art and music (Eugene Weekly, Jan. 20, 2005) This story won a second place award for personality profiles from the Oregon Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Food & Drink
A Eugene Classic Gets a Twist: Chef Anthony Parshall brings flair to Willie's on 7th Street (Eugene Magazine, Fall 2006)

Spirited Awakening: Infusions add exotic flavors (Eugene Magazine, Fall 2006)

New Spirits: Oregon's microdistillers lead the market (Eugene Weekly, Swizzle 2006)

Rising at Sunrise: Baker Bill Hotchkiss feeds more than the body (Eugene Weekly,The Corvallis Quarterly, Fall 2005)

News and News Features
A World of Children--Waiting: International adoptions gaining popularity
& From Kazakhstan to Bend: Orphans get a new life (The Bulletin, May 19, 2002)

Lions, Tigers and Bears: Exotic animal caretakers prepare for fire evacuation (The Bulletin, Aug. 2, 2002)

Business
Resorts Begin Making Greener Snow (Oregon Business Magazine, March 2007)

Putting a Green Foot Forward (Wend, Winter 2006/2007)

One Firm's Thrilling Ride to the Top (AP Wire, April, 2000. Story ran in The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Montgomery Times and dozens of other publications nationwide.)

Immigrants Targeted by Community Banks (Crain's Chicago Business, Oct. 9, 2000)

Tapping Friends for Financing (Crain's Chicago Business, Oct. 9, 2000)

Lending is Crucial to Urban Comeback: Loans aid local stores (Crain's Chicago Business, Sept. 11, 2000)

SPECIAL SECTIONS

Ultimate: Gift Guide 2006
Ultimate is a bi-monthly magazine produced by The Oregonian.

Locals Only 2005
Created by Melissa Bearns to cover the local music scene in Eugene, this section won second place in the special sections category from the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Locals Only 2006 (coming soon)

Swizzle 2006
Eugene Weekly's guide to drinking and nightlife.

The Corvallis Quarterly, Fall 2005
The Corvallis Quarterly was a special section published from Fall 2004 through Fall 2005 by Eugene Weekly.

TC Combs