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I Am Just...wondering, Where Is The Glow Of Yesteryear? I'm Wondering Where The Heroes Went. Gosh, I Don't Know How Long Ago They Left. Heroes Are Not Giant Statues Framed Against A Red Sky. They Are People Who Say: This Is My Community, And It Is My Responsibility To Make It Better. Interweave All These Communities, And You Really Have An America That Is Back On Its Feet, A Comfortable Nation To Live In Again. I Really Think We're Gonna Have To Reassess What Constitutes A Hero.

You And I Shouldn't Claim We Love Oregon More Than Anyone Else, But That We Love Oregon As Much As Anyone. Our Thoughts Today, And Our Deliberations To Come, Must Spring From Our Determination To Keep Oregon Lovable And To Make It Even More Livable.

Heroes Are Not Giant Statues Framed Against A Red Sky. They Are People Who Say: This Is My Community, And It's My Responsibility To Make It Better.

You All Know I Have Terminal Cancer - And I Have A Lot Of It. But What You May Not Know Is That Stress Induces Its Spread And Induces Its Activity. Stress May Even Bring It On.

Oregon Is An Inspiration. Whether You Come To It, Or Are Born To It, You Become Entranced By Our State's Beauty, The Opportunity She Affords, And The Independent Spirit Of Her Citizens.