An upbeat, Oregon-ized column by an award-winning, disorganized author. From hiking the PCT to attending a cremation come-on at a steak house. Adventure, outdoors, culture, humor, history, faith, writing, books, Yachats, sports—a little of a lot.
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Hosea’s ambitious — and inspiring — leap
Homeless teens will get a leg up for a better life if the 14-unit Hosea Cottages get built as planned
IF I HADN’T known her back story and she’d been a student of mine in a UO School of Journalism & Communication class, I never would have...
The ebb and flow of change on the coast
Sometime I welcome it, sometime I don’t, but it’s as constant as the tides themselves
Editor’s note: “Postcard from Yachats” is a new feature, an occasional Heart, Humor & Hope column from Welch’s latest trip to the Oregon Coast.
A Q&A plus a bonus column
Not only trivia, but a bonus story on my 2009 sea-to-summit hiking adventure
Editor’s note: Every quarter, Heart, Humor & Hope offers a Q&A in which I answer trivia questions. Here’s our 2026 third-quarter offering:
Seeing my father more clearly
It took decades before I came to understand, and really appreciate, the man
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on my father, who died 30 years ago yesterday. Here is the first.
The man behind the camera
On the 30-year anniversary of his passing, a look at my father
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. I know last week’s was a two-parter, too, and I’m not going to make this a habit. But as I started telling the story of m...
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Former (Eugene) Register-Guard columnist. Author of 21 books. Latest: "Seven Summers (And a Few Bummers): My Adventure Hiking the 2,650-Mile PCT." Ex-adjunct prof of journalism at the UO School of Journalism & Communication. Lives in Eugene.
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