I’m writing on a plane back to Texas, having spent the weekend at the Pendleton Round-Up. Loyal Scaiaholics recall my origin story includes Oregon, and each September, I look forward to returning for the rodeo.I had never been to a rodeo until I moved to Oregon, which may not sound like the place you’d expect one…
As hurricane coverage wrapped up last week, I became more and more excited to take a few days off.Many of the people I’d been talking to had been quite good-natured about having many of their belongings destroyed in a hurricane, and I would explain during interviews with affiliates that even though the Lord is trying to get…
Eastern Oregon was the spot where my career started back in 1932. It’s been a while, now, but I still enjoy going back occasionally to see old friends and, obviously, attend a rodeo.Each year, the population of Pendleton swells from about 15,000 to more than 75,000 as cow gentlemen from across the country rope various animals…