U.S. Sen. Bob Packwood in the Oval Office with President Reagan in 1986 when he was at the height of his influence as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (Wikimedia Commons). Bob Packwood was an awkward and epic contradiction, a champion of political compromise with a fatally compromised personal life. He died June 6 in […]
Author Archives: Steve Duin
Steve Duin is a contributor to OJP. His work investigates Oregon politics and the legislature, including an investigation of former U.S. Senator Bob Packwood. Duin is the author/co-author of six books, including "Comics: Between the Panels," a history of comics; "Father Time," a collection of his columns on family and fatherhood; and a graphic novel, "Oil and Water." His last name, for inexplicable reasons, is pronounced "Dean."
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Oregon: No Place to Die
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