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Reporting the Oregon Story - How Activists and Visionaries Transformed a State (Paperback)
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Reporting the Oregon Story - How Activists and Visionaries Transformed a State (Paperback)
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Oregon entered a new era in 1964 with the election of Tom McCall as
Secretary of State and Bob Straub as State Treasurer. Their
political rivalry formed the backdrop for two of Oregon's most
transformative decades, as they successively fought for, lost, and
won the governorship. Veteran Oregon journalist Floyd McKay had a
front-row seat. As a political reporter for The Oregon Statesman in
Salem, and then as news analyst for KGW-TV in Portland, McKay was
known for asking tough questions and pulling no punches. His
reporting and commentaries ranged from analysis of the "Tom and
Bob" rivalry, to the Vietnam War's impact on Senators Wayne Morse
and Mark Hatfield and the emergence of a new generation of Portland
activists in the 1970s. McKay and his colleagues were on the
beaches as Oregon crafted its landmark Beach Bill, ensuring the
protection of beaches for public use. They watched as activists
turned back efforts to build a highway on the sand at Pacific City.
Pitched battles over Oregon's Bottle Bill, and the panic-inducing
excitement of "Vortex"-the nation's only state-sponsored rock
festival-characterized the period. Covering the period from
1964-1986, McKay remembers the action, the players and the
consequences, in this compelling and personal account. As major
actors fade from the scene and new leaders emerge, McKay casts a
backwards glance at enduring Oregon legends. Half a century later,
amid today's cynicism and disillusionment with media, politics, and
politicians, Reporting the Oregon Story serves as a timely reminder
that charged politics and bitter rivalries can also come
hand-in-hand with lasting social progress. Reporting the Oregon
Story will be relished by those who lived the history, and it will
serve as a worthy introduction to Oregonians young and old who want
a first-hand account of Oregon's mid- twentieth-century political
history and legislative legacy.
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