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Here’s a factoid you may not have known, because we never told anyone. Our editor, publisher, head writer, and art director all had religion degrees — from Vanderbilt, Yale, Notre Dame and Bob Jones University.

Reading in the margins is the best training possible for reading between the lines. We’ve always considered this a life skill. It’s quickly becoming a survival skill.

Between Ken Kesey Square at the heart of downtown Eugene and all of the University of Oregon buildings that bear Phil Knight’s imprimatur, it’s easy to overlook the legacy of Bill Bowerman and the culture of excellence he attempted to instill here.

Gravity is life’s first hard lesson. Brevity is its last.