Speakers at welcoming dinner

Day Three

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October 8th 2010
Well, let's start today off with a proud mom moment....As I left off last night....today is Sean's 16th birthday which is pretty darn hard to believe! Jesuit played Beaverton tonight and he had a goal and an assist on Jesuit's way to a 4-1 victory! What a great bday present to himself, competitor that he is. Ok, on to travel news....I visited with Sen. Merkley's Senate HELP staff to advocate ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more