Last Updated: June 29, 1999
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Portrait of the president
Birthday: Aug. 4, 1950
Hometown: Heppner, Ore.
Family: Wife, Aletha; four children — Ryan (20), Erica (16),
Paul (11), Amanda (9)
Education: Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal studies, with an
emphasis in journalism and speech communications, Oregon State University,
1972
Favorite food: Salmon
Favorite movie: “Dead Poets Society”
Favorite music: Country
Favorite book: “Built to Last”
Favorite TV show: CNN Headline News
Favorite vacation spot: Sunriver, Ore.
Personal hero: My mother
Greatest accomplishment: My four children
Hobbies: Skiing, reading
Favorite comic strip: “Doonesbury”
What I like most about newspapers: When they connect well to
the community.
