David Monk
A contractor working with Citizens for Public Accountability
“My parents were the children of sharecroppers in the panhandle of Texas,” says David Monk, who was born in Texas but was reared from age … Continue reading
Paul Neevel
Paul Neevel is the longtime photographer and writer of Happening People in EW. Find his HP archive at paulneevel.com/hp.html.
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Ilene Cummings
At 71, she earned a doctor of ministry degree at Matthew Fox’s University
“I’ve had two lives,” says Ilene Cummings, who grew up in Irvington, New Jersey, got married after high school and had five children by age … Continue reading
Joshua and Benjamin Phelps
High school inventors making a difference
When twins Joshua and Benjamin Phelps were four years old and living in Pittsburgh, their dad Randy Phelps taught them to build a circuit with … Continue reading
Sarah J. Swofford
Author of From Ouch! To Ahhh … The New Mom’s Guide To Sex After Baby
The daughter of a pair of Methodist missionaries, Sarah Swofford grew up from age three to eight in Montevideo, Uruguay. “I was old enough to … Continue reading
Michael Fuller
“I studied for a year at the University of Dakar in Senegal,” says Michael Fuller, who was at the time a philosophy major at Kalamazoo … Continue reading
Tom Campbell
From homeless to Egan volunteer
On Nov. 30, 2015, 56-year-old Tom Campbell was homeless and hoping to spend the coming sub-20-degree night at Lane Community College’s Egan Warming Center when … Continue reading
Via Filipe
“As a kid, I did drama, music and dance,” says Via Filipe, who grew up in Salt Lake City. “At first, my mom didn’t allow … Continue reading
Sara Billdt
She stands with Standing Rock
Born in Sonora, California, to a Native American mother and a European-American dad, Sara Billdt grew up in several small towns in the Sierra foothills. … Continue reading
Charles Denson
Membership director of CLDC
Though he was born in Eugene, Charles Denson moved to Silver City, Nevada, with his parents when he was 6. “We came back to visit … Continue reading
Mija Andrade
“I’ve been an artist my whole life,” says Mija Andrade, who made national news in 1986 at Salinas High School in California, when she went to the senior prom with her best friend, another girl. “We had boy friends at different schools. When we were denied permission, we took it to court and won the case.” Andrade studied graphic arts at University of California, Santa Cruz and worked for a decade as a graphic artist in Monterey. She began to study massage therapy in 1994, a year before moving to Eugene with her then husband. Continue reading