During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience
members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared
why Oregon is their special Valentine.
Gabriel Boehmer is a third-generation Oregonian and author of "City
of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Portland." His essay "Trapped
in America's Most Livable City" was recently published The Grove
Review: A Literary Journal. He has lived in Portland, with brief
escapes, since 1964.