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Rhode Island College

1994

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The Portland Of The Pacific Beguiles, Chester Smolski Sep 1994

The Portland Of The Pacific Beguiles, Chester Smolski

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"When Amos Lovejoy of Boston and Francis Pettygrove of Portland sought to name the clearing in the Oregon forest called 'Stumptown' (because of the tree stumps remaining from frequent fires set by the Indians), each wanted to honor the New England city from which he came. By the toss of a coin, Pettygrove was the winner, and the Portland of the Northeast had its counterpart in the Portland of the Northwest."


Time To Learn Spanish?, Chester Smolski Feb 1994

Time To Learn Spanish?, Chester Smolski

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"Americans don't take well to foreign languages.

But there is a change taking place in the nation that should cause us to question this reliance on English. the change is in the increasing numbers of new people coming into the United States who continue to speak their own languages."