Salem, Oregon, May 23, 1980 -
Salem, Oregon, May 23, 1980 -
The rolling fields of the Willamette Valley were awake with reds, yellows, and violets as Janet drove along County Route 22. In her knapsack on the back seat was a submission for the Willamette Reporter. Riding shotgun with her was her basset-beagle puppy, Barney. When she heard a whine, she glanced over to see him standing on his hind legs looking out the window. Turning his head back, he barked.
Willamette Reporter“You hungry, boy?” she said. “I feel like a bite myself.”
A mile down the road, she pulled off into the parking lot of a small deli where she ordered a couple of burgers, hers with the works, his plain: no pickle, no cheese, and no bun. Twenty minutes later, she was in Salem"s business district. The Willamette Repo
