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The Wizard of Foz by Bob Welch

The Wizard of Foz by Bob Welch

by Deanna Rivera | Sep 13, 2018 | Arts and Entertainment, People and Personalities

Author, Bob Welch, shared four life lessons we can learn from high-jumper, Dick Fosbury, whom Welch profiles in his soon-to-be-released book, “The Wizard of Foz: Dick Fosbury’s One-Man High-Jump Revolution” (Skyhorse publishing, New York, hardback, $24.99). “Welch...

Bob Welch: My Adventure on Oregon’s Pacific Coast Trail

by Deanna Rivera | Nov 10, 2012 | People and Personalities

Register-Guard columnist Bob Welch has twice been honored by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists as best in the nation, and he’s won the “best writing” category in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s contest the last two years. He is the author of...

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