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Peter Madsen

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  • Pro Tempore Instructor, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
Portland
As seen in: The New York Times, Nature, Wiley Online Library, The Toronto Star, U.S. News and World Report, The Seattle Times, Miami Herald, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Charlotte Observer, Cell Press and
Covers:  I've covered many beats, including the outdoors, fitness, aging, nonprofits, arts & entertainment and human interest.
Midwestern New Yorker decompressing in Oregon.

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An Underground Boxer's Struggle

An Underground Boxer's Struggle

Chris Cunningham ducked a punch in a fight at the BX Fight Club, an underground boxing tournament in the Sout…

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Cold snaps provide window for ice climbing at Paulina Falls

Cold snaps provide window for ice climbing at Paulina Falls

Forrest Kaye clung by his climbing tools and crampons near the top of one of several 50-foot translucent ice …

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Alex Reed, who died in Smith Rock fall, remembered as passionate climber

Alex Reed, who died in Smith Rock fall, remembered as passionate climber

Bend climbers Alex Reed and Chris Hatzai spent long hours together in the rarely used, northeast corner of Sm…

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Duck hunting is about more than the kill

Duck hunting is about more than the kill

Duck hunter Chris Dittman, camouflaged in leaf patterns and wearing waders, was lobbing pieces of duck sausag…

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Do You Have What It Takes For The Hammer Fest? - Bend Magazine

Do You Have What It Takes For The Hammer Fest? - Bend Magazine

The Tuesday night Hammer Fest is an unofficial tradition and a trial for hardcore local cyclists. Bend is hom…

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The Source’s News Boxes — an Impromptu Canvas for Bend’s Wild Styles

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By Peter Madsen
| Source Weekly
Do you like graffiti? Asked in polite company, the simple question prompts reactions as colorful as an art store’s spray paint section. “I love it!” someone suspiciously prideful of his New York City years might declare. “It’s a shame that subway cars, long coated with a graffiti-proof glaze, don’t roll with the Wild Styles of the 1970s and 80s — a carousel of color and defiance, winding through the city’s tunnels and elevated platforms, a living art show.” Others might guffaw.
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Kickin’ Up Dust with the Prineville Review

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By Peter Madsen
| Source Weekly
“Did you call the sheriff’s office on me?” The public had just been let into the Alfalfa Fire District special meeting on May 22 when Justin Alderman, the co-founder and managing editor of the Prineville Review, fired off questions. They came rat-a-tat-style at AFD board member Mark Laucks. “Mr. Laucks, is it true you contacted the sheriff?” Laucks shuffled freshly printed meeting agendas to pass out to the half dozen attendees, which included a few reporters.
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James McLaughlin, Candidate for Deschutes County Sheriff, Says He’s Been ‘Politically Targeted’

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By Peter Madsen
| Source Weekly
James “Mac” McLaughlin outed himself as one of three Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office employees Interim Sheriff Ty Rupert placed on paid administrative on June 5, stemming from allegations of misconduct.
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I love telling people's stories.

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