{"product_id":"9780974292328","title":"Corvallis Reflections","description":"\u003cp\u003eCorvallis Reflections is, at its heart, a celebration of a community and its people. But Wray’s reflective lens looks forward also, and into the deepest realms of human nature. His ever-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresent good humor masks a willingness to explore, satirize and when necessary confront, people,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eorganizations and ideas he considers inimical to the best interests of his beloved Corvallis,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the finest tradition of American newspaper columnists, no subject is too small or too large to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattract Wray’s interest. He is as engaged in a call to clean up a county road as he is in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epromoting Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act, as keen on a local boy making a splash on national\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etelevision as he is in excoriating the Vice President of the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWray’s politics are suspect and uncertain. By his own admission he used to know a lot more than he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edoes now. His perspective, while unique, is invariably entertaining and his focus tack sharp. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorvallis Reflections will make you smile and think and appreciate your life, family and community a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elittle bit more than ever before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 2005 to 2008, Pat Wray chronicled life in Oregon's mid-Willamette Valley in a twice-monthly column in the Corvallis Gazette-Times with wry humor, homespun wisdom and unabashed fondness for his adopted hometown. Pat celebrated what was best in our community and poked gentle fun at our foibles. Reading these columns again will make you \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esee Corvallis with fresh eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outdoor Insights","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023826698480,"sku":"9780974292328","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780974292328_p0.jpg?v=1763879056","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780974292328","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}