@Oregonian reporter on the Storytelling team. I cover diversity. I'm Southern and love good sentences and earnest people. cparks@oregonian.com

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Born and raised in a literary household, I write to clarify my own questions.

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“The nature of our immortal lives is in the consequences of our words and deeds” — Cloud Atlas

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I am Founder of StudentLoanJustice.Org, author of The Student Loan Scam (Beacon Press), and creator of the petition Change.Org/CancelStudentLoans