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Obamacare’s danger The Democrats that “gave” us the “Affordable Care Act” remind me of the old story of the frog in the kettle. You know the one — a frog is put in a kettle of cold water over a hot fire.

Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District for the week of April 1-7. Monday, April 1 Middle School Lacrosse — Grades 5-8. High school coaches demonstrate fundamentals of shooting, stick handling and passing. Coaches also provide instruction in team concepts and lead offensive and defensive drills. U.S.

Corps sets session on river restoration The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host an open-house style information session from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today in the Library Meeting Room at Springfield City Hall, 225 Fifth St., about its draft feasibility report for the Willamette River Floodplain Restoration Study.

Incidents FRIDAY, MARCH 15 Suspicious conditions: 1:58 p.m., 600 block Q Street. A gas station employee noticed a driver had an open container of an alcoholic beverage inside his car after he pulled up to the pump. A passenger was seen with the beer.

Former Thurston High standout Tyler Falk opened his junior season with the Northwest Christian men’s golf team earlier this month. Falk placed second individually at the Corban Invitational, despite carding a 76 on the first round.

K.C. Gillespie keeps coming back to one word — special. Standing just off the track at Thurston High, Gillespie and his coaching staff were preparing more than 150 athletes for a rare sun-soaked practice late last week.

Former parks planner David Reed credits the team at Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Oregon Rehabilitation Center with getting him back on his feet after a stroke knocked his life off course in November 2011.

A large, forested tract at the east end of town will be preserved for future generations under a deal announced last week by Willamalane Park and Recreation District.

It was a while ago — I’m thinking early in the 1980s and when I was a feature writer for a daily newspaper. I was on an interview with a young woman who’d been violently attacked by a rejected suitor wielding a razor blade.

EDITOR’S NOTE: In Case You Missed It is a digest of recent Register-Guard articles of interest to Springfield readers. The U.S.