I got this tip from my Eugene, Ore.,-based Iron Range pal Andy who saw it in his local paper. The Eugene Register-Guard ran an obituary today for Virginia, Minn., native and popular longtime Oregon political science professor and political leader Jim Klonoski. I hadn’t heard of him before, but Klonoski clearly lead a very impactful life in Oregon and seemed to proudly carry his Iron Range roots and values with him. Walter Mondale was quoted in the obituary.

Note: some corrections from original post. Klonoski’s wife is a judge; he wasn’t. I put up the post too hastily.