Cerebral Palsy

So when Kulongoski went for swiss cheese Tuesday, Sigman-Davenport said gently "may I make a suggestion?

Cheddar is cheaper.

The kind in the wrapped singles.

And this cheese (it's IMIT CHS .99 on the receipt) goes on grilled cheese sandwiches and on salads and potatoes, she told him.

His entourage of aides, cops and the media drew an amused crowd, including John and Bonnie White, with whom the governer exchanged pleasantries.

He walked away before finding out John, 91, was on the first Liberty ship made in Portland, torpedoed in the South Atlantic and went down in three minutes.

"He didn't sink.

He came back," Bonnie said.

Another challenge Kulongoski did not have to face Tuesday?

"Today," Sigman-Davenport said, "we don't have the kids .

.

.

I want this.

I want that." And when both parents are working, the meals are kept simple, like sausages or Hamburger Helper.

Kulongoski originally was scheduled to shop at a WinCo Foods in northeast Salem.

It's where Sigman-Daveport goes to take advantage of bulk food purchases, she said, and it's cheaper.

The switch, said governer's spokeswoman Anna Richter Taylor, was in part because Fred Meyer is more labor friendly, providing more of a living wage with its union contracts.

But there were other factors, too.

This is the governor's neighborhood store, she pointed out, and Fred Meyer donates to f...

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