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Graduation Rates | Year In Business News | Working With Your Hands

Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Allison Frost, Sage Van Wing

Published December 21, 2017 at 9:15 AM PST

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<p>Gary Rogowski has spent years becoming a master woodworker. Working with his hands has given him clarity and purpose, he says.</p> — Gary Rogowski has spent years becoming a master woodworker. Working with his hands has given him clarity and purpose, he says.

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