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	Podcast:		Offbeat Oregon History podcast
	Episode:		Running from FBI? Hide in a friendly Oregon town!
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:08:43
	Publish Date:		2026-01-01 14:00:00
	Description:		HAPPY NEW YEAR! In the spirit of the American tradition of the season, today we’re going to explore the stories of two Missouri men whose New Year’s Resolutions probably once included “Give up crime” and “Hide from the F.B.I.” This is the sort of thing that used to be very easy to do in Oregon, which is actually the only state (so far as I have been able to learn) to have ever had one of its U.S. Senators serve under an alias which he adopted while running from law enforcement. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/21-01.cowboy-jim-and-painter-ken-FBI-most-wanted.html)
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