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WINCHESTER BAY, Ore. (AP) — ‘‘I’m in the bar,’’ a voice said behind the static of a radio. Another voice replied, ‘‘Did the Coast Guard come to greet you?’’  

‘‘They almost ran me over!’’

After a week of bad weather kept her in Newport, Margo Pellegrino finally reached Winchester Bay on Thursday afternoon.

She’s paddling from Seattle to San Diego in a 21-foot outrigger canoe at about 5 mph to raise awareness about ocean problems, but the 43-year-old mother from New Jersey has had some problems of her own  …  Details

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