The parents are the key.

Parents didn't let children roam all around like they do now, ... We didn't know anything that was happening up on the 1500 block.

The Jungle means everything to the team. They are our biggest support system. Your parents still come, but it's so great that your peers want to come out and watch your games. They get so loud and rowdy. The atmosphere in the gym is just amazing.

I share this story to give other parents a warning about what can happen with the cost of health care in Oregon that is out of control. I believe that exposing a wide range of prices will help consumers stand up and demand more accountability for the money we are paying for hospital care.

Everybody's on the same page. That's rare. So the parents and youth could talk together at home.

It boils down to a handful of parents and teachers doing all the work ... a resource better used in the classroom than fundraising to go to Disneyland.