Robin Hood, an Oregon trip and D.B. Cooper

Before my flight to Portland, Ore., last week, I caught an old Robin Hood movie on TV. In this episode, the Sheriff of Nottingham was having an archery contest and one of the best archers had just put an arrow into the bull’s-eye. Next up was Robin Hood, and because of his keen archery skills, his shot would split the arrow already in the bull’s-eye and he would be declared the winner

By LLOYD WATERS

September 11, 2011