He tried to steal her car, but the Portland grandma’s right hook surprised him: Steve Duin column

Like the neighborhood, the 7-Eleven at 114th and Northeast Halsey is no showpiece. The four-lane is too busy, the panhandlers too annoying, the storefront decorated with a propane tank. But when Teresa Neathery plays Powerball – “Only when it’s like a billion” – it’s the 7-Eleven where she stops for those two-dollar shots in the dark.

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