A Grin at the End: Boring is not just a place in Oregon – it’s the plates in Oregon

By Carl Sampson By and large, I think mothers are under appreciated. I can just see approximately half of the readers of this column nodding in agreement. Though I’ve never personally been a mother, I… […]

I remember the day that changed my life. I was in ninth grade and a friend and I got tickets to a concert. It wasn’t just any concert. Gladys Knight and the Pips and the […]

Nicole Miller and Allison Ford McKenzie compare the new project they’re involved with to an old-time barn raising.

“Each one brought the tools and skills he had” and contributed to the building effort whether it was design expertise, carpentry work or making lunch for the crew. “Essentially that’s what we’re doing, only we’re raising a business,” said McKenzie.