Heroism: The true spirit of Oregonians
It began on a recent Monday afternoon. A day that had begun with bright blue skies and happy chatter among house guests was transformed. First the wind started. Not a breeze, it was the kind […]
News for those who live, work and play in North Santiam Canyon
It began on a recent Monday afternoon. A day that had begun with bright blue skies and happy chatter among house guests was transformed. First the wind started. Not a breeze, it was the kind […]
I’m afraid there’s been a serious mistake. The other day I got an invitation. It was for a 50th high school reunion. Surely it was supposed to go to someone else. I’ve only been out […]
Oy, it’s going to be a long year. Oh, wait, it’s already been a long year. We have viruses to the right of us, economic heart murmurs to the left of us and presidential politics […]
In 1976, I was editor of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks bicentennial project. It was called the 1776 Gazette, a newspaper that printed the news of that revolutionary year one week at a time. Relying on […]
As I sit here teetering on the verge of another birthday, I can’t help but think how lucky I have been. Not a Las Vegas kind of luck – the most I’ve ever won gambling […]
I never learned how to read music. That says something about a guy who played in rock bands all through high school. But while others in the bands were following the sheet music I’d follow […]
So here we are, 20% into the 21st century. How will this era be remembered? The 1960s were called the Age of Aquarius and the Space Age. What will the 2020s be remembered as? The […]
Nothing gives me more heartburn than doing my taxes. It’s the one time every year that I feel as though the federal and state governments are ganging up on me and my wife. It’s like […]
One of the things I always looked forward to when we lived in Minnesota farm country was election day. That’s when everyone in the township headed for Godahl, a wide spot in the road on […]
I always look at a new year as a blank slate. Given the gift of another 8,784 hours – this is a leap year – what, exactly, do I plan to make of it? Well, […]