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May 16, 2008 - Oregon Women. A Report on Their Education, Employment and Economic Status.

New Report: Oregon Women. A Report on Their Education, Employment and Economic Status. he greatest percentage of increase for women participating in the labor force in Oregon was among those between the ages of 25 and 44. The percentage of women with some postsecondary education has more than doubled in […]


May 10, 2008 - Best Laid Plans. A lesson in parenting

Best Plan Yet! By Gienie Assink, Eugene I’ve never been really good at writing down what my kids did at a certain age. Sometimes I’ll look at Elijah and wonder what Timothy was doing at his age. Elijah is now 3 years old, walks on his own (of course, I […]


May 5, 2008 - The women the world left behind

BY Guest Opinion Many surprises awaited me on my return to my old Tigard apartment neighborhood after living in my house for a year. I was taken aback at how much tragedy had struck so many of my old neighbors. The stories of the following three women left me pondering […]