By Evergreen,   It is now mid-June and the school-free summer is now in full swing.  Sometimes the big summer family plans help to divert from the smaller plans such as getting your kids to do more housework and encouraging them to read more.   Now is the perfect time to […]

A fifth teenage boy was arrested for a recent MAX Light Rail attack which follows several other mass transit robberies and assaults.  Is this rare or a growing trend?

Posted by:  Admin More than 1 Million American children are currently on drugs–legally.  The drug is Ritalin, a prescription drug considered a “Schedule II controlled substance” in the same category as cocaine and methadone.  So why are these children on such a potent drug?  Because they supposedly suffer from Attention […]

By: Gienie Assink–Mother of 4 boys, Springfield Oregon The level of control I maintain in our household sometimes is par with the level of interest I have in being decapitated. Which is to say, none.  None control sometimes I tell you!!! I think this simple household truth is most plainly evident in […]

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By: Gienie Assink, Springfield Oregon   Maybe you’ve heard that a woman needs to be loved by her husband and a man needs to be respected by his wife. Seems simple enough; however, if you’re like the average man or woman, you’re thinking “Sure, that all sounds great, but what […]

By Evergreen, Last April it was reported that Oregon’s high school drop-out rate Is veering downward for most schools and all racial demographics. Then in May the State announced that due to a miscalculation the rate is worse than reported. This was the third miscalculation in the past 17 months. […]

By Evergeen, The success of Sex in the City and it’s $56 million weekend opener is being hailed as one of the best selling “Chick-Flicks” (I hate that title) in history.  The success comes with both good and bad news for women audiences.  The good news is that it has […]