Your Personal Trainer: Olivia C. Rossi, RN, MSN In two days, a new year begins.  Two of the most popular resolutions of the New Year are associated with starting a weight loss program or starting a physical fitness program.  The key word is “starting.”  The New Year is a great […]

by Cathy Rae Smith Founder of Culture Magazine, On a trip to Bali earlier this year, there was a certain appealingly radiant distinction to its people. That certain “something” went beyond surface appearance of gentle features and jet-black hair. For two weeks I saw not a single person slouching or […]

Guest Submission: Written by: Lynne Horner Oh, goody — a chance to be politically incorrect: Merry Christmas! Here’s what I did: I asked Santa for a herd of something — a herd of female somethings, to be exact — but so far nothing’s shown up. Cows, sheep, horses or goats […]

Submitted by Kay Helbling   A trip to the emergency room last month was the impetus for sharing this bit of news to you. And, no better time to share it then on Christmas Day.   It was just a day before Thanksgiving, the beginning of the busy holiday season. […]

By Evergreen, I want everyone to know that I did try to follow Oregon Women’s Report fitness instructor, Olivia Rossi’s advice on diet strategies for the holidays.  I must announce that several extraordinary circumstances made it much more difficult for me this year. The worst example came when someone dropped […]

By Your Personal Trainer: Olivia Rossi, It was as tough, if not tougher than I had imagined, to let go of my son and watch him walk away.  Parenthood is the only job in the world with the goal of becoming unemployed in eighteen years.  It was 1998 when he […]

By Sharon Lacey, Portland comedian I travel all across the country doing stand up comedy. Now that the holidays are over, I have a moment to reflect on all of the creative ways people decorated their yards this Christmas.  In Tucson, tall cacti wore red Santa hats. In Pendleton, little […]

Guest Submission A convicted Lane County predatory sex offender who was released from prison last week after serving time for sex-related crimes has absconded from parole supervision, authorities announced Monday December 16th 2008. Rickey Allen Robbins has been convicted of rape, sexual abuse and burglary. His whereabouts are unknown, county […]

Submitted by Kay Helbling   There are some folks who are the real oil that makes the holiday machinery run smoothly. These are the many family businesses across Oregon that are too small to hire staff to work around the clock, doing the work that allows you to carry on your season’s traditions. Their […]

By Erika Weisensee The video store I rent movies from has an entire section of holiday films. Every year, it seems, there are more and more choices, but of all the movies in this growing seasonal genre, my favorite is “A Christmas Story.” Oh, I can feel the messages coming […]