Weekend Health Quick Quote: HealthDay News — When used to treat pain, acupuncture offers only limited relief that may not be clinically relevant.  So say Danish researchers who examined data from 13 acupuncture pain studies that included more than 3,000 patients. The studies compared real acupuncture, placebo acupuncture and no […]

Guest Submission A nuthatch takes a sunflower seed from your bird feeder. You watch as it flies to a nearby branch, and, using its beak, hammers the seed open. (Its name, “nuthatch,” is derived from nut hack or nut hatchet because of this behavior.) You watch it repeat this action […]

by Kay Helbling The backbone of the U.S. economy is not stocks and bonds or even low unemployment rates and productivity levels, the backbone of the economy is the volunteer. No one understands that more than the stay-at-home moms or even working moms for that matter. If we’d have to […]

By Erika Weisensee The beginning of a new year is always a good time to get organized. Motivated to start actually using my home office again, I spent some time these past few weekends sorting through papers and photos and other random stuff that clutters my intended workspace. I filed […]

If you’re on a roll…make sure its whole wheat Fiber and Your Health. By Olivia C. Rossi, RN, MSN, ACSM, You’ve heard it before.  Eat more fiber.  Do you know why?  Do you know what it is?  Do you think you need more fiber as you get older?  Are you […]

By Naomi Inman A little lipstick goes a long way.  If you voted in this last election, you can thank Abigail Scott Duniway, Oregon’s architect of women’s suffrage, who lived one of the most remarkable lives I’ve ever known.  On the day she was born in 1834, her mother sobbed […]

Quote of the Week Provided by Daily Health News “Distinct patterns of facial injury occur in women who suffer domestic violence, U.S. researchers report.  The findings could help health-care workers identify victims of intimate partner violence, they added.   Dr. Oneida A. Arosarena, of the Temple University School of Medicine in […]

Submitted by: Gienie Assink, Springfield Oregon You know what I love BEST about Thursday nights?? You guessed it.. AH HAH… Karaoke at The Embers Bar and Grill off of Hwy 99 in Eugene. Soo…I’m sure you have all gathered by now, I’m a little “loud” natured, and you could also probably […]

Submitted by Kay Helbling The Albertina Kerr Center in Portland is not a high end fashion boutique. It’s a thrift shop. It does not staff successful retail buyers. Instead, the Center is predominantly run by over 400 volunteers. Clothing is not adorned by runway models. Instead, you’ll find volunteers—ordinary men and women who’ve kept […]

By Erika Weisensee I first heard the term “date night” about a decade ago when I was just out of college and dating my husband. We went to movies and concerts and sports events and out to eat and out with friends whenever we wanted. Back then, the concept of […]