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By Evergreen, Portland writer Here is a video to send around to honor those dad’s who are serving in the military.  This video captures those dads and moms return home for a surprise visit. *** After viewing please view a follow-up news story to this video just beneath this video […]

By Karen Vitt, pdxneatsheet.com Portland style, shopping, trends. Team Neat Sheet stormed the Oregon Convention Center Saturday night to gobble up a fashion feast presented by The Art Institute of Portland, the school’s annual graduate showing of senior designer fashion collections.  The “A Feast for the Eyes” Fashion Show” was […]

by Erika Weisensee Milwaukie writing mom I cherish the First Amendment. As a writer and the daughter of a journalist, I believe the right to free speech is an integral part of our democracy. “I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend until the end your […]

By Christina Rainey, Oregon mom Babies have amazing capabilities, many more than we may realize.  In fact, recent studies show that babies observe, explore, imagine and learn more than we ever have thought possible.  Even when my toddler,  Lauren is giving me the clueless look, she is really not so […]

By Sweet Dreams Weddings and Events Portland, It used to be that hiring a wedding planner was something for the rich and famous. Today though, it’s becoming increasingly more common for everyday brides and grooms, with everyday budgets, to hire a planner. With good reason, hiring a professionally trained/educated planner […]

More School Friends = Better Grades HealthDay News — School friends may play a major role in your teen’s academic success, a new study suggests.  It included 629 12th graders in Los Angeles who filled out a questionnaire and then kept a record of activities such as time spent studying […]

This video is among the most watched videos of the week on YouTube where a four foot snake enters the set of a Hollywood interview of three actors.  Salma Hayek has a fear of snakes and is very terrified.   A moment of unscripted phobia come true.  We wish the best […]

By Kari Patterson, See her blog Oregon mom My husband often says he was an expert on marriage until he got married, then he was an expert on parenting until he had kids.  Isn’t that the truth!  It’s so easy to think we know something until we’re tossed in the […]

By Evergreen, Portland Writer Is it not bad enough that we get enough unsolicited dating advice from our mothers, our co-workers and our friends?   Now a study shows that other people’s opinions shapes our personal dating outlook.  I find this disturbing, because those other people are not around when the […]