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January 20, 2011 - Love of reading can set you free

Discover Yourself and Set Yourself Free by Shannon Ables  Founder & Editor of The Simply Luxurious Life  “What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us.” ~Thomas Carlyle Over the weekend, I had a very philosophical discussion with my mother (I love […]


January 18, 2011 - What kind of impression do you make?

What Kind of Impression do You Make? by Chantelle K. Dockter, MA Licensed Professional Counselor CCCOW.org A few weeks ago on a Friday evening I made a trip to our local Fred Meyer for some dessert items for my husband and I to enjoy after our little ones went down to […]


January 17, 2011 - What the Ducks have meant to me, my town

By Kelli Warner, KMTR-TV Morning News anchor Springfield, OR It is a somber day in Duckville. And that is no exaggeration. It’s taken me a couple days since the BCS National Championship game to finally put my thoughts down on paper. To some people the championship match-up was just a […]


January 15, 2011 - Crowd rallies behind Anthem girl mistake

Crowd rallies behind Anthem girl mistake at hockey game By Guest video submission What a beautiful video of 8-year-old Elizabeth Hughes looking nervous and yet ready as she signing the national Anthem before a hockey game of the Admirals in Norfolk Virginia. There was a technical mistake and a rally […]


January 14, 2011 - How people respond to bad restaurant service

How people respond to bad restaurant service Women’s Report Survey Results; We posed the question of bad restaurant service to our Women’s Report readers to see how they would respond.  The question asked was, “When you get terrible service in a restaurant outside of mentioning it to the waiter how […]


January 13, 2011 - I (Still) Love My Ducks

I (Still) Love My Ducks by Kelsey NW Blogger KB Squared I am not usually a huge football fan. It’s not that I don’t like the sport itself. In fact, I rather enjoy it. It’s just that the games are entirely too long. It drives me crazy that a football […]


January 12, 2011 - Oregon Winters: A Great Time For Book Clubs

By Erika Weisensee, Oregon Writer “Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance
to read them at all.” – Henry David Thoreau A few years ago, I started a book club with a small, special group of family and friends.  We all love to read and we […]


January 11, 2011 - Creative space for Thank You Notes makes sending easier

Thoughts on Thank You Notes:  Do you send after Christmas? by Sandy Coughlin Oregon Blogger The Reluctant Entertainter  When I got this lovely lined basket for Christmas, filled with some “carefully crafted, thoughtful, gourmet, Italian” ingredients (post to come), I knew I wanted to fill it with something special and […]


January 10, 2011 - Baby boomer takes on race-walking for fitness

How an accident changed my work-out. Part 2: A race-walk in the rain Olivia C. Rossi, RN, MSN, ACSM Your Personal Trainer It was a gray, drizzly day in Willamette Park and I was having fun.  I was learning something new and pretty amazing.  I was learning how to walk.  […]


January 9, 2011 - Choose your doc well for best chances at Breast Cancer survival

Breast Cancer Outcome: Your Doctor Matters by Health Day News FRIDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) — How doctors choose to treat their breast cancer patients — and whether those treatment choices follow established recommendations — may play a larger role in whether a cancer returns than experts have believed. In […]