Cyber Bullying Strikes Again by Erika Weisensee, Oregon Writer “Don’t write it. Don’t send it. Stop cyber bullying.” Those are the words of a new ad campaign by the National Crime Prevention Council, and judging by the prevalence of harassment via technology, this campaign is needed more than ever. The […]

Lessons Learned from a 24-year-old Homework Assignment by Kelli Warner KMTR-TV Morning News anchor Springfield, OR My parents recently found a box in their attic that contained odds and ends from my junior high school days. Among the papers and notes at the bottom of this box was an assignment […]

What Will Your Legacy Be? by Shannon Ables Simply Luxurious Life “If we’re following our passions, every decision will teach us how to be better at being ourselves, which will allow us to be the master of our own lives.” -Oprah Winfrey (a lesson learned from Condoleezza Rice) We are […]

Anti-Drug Message May Reach Young Girls, but not Older Ones by Health Day News Anti-drug ads appear to be an effective way of delaying and reducing marijuana use by eighth-grade girls in the United States, a new study has found. In 210 U.S. media markets that had advertised the “Above […]

The Japan Tsunami videos we have all seen have been shown from a wide distance to capture the enormity of the tsunami. Few Tsunami videos have shown the eye-level perspective of what the Japanese person viewed. This inside car camera shows us just that. Watch the video below on the […]

Evergreen, Oregon writer My niece is a big fan of country singer Carrie Underwood. When I saw that she made the front cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine I just had to buy it, cut out the interview and mail it to her. But wait! The cover headlines were so inappropriate, what […]

Gooey Bread Pudding: The Irish Way! by Sandy Coughlin The Reluctant Entertainer Because we are an Irish Family (well, my husband is), and we love bread pudding, I want to share with you today an amazing, tantalizing Irish recipe from Epicurious.com. My husband and I traveled to Dublin a few […]

The Gift of Solitude—A Week at the Beach with a Surprise Ending by Olivia Rossi Your Personal Trainer It had been on my calendar for two months. A week alone at the beach to retreat, reflect and renew. Seaside. I left on Monday with no plans, no computer, no watch […]

by Brittanie Gordon Oregon Blogger Cupakes, Kisses-n-Crumbs St. Patrick’s Day is only a few days away and we have a busy week, so I am prepping what I can now! One thing that is new this year is Ramsey’s obsession with Elf on a Shelf.. so much that when I […]

by Health Day News Women who have at least one cup of coffee — or even five cups — daily may be reducing their risk of stroke by as much as 25 percent, new Swedish research shows. And women who don’t drink coffee at all may actually be increasing their […]