Petition to save workers from working on Thanksgiving! By Evergreen, I always felt so bad for the employees who have to work on Black Friday at 3:00 in the morning! What kind of family time and evening dinner can you have when you have to get up at 2:00am in […]

By Kelli Warner, KMTR-TV Morning News anchor, Springfield I’ve always cherished my friendships with my girlfriends. But as I get older, (granted, I’m a long way from needing a cane to get around), I’ve begun to take stock in the true gift of those relationships. I’m talking about friends who […]

By Erika Weisensee Take it from a juice lover, when you are really, really parched, nothing tastes quite so good as a cold bottle of juice. I have chugged more Vitamin Water in the past year than I care to admit. These days, grocery stores seem to be spilling over […]

by Jen Rouse The Short Years Or… reason #1,240 why parenting is making me a better person. I am not a neat and tidy person. Shoes? I like to kick ’em off when I come in the door. Or when I’m sitting at the couch or working at my desk. […]

A Cry for Help–I Don’t Want to Entertainer Over the Holidays by Sandy Coughlin The Reluctant Entertainer The holidays are here, whether we like it or not. November is the month we start planning, getting dates on the calendar, inviting, thinking up menus, cooking, getting our houses ready for the […]

This video was a top ranking video and it shows the work of Late Night host, Jimmy Kimmel, who challenged parents to video tape their kids as they announce to them that they ate all of their kids’ Halloween candy. The results are quite illuminating.

By Traci Scott, Portland writer What do women find attractive in men? Sure, handsome men get plenty of attention and are definitely sought-after. But if this painted the whole picture, how do you explain all the physically average and below-average men who end up happily married to physically beautiful women? […]

by Lani Grass Personal Image & Confidence Coaching Backstage With Lani One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in life is how to get the most value out of something I want. I’m one of those careful people who thinks before I leap. Not being a notorious risk- taker, […]

by Erika Weisensee, Oregon Mom November is National Adoption Month, a time to recognize the millions of American adoptees, children awaiting families, and families touched by adoption.  This year’s National Adoption Month  initiative focuses on building capacity of adoption professionals to recruit and retain parents for the 107,000 children and […]

Into the Woods on a Saturday Morning by Olivia Rossi, RN, MSN, ACSM Your Personal Trainer It was the last Saturday in October. The morning air was chill, fog swirling, trees still. At the start line, a buzz of excited anticipation as the megaphone sounded—“Runners, walkers, on your mark, get […]