– Silver Prize Winner (1 of 2) for our “Love” Writing Contest. – Winners are being featured all this week. By Emily King, Portland Author of several Children’s books . When it comes to flowery speech or emotional expression, my husband, Dave, is a man of few words. That was […]

– Gold Prize Winner (3 of 3) for our “Love” Writing Contest. – Winners are being featured all this week.  Jen Rouse, Albany Oregon Free-lance writer The Short Years Blog When I was a kid, my dad made blueberry waffles every Sunday morning. While mom got my sister and I […]

– Gold Prize Winner (2 of 3) for our Valentine’s “Love” Writing Contest. – Winners will be announced all week. By Ann McArthur, Bend, Oregon You’d think after more than thirty years of marriage, I would have known better. But my intentions had been so good, so innocent and noble. […]

— Gold Prize Winner (1 of 3) for Women’s Report Valentine’s “Love” Writing Contest. — Winners will be announced all week. An Unlikely Romance Evelyn Donnell, La Grande Poet since Childhood Dr. Ed was a giant of man, although he stood only 5’2” in his stocking feet. Youngest son of Irish/English […]

Here is a beautiful news story about a small idea shared among women friends and now has turned into a national trend. It involves eating together at home, with friends, while helping fellow women in third world countries. Great idea. Can Oregon be next? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world […]

Evergreen, Oregon writer Here are some of the best pics from the famous Awkward photo series.  I picked those related to love and romance.  Tell me if you agree.

Table Tennis Proving Therapeutic to People with Parkinson’s KMTR-TV Morning News anchor Springfield, OR When I hear the words “ping pong” I immediately think of the game I played with my friend in her family’s rec room when we were in grade school.  Playing it was so much fun as […]

By Erika Weisensee Milwaukie writing mom I have taught college writing and communication classes for six years. Before I started teaching, I thought of teaching as a challenging yet rewarding career. It is both of those things. What has surprised me most about my work is the attachment I can […]

by Olivia Rossi, RN, MSN, ACSM Your Personal Trainer “. . . and the pursuit of happiness.” So it was declared and so it was written. How do you pursue your happiness? Have you ever thought about making it a project? That’s what Gretchen Rubin did when she decided to […]

Building Character with Goals and 3 Simple Questions by Jean Tracy MSS Kids Discuss.com  A great way to build character in kids is through goal setting. But how? Bob Proctor, the great author and motivational speaker, offers 3 essential questions. Before learning about the questions let’s find out the importance […]