By Neal Lemery The daily news can be overwhelming, and often paralyzes me into a state of inaction, frustration, and disappointment on how I fit in. I wonder if my life really…
Category: Commentary
Peace Out Loud: Christ, the Refugee
EDITOR’S NOTE: When news came about ICE being in Tillamook a few weeks ago, about the fear rippling through our Hispanic community, I forwarded the information to my social service resources, and…
OP/ED: Discrimination Against Your Future Self
EDITOR’S NOTE: With so much attention being given to discrimination, inclusion and equity issues these days, the “Kitchen Maven” Judith Yamada steps out of the kitchen with a thoughtful opinion article that…
The Littoral Life: Ear Worms
By Dan Haag In the wee hours of the morning, people are often visited by visions of faceless, nameless demons who prey on their anxieties, denying them sleep. In my case, the…
Getting Lost In America
EDITOR’S NOTE: Wheeler Mayor Stevie Stephens Burden with her husband Alan and two puppy dogs recently returned from a trip across the continent. They re-discovered parts of America. Here she shares some…
Drew’s Editorials: DISNEY-FOX MERGER: The effect on Hollywood (Part 1)
EDITOR’S NOTE: As a busy college student, Drew’s time has been limited for movie viewing, but he’s always keeping his eye on the “business” side of Hollywood as well. Here’s his “review”…
Age Isn’t A Number
By Neal Lemery “Ask yourself how old would you be If you didn’t know the day you were born?” —Toby Keith, Don’t Let the Old Man In (2018) When Toby Keith wrote…
Mid-March News from the Capitol – From Rep. David Gomberg
Hello Friends, I often observe that bills in Salem are not voted down. They don’t die of “trauma”, but rather from “old age”. After a hectic two months, we find ourselves approaching…
Grieving and Growing
By Neal Lemery The weeks before Spring, before the world comes fully awake from its winter slumber, and bursts forth with flowers and growth and new hope for a bright and joyous…
Changing My Attitude
By Neal Lemery A friend recently asked me how can we change, how can we transform ourselves from who we are, into something that is less of what we don’t like about…
