On positive psychology, difficult people, and the choice to love By Michelle Jenck, M-Ed I’m a fan of Martin Seligman and the field of positive psychology, but I have to admit,…
Category: Guest Column
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Travel Journal: No. 4 – Battle of Bulge, Battle for Our Democracy
“Nuts.” – Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe during the Battle of the Bulge By Marc C. Johnson I’ve read the history, studied the maps, watched “Band of Brothers,” but nothing quite…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Unhealthy Health Care
By Butch Freedman Lately I’ve had to deal with some health problems — skin carcinomas to be precise. Too much sunning in my youth on the waves and beaches of New Jersey….
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Travel Journal No. 3 – The Draw of an Old Hotel
“Let us not waste our energies brooding over what more we might have got. Let us look upon what it is we have got.” – Michael Collins, Irish soldier and politician …
Twenty Years of Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea) Celebrated Sept. 26
By Romy Carver; Photos & Video by Don Backman Jim Mundell had a dream. The Netarts native sailed the world as a Merchant Marine, then retired back home in his beloved…
OP/ED: The Billionaires Are Not Our Friends
By Kim Rosenberg We’re living in a time when the wealth of the world is held in the hands of a few people. It isn’t that there’s not enough money for…
I’ve been thinking … Socialism
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about “socialism” these days. It seems to be popular as a form of mud-slinging in some circles. When I was 6 years old,…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Travel Journal – No. 2
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett By Marc C. Johnson (Oct. 2, 2026) (Photo – The Wild Atlantic Way near Clifden, Ireland)…
BUTCH’S BLOG: A Decent Man
By Butch Freedman “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -MLK Jr. It’s easy to feel frustrated with the state of today’s political landscape. And…
COLLECTING SUNSETS: In From the Cold; HUGGS Time Grief Gathering Wednesday Oct. 14th at Old Wheeler Hotel
EDITOR’S NOTE: HUGGS Time grief gathering facilitated by local author and guide Adam Sawyer will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, which is tomorrow Wednesday October 14th at the…
