The Singing in the Wood

Sometimes it's easy to say no to a movement or cause just because of some of the characteristics of its supporters.  Diversity  is a p...

I hope all of my readers (both of them!) had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's.  We started our journey back to Oregon from north T...

After the tragic and depraved events in N ewtown, Connecticut, one of the solutions being suggested by some --such as Oregon State Rep. De...

In the wake of Friday's tragedy, I shared some thoughts online the other day.  I'd like to post them again here. We've syst...

Beautiful faces, mouths agape    Eyes with tears, cries from red lips awake.   Nightmare begins like a thunderclap.   Ple...

I was graciously  interviewed at my state office today for an internal state agency profile.  In case you don't work within sight of m...

I still remember coming back from my early morning newspaper delivery route in Yakima, Washington during the summer of 1987 and turning on...